From: Mike '/m' 

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:22:36 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:np05l1l9bn9n4er9suistufmr9sbcsn8ag{at}4ax.com...
>
>> I'm now promnpted whenever svchost.exe wants to talk to the outside
>> world.  I allow the connections to update, and I disallow the
>> connecitons to stats.
>
>If you are using sygate, there is an option to block everything until sygate
>starts up and is in full control, you need to set that to block the
>boot-stats connection. Word is that it takes place before sygate gets fully
>operational.

Yup, using sygate, and sygate is catching it.  I have that option enabled. 
 svchost.exe also tries to sneak in a stats phone home attempt
when the notebook comes out of sleep.  But only once.  At boot-up, sygate
catches it with two attempted stats phone homes.

I may block it at mymain firewall, which will protect the entire home network.

 /m

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