security issues - little snitch

[lambrinoul 0]

To my surprise, after one day of use of AirVPN,  little snitch started detecting connection attempts to my applications or from my applications to certain domains.

 

Now, I know that little snitch is supposed to be for preventing outgoing connections only, but some apps that I have been using for a long time never attempted to connect before.

 

I don't know what this means, but it is quite a coincidence that it happened one day after my subscription.

The weird thing is that these are not new applications that were just downloaded but old, safe applications.

 

I am hoping to get a reply regarding the ip blocking because I suspect there are people mishandling some others who use airvpn for peace of mind.

 

 

thanks

 

 

 

 

[Penthus 0]

Can you share the domains/IP addresses?

[lambrinoul 0]

I am afraid I haven't kept a log. I disabled all connections and then reset little snitch with stricter rules. I do remember it redirected to a website and it looked dodgy. The weird thing is that the app I was using had nothing to do with that website.

[Staff 10014]

I am afraid I haven't kept a log. I disabled all connections and then reset little snitch with stricter rules. I do remember it redirected to a website and it looked dodgy. The weird thing is that the app I was using had nothing to do with that website.

 

Have you considered malware or hijacks from within your system?

 

Kind regards

[lambrinoul 0]

I have thought about it. I am scanning my system with sophos for malware.