strange netstat, should I be worried?

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by noobnerd, Feb 7, 2009.

  1. noobnerd

    noobnerd Private E-2

    I'm just wondering if my netstat log looks normal. I had the same problem as this user before http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=164241 and performed the same steps as him to correct my hosts file and I added "127.0.0.1 localhost" as the first line after the comment line:

    Lately I've been doing a netstat check to see what it looks like with/without browsers open. Without firefox open it looks like this:

    Just after starting firefox it looks like this:

    Or later like this:

    I've been noticing at random times from doing a netstat check that port 10080 is being used frequently. Sometimes the list will scroll down a full page with 10 entries or more of "localhost:10080." Could there be a problem?
     
    noobnerd, Feb 7, 2009
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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    What is normal for one person may not be normal for another. Are you using any gaming software or devices? What software are you running? What browser addons have you installed with FireFox?


    Are you actually having any malware problems? If yes, please follow the instructions in the READ & RUN ME FIRST link given futher down and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.
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    chaslang, Feb 9, 2009
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  3. noobnerd

    noobnerd Private E-2

    Well short of actually doing the tests because I don't think I may have any malware, can you please tell me if it's normal that firefox or a browser uses the same port numerous times (10080) sometimes, like more than 30 times, with only one browser open? When my connection is idle, netstat shows no connections.

    I do use some gaming devices like a Logitech mouse and g15 keybaord. My firefox addons all appear to be legit. I might try and remove and reinstall firefox to see if this changes anything.
     
    noobnerd, Feb 11, 2009
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  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    No it is not normal.
     
    chaslang, Feb 13, 2009
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  5. noobnerd

    noobnerd Private E-2

    Ok, well like you said what is normal for one person may not be normal for another. I did a nestat /b /v command and found out that everything on that port is being handled by either kernel.exe avgnsx.exe which is my virus software so I'm guessing it's filtering traffic through that port or using it in some form. It's just annoying to see that many connections.

    From some research I learned port 10080 is commonly used by the my.doom virus but I don't have any symptoms of that so there probably isn't a problem.

    Sorry if I wasted your time, thanks for the help anyways.
     
    noobnerd, Feb 14, 2009
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  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Port 10080 is also used by any software making use of the Amanda Protocol.
     
    chaslang, Feb 15, 2009
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