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XP Already Calls home
Sorry to tell you, but XP currently call home all the time. The traffic is initiated by SVCHOST.EXE and if you use your firewall to restrict this programs access to port 80 it will stop.

Here is a screen capture of a traffic monitor. The XP PC was idle at the time but yet this traffic is sent on an unknown initiated basis. The contents of the traffic are unknown. Is is justified not only by M$ but by many other software companies as "Digital Rights"

If you cannot understand this capture then ask someone with more knowledge than yourself or prove it to yourself and download "wireshark" and monitor Port 80 and Port 443 as there is also HTTPS traffic sent, but not captured here; when your XP PC is idle.

Time Protocol/Origin Port Destination IP/Port Program initiating Traffic Common Name

0:01:15 TCP 1549 207.46.253.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1550 207.46.157.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1551 207.46.244.253 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1552 207.46.253.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1553 207.46.157.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1554 207.46.244.253 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1555 207.46.253.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1556 207.46.157.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1557 207.46.244.253 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1558 207.46.253.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1559 207.46.157.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:15 TCP 1560 207.46.244.253 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:01:34 TCP 1563 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:21:38 TCP 1570 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
0:41:42 TCP 1576 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
1:01:47 TCP 1582 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
1:21:51 TCP 1588 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
1:41:56 TCP 1594 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
2:02:00 TCP 1600 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
2:02:56 TCP 1603 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
2:23:00 TCP 1609 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
2:43:04 TCP 1615 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
5:26:29 TCP 1629 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
5:26:29 TCP 1630 208.172.128.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
5:46:33 TCP 1636 208.172.64.254 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
5:46:33 TCP 1637 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
5:46:33 TCP 1638 68.120.74.254 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1642 207.46.253.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1643 64.4.21.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1644 207.46.198.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1645 207.46.253.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1646 64.4.21.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1647 207.46.198.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1648 207.46.253.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1649 64.4.21.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1650 207.46.198.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1651 207.46.253.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1652 64.4.21.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:07 TCP 1653 207.46.198.93 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:04:28 TCP 1655 207.46.13.28 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:24:32 TCP 1663 207.46.13.30 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:44:36 TCP 1669 209.245.20.94 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
6:44:36 TCP 1670 4.78.214.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:02:47 TCP 1676 207.46.253.219 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:04:40 TCP 1680 68.120.74.254 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:04:40 TCP 1681 208.172.158.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:04:40 TCP 1682 4.79.74.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:24:44 TCP 1689 68.120.74.254 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:24:44 TCP 1690 208.172.91.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:24:44 TCP 1691 67.72.4.94 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:44:48 TCP 1697 63.236.111.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:44:48 TCP 1698 208.172.158.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
7:44:48 TCP 1699 4.78.214.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1704 207.46.253.157 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1705 64.4.21.189 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1706 207.46.156.25 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1707 207.46.253.157 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1708 64.4.21.189 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1709 207.46.156.25 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1710 207.46.253.157 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1711 64.4.21.189 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1712 207.46.156.25 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1713 207.46.253.157 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1714 64.4.21.189 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:23 TCP 1715 207.46.156.25 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:43 TCP 1717 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:43 TCP 1718 206.24.192.252 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:04:43 TCP 1719 67.72.4.94 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1722 68.120.74.254 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1723 208.172.158.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1724 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1725 68.120.74.254 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1726 208.172.158.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1727 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1728 68.120.74.254 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1729 208.172.158.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1730 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1731 68.120.74.254 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1732 208.172.158.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:12 TCP 1733 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:27 TCP 1734 144.135.8.200 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:27 TCP 1735 144.135.8.207 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:27 TCP 1736 144.135.8.200 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:27 TCP 1737 144.135.8.207 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:27 TCP 1738 144.135.8.200 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:27 TCP 1739 144.135.8.207 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:27 TCP 1740 144.135.8.200 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:27 TCP 1741 144.135.8.207 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1742 64.4.21.189 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1743 207.46.156.25 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1744 207.46.253.157 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1745 64.4.21.189 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1746 207.46.156.25 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1747 207.46.253.157 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1748 64.4.21.189 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1749 207.46.156.25 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1750 207.46.253.157 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1751 64.4.21.189 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1752 207.46.156.25 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:06:42 TCP 1753 207.46.253.157 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:24:47 TCP 1759 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:24:47 TCP 1760 64.158.92.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:24:47 TCP 1761 65.59.184.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:44:51 TCP 1767 64.4.20.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
8:52:30 TCP 1770 207.46.253.219 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:04:56 TCP 1775 63.236.48.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:04:56 TCP 1776 63.236.111.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:04:56 TCP 1777 209.245.20.94 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:25:00 TCP 1792 67.72.116.62 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:25:00 TCP 1793 206.24.192.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:25:00 TCP 1794 4.79.74.61 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:45:05 TCP 1837 206.24.192.252 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:45:05 TCP 1838 208.172.96.222 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
9:45:05 TCP 1839 206.24.190.190 80 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SVCHOST.EXE
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WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!  DarbyOhara | 11/28/06
XP Already Calls home  zczc2311@... | 11/29/06
That's because  georgep_z | 11/29/06
Apples, Oranges, and Carey  gwrigg | 11/29/06
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I apologize to Loverock...  deleweye | 11/29/06
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uh  Protector | 11/29/06
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