>Since opening a file (forwarded by a friend) ZoneAlarm has been telling me the Internet Explorer is trying to access IP 127.0.0.1:Port xxxx, where port xxxx varies almost each time. Symantec antivirus finds nothing. Does anybody have any idea what this may be? If I tell ZoneAlarm to block the access the IE process freezes, but it is possible to cancel IE by pressing the X button in the top right.
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>TIA,
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>Alex
I don't know precisely, but please note that 127.0.0.1 is the "local loop" address - your own computer. It is simply used as a test, that the TCP/IP stack is installed and works correctly, or something of the sort.
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