anyone else consider this a serious security breach?

[mto]

"Lu Tze" <ID10T@ward14.com> wrote in message
news:bepdck$kjr$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> mto wrote:
> > "John Smith" <assemblywizard10@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3f011c4c@monitor.lanset.com...
> >
> >>I have been fighting to stop akamaitechnologies from communicating with
my
> >>computer, unsuccessfully. Any site, if unable to be blocked, is a MAJOR
> >>break in any security one can have.
> >>
> >>Entries entered into the windows hosts file seems incapable of blocking
> >>access, as is proxomitron and junkbuster, or even a personal firewall.
> >>
> >>Rumors abound that this is in fact some method the fbi or other agency
has
> >>found to route all internet traffic though, and create records of
internet
> >>activity... I am undecided on this point...
> >>
> >>However, in my opinion, it seems that until this hole is blocked, anyone
> >>using the internet should consider their security to have been
> >>compromised...
> >>
> >>One method of seeing how easily akamaitechnologies is able to bypass any
> >>security measure you can devise is as follows:
> >>
> >>1) access http://www.hotbot.com
> >>2) do a search using any search term
> >>3) drop to a dos prompt and type "netstat -a" (without the quotes ->
"'s)
> >>4) in the list of connections to your computer will see something like:
> >>a66-81-235-70.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com
> >>
> >>If anyone can block akamaitechnologies(also adamaitechnologies or
akamai)
> >
> > I
> >
> >>would love to hear from them...
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance,
> >>warmest regards,
> >>John Smith
> >>
> >
> >
> > I've completely blocked akamai rather successfully - without losing any
> > "services" - in ZA Pro simply block everything (including all scripts)
in
> > the Privacy/Site section and then enter the akamai sites in the blocked
zone
> > under firewall.
> >
> >
> All I get is my news server and the search server which is I think by
> default Google.
>

Do you mean that this is all you get after blocking akamai and that you
cannot see anything except your newserver and google? Or do you mean those
are the only services that you use anyway?

[Lu Tze]

mto wrote:
> "Lu Tze" <ID10T@ward14.com> wrote in message
> news:bepdck$kjr$1@titan.btinternet.com...
>
>>mto wrote:
>>
>>>"John Smith" <assemblywizard10@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:3f011c4c@monitor.lanset.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have been fighting to stop akamaitechnologies from communicating with
>
> my
>
>>>>computer, unsuccessfully. Any site, if unable to be blocked, is a MAJOR
>>>>break in any security one can have.
>>>>
>>>>Entries entered into the windows hosts file seems incapable of blocking
>>>>access, as is proxomitron and junkbuster, or even a personal firewall.
>>>>
>>>>Rumors abound that this is in fact some method the fbi or other agency
>
> has
>
>>>>found to route all internet traffic though, and create records of
>
> internet
>
>>>>activity... I am undecided on this point...
>>>>
>>>>However, in my opinion, it seems that until this hole is blocked, anyone
>>>>using the internet should consider their security to have been
>>>>compromised...
>>>>
>>>>One method of seeing how easily akamaitechnologies is able to bypass any
>>>>security measure you can devise is as follows:
>>>>
>>>>1) access http://www.hotbot.com
>>>>2) do a search using any search term
>>>>3) drop to a dos prompt and type "netstat -a" (without the quotes ->
>
> "'s)
>
>>>>4) in the list of connections to your computer will see something like:
>>>>a66-81-235-70.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com
>>>>
>>>>If anyone can block akamaitechnologies(also adamaitechnologies or
>
> akamai)
>
>>>I
>>>
>>>
>>>>would love to hear from them...
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance,
>>>>warmest regards,
>>>>John Smith
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I've completely blocked akamai rather successfully - without losing any
>>>"services" - in ZA Pro simply block everything (including all scripts)
>
> in
>
>>>the Privacy/Site section and then enter the akamai sites in the blocked
>
> zone
>
>>>under firewall.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>All I get is my news server and the search server which is I think by
>>default Google.
>>
>
>
> Do you mean that this is all you get after blocking akamai and that you
> cannot see anything except your newserver and google? Or do you mean those
> are the only services that you use anyway?
>
>
My apologies. I, upon re-reading that which I had writ, could make
neither head nor tail of it myself.
What I meant was that when I tried to recreate the event you described,
upon doing a look up in netstat, with Hotbot open in the browser I had
no reference to Akamai at all. I can only imagine that a script you are
seeing on your machine is Akamai driven but between my host file/spybot
and spywareblaster then this IP for Akamai is not making in through.

Lu Tze

--
Whale Oil Beef Hooked

[mto]

"Lu Tze" <ID10T@ward14.com> wrote in message
news:bervui$soa$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> mto wrote:
> > "Lu Tze" <ID10T@ward14.com> wrote in message
> > news:bepdck$kjr$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> >
> >>mto wrote:
> >>
> >>>"John Smith" <assemblywizard10@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:3f011c4c@monitor.lanset.com...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I have been fighting to stop akamaitechnologies from communicating
with
> >
> > my
> >
> >>>>computer, unsuccessfully. Any site, if unable to be blocked, is a
MAJOR
> >>>>break in any security one can have.
> >>>>
> >>>>Entries entered into the windows hosts file seems incapable of
blocking
> >>>>access, as is proxomitron and junkbuster, or even a personal firewall.
> >>>>
> >>>>Rumors abound that this is in fact some method the fbi or other agency
> >
> > has
> >
> >>>>found to route all internet traffic though, and create records of
> >
> > internet
> >
> >>>>activity... I am undecided on this point...
> >>>>
> >>>>However, in my opinion, it seems that until this hole is blocked,
anyone
> >>>>using the internet should consider their security to have been
> >>>>compromised...
> >>>>
> >>>>One method of seeing how easily akamaitechnologies is able to bypass
any
> >>>>security measure you can devise is as follows:
> >>>>
> >>>>1) access http://www.hotbot.com
> >>>>2) do a search using any search term
> >>>>3) drop to a dos prompt and type "netstat -a" (without the quotes ->
> >
> > "'s)
> >
> >>>>4) in the list of connections to your computer will see something
like:
> >>>>a66-81-235-70.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com
> >>>>
> >>>>If anyone can block akamaitechnologies(also adamaitechnologies or
> >
> > akamai)
> >
> >>>I
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>would love to hear from them...
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks in advance,
> >>>>warmest regards,
> >>>>John Smith
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>I've completely blocked akamai rather successfully - without losing any
> >>>"services" - in ZA Pro simply block everything (including all scripts)
> >
> > in
> >
> >>>the Privacy/Site section and then enter the akamai sites in the blocked
> >
> > zone
> >
> >>>under firewall.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>All I get is my news server and the search server which is I think by
> >>default Google.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Do you mean that this is all you get after blocking akamai and that you
> > cannot see anything except your newserver and google? Or do you mean
those
> > are the only services that you use anyway?
> >
> >
> My apologies. I, upon re-reading that which I had writ, could make
> neither head nor tail of it myself.
> What I meant was that when I tried to recreate the event you described,
> upon doing a look up in netstat, with Hotbot open in the browser I had
> no reference to Akamai at all. I can only imagine that a script you are
> seeing on your machine is Akamai driven but between my host file/spybot
> and spywareblaster then this IP for Akamai is not making in through.
>
> Lu Tze
>

Let's see, it was John who described the test, not me, but just for the heck
of it I went and did it myself - twice, once with and once without cookies
(which I have set to expire immediately upon receipt. No akamai here
either. I suspect that something is fishy with John's security settings.