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Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> [15-05-28 07:44]: |
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> On Thursday 28 May 2015 06:11:08 Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> > Hi, |
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> > With wireshark I found, that firefox accesses sites on startup, from |
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> > which I dont know, for what reason this access is needed or whether |
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> > the NSA, CIA, FBI, BDN, MOSSAD (fill in what organisation you ever |
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> > suspect to do such things) has invaded my PC. |
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> It may none of the above, but FF and any addons checking what the latest |
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> version is of themselves, as well as the Google search on the default hope |
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> page doing a DNS query or some such. |
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> > I want to block such accesses for two reasons: First is ...hmmm... |
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> > to block that accesses...second is to find out what will not work |
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> > than. |
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> > I dont want to install and configure a complete full blown firewalled |
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> > SEL-Linux thingy here and I dont want to reboot my Linux box for every |
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> > new site I added. I am looking for a simple solution, which I can use |
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> > without studying the history of TCP/IP and others... ;))) |
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> > What can I use for this purpose? |
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> You could try an application layer filter[1], but I think it won't work |
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> insofar the connections you observed are probably using ports and protocols |
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> same as your day to day browsing activity. Therefore you will likely need to |
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> use iptables to block individual domains or IP addresses and then regularly |
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> add to the list when the servers your browser wants to contact change in that |
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> amorphous and reconfiguring cloud out there. |
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> You don't have to reboot your box when you change rules, but you'll need to |
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> reload iptables. |
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> [1] http://l7-filter.sourceforge.net/HOWTO-kernel |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Mick |
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Hi Mick, |
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thanks for your help ! :) |
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What mechanism is recommended to be used to reinstall/initiate the |
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iptable rules while booting? Any Gentoo-ish? ;) |
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Best regard, |
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Meino |