WM Player Connecting to Unfamiliar Sites

Discussion in 'Software' started by Diocletian, Feb 10, 2010.

  1. Diocletian

    Diocletian Private E-2

    I have some videos that I play from a usb stick. When I play them, Online Armor shows wmplayer tcp connections to what I assume is a website in the country that they originated from. There is also an "FFDShow" icon that comes up on the toolbar. I recognize that from the codec pack that I downloaded from CNET. THis only happens with a handful of videos. There are no browsers connected to the internet when this happens. If I click to terminate the process, the video stops and I have to restart it. When I click to close the connection the media player continues to play and the connections to the suspect destinations stop. This happens with the same videos every time I play them unless I disconnect my internet service.

    I have recently run combofix with the help of an expert. SAS and MBAM come up clean.

    What does this seemingly odd behavior mean?
     
  2. Noone

    Noone Private E-2

    WMP does whats called Digital Rights Management. This is where a video can instruct the player to verify your right to watch the content from a website or other key provider. FFDShow is an excellent mpeg decoder. These are all normal behaviors within the scope of DRM.
     
  3. Diocletian

    Diocletian Private E-2

    Ok. Thanks. I just thought it was odd that there would be a wmplayer tcp connection to Argentina while I was viewing and offline movie.
     

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