George wrote: > > Okay, after goofing and wondering about akamai.net, there is good reason to hesitate >when again asking about symantecs live update. After all, last time it was legit, but >now? > > For some reason, with no other connections open, netstat shows this when connected >to live update: > > Proto Local Address Foreign Address State > TCP default:1335 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING > TCP default:1335 unknown.Level3.net:80 ESTABLISHED > TCP default:pop3 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING > > tive Connections > > Proto Local Address Foreign Address State > TCP default:1335 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING > TCP default:1335 unknown.Level3.net:80 ESTABLISHED > TCP default:pop3 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING > > And this time I had the good sense to do a search for Level13.net at symentec's site >before posting here, and it was not found. Also, I've tried sending an email to the >Level13 webmaster listed on their page, but it bounced. Is this something to worry >about? >
No, Level3 is a hosting (and internet access) provider. Maybe Symantec is one of their customers. Chris