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    • masonc
      masonc last edited by

      My anti-bad program repeatedly accuses Opera of calling 127.42.0.5 which a Chinese address (WhoIs says).
      Although blocked, it is a nuisance. Anyone else seeing this?

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      • macarius6
        macarius6 last edited by

        Hmmm... isn't this California, USA?

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        • lmaxmai
          lmaxmai last edited by

          Perhaps you live in a parallel universe where this program has been enhanced with virtual phone capabilities and it simply tries to reach your friends in China.

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          • leocg
            leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

            My anti-bad program repeatedly accuses Opera of calling 127.42.0.5 which a Chinese address (WhoIs says).
            Although blocked, it is a nuisance. Anyone else seeing this?

            It's a loop-back address like 127.0.0.1:

            "IP Address: 127.42.0.5
            Name: SPECIAL-IPV4-LOOPBACK-IANA-RESERVED"

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