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Advanced IP Scanner shows 250 unknown connections

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I am not even sure if this is the proper place to start but I need some reassurance on this.  Or a major fix.  I know my puter doesn’t run like it should and my downloads are definitely slower than they should be.  Last night I ran the scanner mentioned in the topic title and it told me that  there were over 250 unknown connections to my puter.  On my network map, which they took away for some nefarious reason I am sure, there should not be anymore than 2 puters, 1 Roku, 1 Xfinity streaming box, 2 phones and a printer.  I got scared death when I saw this result and I would like to know or have an explanation for this.  One of the things connected was a game file from Steam that I played recently.  I don’t know if every game is one of the connections or not.  I have had this puter since around 2019 and it really acts goofy at times.  I installed premium Malwarebytes so I don’t know if my firewall is running or not. Settings says it is.   I ran FRST as instructed and will post the logs now.  Thank you so much for your kind attention to this matter. 

 

FRST Log:

 

Scan result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) (x64) Version: 22-05-2022
Ran by Dee Skelley (administrator) on DESKTOP-MRN08B1 (Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. AX370M-DS3H) (22-05-2022 18:49:04)
Running from C:\Users\Dee Skelley\Desktop
Loaded Profiles: Dee Skelley
Platform: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Version 21H2 19044.1706 (X64) Language: English (United States)
Default browser: FF
Boot Mode: Normal

==================== Processes (Whitelisted) =================

(If an entry is included in the fixlist, the process will be closed. The file will not be moved.)

(Advanced Micro Devices Inc. -> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) C:\Program Files\AMD\CNext\CNext\AMDRSServ.exe
(Advanced Micro Devices Inc. -> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) C:\Program Files\AMD\CNext\CNext\RadeonSoftware.exe
(C:\Program Files\AMD\CNext\CNext\AMDRSServ.exe ->) (Advanced Micro Devices Inc. -> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) C:\Program Files\AMD\CNext\CNext\amdow.exe
(C:\Program Files\AMD\CNext\CNext\AMDRSServ.exe ->) (Advanced Micro Devices Inc. -> Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) C:\Program Files\AMD\CNext\CNext\AMDRSSrcExt.exe
(C:\Program…

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[REVIEW] The BitDefender Box 2: Smart Home Cyber Security Hub – HQ#25

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CISA Releases Draft Use Case For Securing Remote, Mobile and Teleworking Connections

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With many federal employees still teleworking, federal officials dropped a holiday gift for cybersecurity managers across the government: the draft remote user use case for the latest iteration of the Trusted Internet Connection, or TIC, policy.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, released the draft use case Tuesday for public comment, asking stakeholders to offer feedback on the best methods for securing mobile and personal devices connecting to agency networks. The late-in-the-year policy drop meets the agency’s promise to deliver hard guidance—even if in draft form—before interim guidance released in April expires at the end of December.

The nature of computing has changed a lot since the first TIC policy was issued in 2007, and even since the last update—TIC 2—in 2012. Since that time, the use of cloud and remote computing have skyrocketed, as have security techniques for traditional connections, like at an agency’s headquarters office.

To meet these new realities, the Office of Management and Budget issued a new TIC 3 policy in September 2019. But rather than creating another stagnant guidance document, the policy pushes agencies toward a set of evolving use cases developed by CISA.

“We have the guidebook and the reference architecture documents—we consider those more of the strategic documents, the ones agencies use to build out their understanding of TIC 3 in general,” TIC Program Manager Sean Connelly told Nextgov in March. “And then what we call the operational, the more technical documents: the use cases, the security capabilities and the overlays. We think those are the ones that will be used more by agencies as they build out and secure their environments.”

The main body of the new TIC 3 policy was finalized in July, including the TIC 3 Guidebook; the reference architecture explaining how the concepts should be applied to agency enterprises; and the Security Capabilities Catalog, formerly the Security Capability Handbook.

But the real meat of the policy is in several use cases outlining specific scenarios and how agencies should secure those connections.

The program office released draft use cases late last year for…

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Google Search driving 4bn customer-business connections a month, Telecom News, ET Telecom

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Google Search driving 4bn customer-business connections a monthNew Delhi: Google has revealed that Search results that show local places and businesses now drive more than 4 billion connections between customers and businesses every month.

According to the company, this includes more than 2 billion monthly website clicks and other connections, such as phone calls, directions, food ordering and reservations.

Not only Google Search, its Maps feature has also helping people navigate, explore and get things done every single day.

“Over the past 15 years, we’ve provided maps in more than 220 countries and territories and now surface helpful information for more than 200 million places,” informed Elizabeth Reid, Vice President of Engineering, Google Maps.

“These efforts bring helpful local information to your fingertips in Google Maps and produce better Google Search results, helping you connect with nearby places and businesses,” she said in a blog post on Friday.

Google shared some interesting data amid the ongoing pandemic.

“Since the start of COVID-19, businesses made nearly 700 million edits to their Business Profiles, about double the number of changes made during the same time last year”.

Each month, Google connects people with more than 120 million businesses that don’t have websites, “helping small business owners who aren’t online attract more customers”.

Building data partnerships with authoritative sources worldwide has been a helpful exercise for Google.

“Thanks to partnerships covering more than 10,000 local governments, municipal agencies and organsations around the world, we’re able to reflect the latest information in Search and Maps results and help local authorities reach even more people in their communities with important updates,” Reid elaborated.

Google’s conversational technology called Duplex is helping the company scale its ability to confirm updated information for places.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Google has put Duplex to work making calls to businesses in eight countries to confirm things like opening hours or whether they offer takeout and delivery.

“This has helped us make millions of updates to business information that have been seen more than 20 billion times in Maps and Search,” Reid said.

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