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    Strange Source Target Into my network

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by KrieGLoCK, Jul 21, 2008.

  1. KrieGLoCK

    KrieGLoCK Notebook Evangelist

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    Sup /notebookreview/

    Okay, i monitor my server with network monitor, because i've been suspicious.

    Look at the pic and tell me what it looks like?

    Is that source circle trying or entering my network?
     

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    KrieGLoCK, Jul 21, 2008
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  2. Wirelessman

    Wirelessman Monkeymod

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    I would say is a cookie used by hitbox.com, so basically hitbox is reading its cookie on your HDD to do its business, most likely reporting habit data out of your network.
     
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  3. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That is apparently HitBox - a third party web tracking service - tracking pages viewed, apparently using encrypted, obfuscated cookies. There's a short discussion that touches on it here - the reason I know it's the same thing is (i) the IP address listed as Source in your network monitor screenshot resolves to a hitbox server, and (ii) the discussion above states that the HTTP request starts off with "Request, GET /HG" which is the same transaction description that shows up in frame number 139322 from your network monitor capture.
     
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