[204.74.214.194]: why is this IP address making calls to GLP from my computer?

Read here:

[link to www.helium.com]

I KNEW IT WAS ADOBE FROM VOICE CHAT...INSTALLED EXE THAT KEEPS SOCKET OPEN EVEN WHEN NOT LOGGED ON TO GLP...

I KNEW IT...

FUCKIN' ADOBE...I HATE THAT COMPANY...

...adobe...

so what does that mean?

lol

what's it doing to you or your computer?

not a programmer here, duh

just curious

should we try to uninstall anything adobe off our puters?

well don't help the rest of us dummies

thanx

no it's fine, it's safe...just annoying...

Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=3893 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=53941 DPT=65506 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=61659 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=45960 DPT=63809 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=65245 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=56103 DPT=63808 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=33406 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=57966 DPT=32790 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=61951 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=33054 DPT=30226 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=15284 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=39878 DPT=27977 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=28520 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=48619 DPT=8888 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=40109 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=45557 DPT=8118 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=4016 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=49151 DPT=8927 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=1582 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=44477 DPT=8090 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=25563 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=51020 DPT=29005 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=42578 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=47187 DPT=7212 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=17710 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=40784 DPT=19086 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=1591 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=35749 DPT=11825 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=41294 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=37272 DPT=8081 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=24809 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=52090 DPT=8002 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=53061 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=39059 DPT=9415 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:21 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=41873 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=36398 DPT=8080 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 PT=56076 DPT=63000 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=3892 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=53941 DPT=65506 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=65244 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=56103 DPT=63808 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=28519 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=48619 DPT=8888 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=61950 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=33054 DPT=30226 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=44917 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=53776 DPT=29992 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=33405 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=57966 DPT=32790 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=15283 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=39878 DPT=27977 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000
Dec 12 17:58:15 idslog syn_floodIN=ppp0 OUT= MAC= SRC=204.74.214.194 DST=124.168.147.116 LEN=60 TOS=0x08 PREC=0x20 TTL=50 ID=61658 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=45960 DPT=63809 WINDOW=5840 RES=0x00 SYN URGP=0 MARK=0x8000000

Little Snitch for Mac stops and warns you whenever something tries to phone home; you can [stop] or [allow]; Some hackers even include a command in their malware that if Little Snitch is detected, the malware self destructs

oh and check your Adobe Flash control panel regularly-it often resets itself to be open to intruders