DH>Hello Ed.   
   Hi Daniel,   
      
   DH> EV> Just after I started using FortKnox I used a 2nd pc to see who is   
     > EV> sending these requests to me by entering the IP in at https://ipdb.at   
     > EV> and it says Akamai Technologies is the owner of the 23.61.162.70 IP   
     > EV> address.   
      
   DH> EV> It isn't Adobe but Akamai, and I'm wondering if the request is for   
     > EV> real or not.   
      
   DH>  Akamai is a Content Delivery Network.  They have peering agreements with   
   mo   
     >"big" ISPs, and companies use them to get the updates as close to you as   
     >possible.  This also helps make it so there is no single point of failure at   
     >adobe, or any other content creator that wants you to download their media   
   (b   
     >it software, or audio/video).  Akamai, for the most part, is a "safe" place   
   t   
     >download stuff.   
      
   Thanks, I decided today to allow it to check for Updates while I   
   was writing to Ben Ritchey in the Virus echo about this.   
      
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   DH> EV> I'm using Firefox with Ad Blocker Plus and just a week ago added   
     > EV> No Script to all of the other Extensions I have in FF.   
      
   DH> Remove Shockwave, Flash, and Java from your system too;)  In all   
   seriousines   
     >I only keep those loaded on my "surf" machine, which is a VM that is on a   
     >different subnet than the rest of my toys.  This way it makes it harder to   
     >spread if it does get infected (and makes it easier to quarantine.   
      
   I looked in XP Start > All Programs and Control Panels Add/Remove   
   Programs and didn't see Shockwave in them.   
      
   The Adobe Flash 11 ActiveX and Plugin are on this box, and as I   
   was searching I noticed Acronis True Image Home had Macromedia   
   Flash files in it, so I don't think I'd want to get rid of Flash.   
      
   Java isn't on the box anymore.   
      
   I have been learning about vBox but after upgrading from a   
   Innotek version to a Oracle version I couldn't get it working,   
   so I went back to the old Innotek version and it ain't working   
   for me either now.   
      
      
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