I've noticed the same thing -- connections to GATEMAC network, and around the
same time, the hard drive randomly starts spinning and then stopping about
every 30 seconds or so. I reboot and it usually stops, but starts again
eventually.
Anyone know what this is?
"Hawkeye" wrote:
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> New DELL Desktop delivered 12/24. In reviewing NortonIS2008 logs for
> 1/2, I found the entry "connected to trusted network (GATEMAC) 0A 00
> 3E 23 63 46" with a threat rating of Low. This network utilized many
> ports from 49945 to 50085. I checked IPCONFIG and I list three
> "Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection*" entries numbered 6 , 7 and
> 9 .
>
> Is this a "normal" part of Vista's status reporting architecture, or
> is this some kind of port-stealing malware? Scans with Norton and
> Defender show nothing. I have looked everywhere that I as a novice
> user can think of, with no results, and would sure appreciate any help
> from the Group.
>
> Thanks, Hawkeye
>