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Every time we start KM, we get a warning from our Firewall that K-Meleon is trying to act as a SERVER. For example see following Alert from Zone Alarm:
K-Meleon Web Browser tried act as a server, but the Internet is locked.
User: unknown
Program: K-Meleon Web Browser
Time: 1/16/07 14:39:54
Can anyone explain why this occurs and whether there is a way to make this stop?
To our way of thinking, there is no reason why a Browser should be trying to "serve" anything. Please interpret, if possible, so we can relax about security issues.
What is K-Meleon trying to "serve" and why?
Thanks much.
browsers must? all i know do. sorry but i do not the reason. i also have ZoneAlarm.
This behavior is absolutely normal and common to all Mozilla browsers (Mozilla, SeaMonkey, Firefox, K-Meleon, ...) since years. Should have been enough time for those guys from ZoneAlarm to learn that there's nothing dangerous about it! It's just a TCP loopback, there is no internet connection established until you try to load a website...
Should you need further reassurance here is outpost firewall's network connections for km
K-MELEON.EXE localhost:loopback 3026 Allow local TCP connection 146 Bytes 0 Bytes OUT 1 Bps --- 17:19:12 3 min(s) 57 sec(s) localhost:loopback TCP 3027
K-MELEON.EXE localhost:loopback 3027 Allow Loopback 0 Bytes 144 Bytes IN 1 Bps --- 17:19:12 3 min(s) 24 sec(s) localhost:loopback TCP 3026
General discussion about K-Meleon
Why Does K-Meleon Try to Act as SERVER?
Posted by:
justme
Date: January 16, 2007 10:43PM
Every time we start KM, we get a warning from our Firewall that K-Meleon is trying to act as a SERVER. For example see following Alert from Zone Alarm:
K-Meleon Web Browser tried act as a server, but the Internet is locked.
User: unknown
Program: K-Meleon Web Browser
Time: 1/16/07 14:39:54
Can anyone explain why this occurs and whether there is a way to make this stop?
To our way of thinking, there is no reason why a Browser should be trying to "serve" anything. Please interpret, if possible, so we can relax about security issues.
What is K-Meleon trying to "serve" and why?
Thanks much.
Re: Why Does K-Meleon Try to Act as SERVER?
Posted by:
guenter
Date: January 17, 2007 08:42AM
browsers must? all i know do. sorry but i do not the reason. i also have ZoneAlarm.
Re: Why Does K-Meleon Try to Act as SERVER?
Posted by:
kko
Date: January 17, 2007 09:24AM
This behavior is absolutely normal and common to all Mozilla browsers (Mozilla, SeaMonkey, Firefox, K-Meleon, ...) since years. Should have been enough time for those guys from ZoneAlarm to learn that there's nothing dangerous about it! It's just a TCP loopback, there is no internet connection established until you try to load a website...
Re: Why Does K-Meleon Try to Act as SERVER?
Posted by:
Arrow
Date: January 17, 2007 05:24PM
Should you need further reassurance here is outpost firewall's network connections for km
K-MELEON.EXE localhost:loopback 3026 Allow local TCP connection 146 Bytes 0 Bytes OUT 1 Bps --- 17:19:12 3 min(s) 57 sec(s) localhost:loopback TCP 3027
K-MELEON.EXE localhost:loopback 3027 Allow Loopback 0 Bytes 144 Bytes IN 1 Bps --- 17:19:12 3 min(s) 24 sec(s) localhost:loopback TCP 3026
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