The client 31.192.105.20 has been disconnected... (hostkey.com?)


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    The client 31.192.105.20 has been disconnected... (hostkey.com?)


    So I'm dealing with a [presumably] unrelated issue, when looking through my Event Viewer I see a lot of log entries with regards to connection failures to this ip:

    31.192.105.20 IP Address Whois | DomainTools.com



    They're all being rejected thank God,




    But I'm curious how to pinpoint what's attempting the connection and how to make it stop.

    Any insights? I apologize if this is in the wrong forum.

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  2. Posts : 1,049
    Windows 7 Pro 32
       #2

    Have you installed the TightVNC remote desktop software? The logged event source seem related to that. TightVNC: VNC-Compatible Free Remote Control / Remote Desktop Software

    If not, something else might have installed it.
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I do use TightVNC, yeah. How did you manage to verify it was related to that?
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  4. Posts : 1,049
    Windows 7 Pro 32
       #4

    From a quick online search for event source tvnserver :)

    I don't know that software but you might want to go through its settings to see if you can limit the use of it from the Internet. And your firewall settings too. And any port forwards if you have a router.
    If you only use it for communications between certain computers I'd make sure those are the only ones allowed in firewalls etc.
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  5. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I appreciate it, I don't know why I didn't think to Google tvnserver.

    It's a mobile-to-desktop VPN, but it shouldn't be connecting out to anything from the PC, so I'm going to kill it off to be safe.

    Thanks Tookeri.
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #6

    Check process initiating connection to ip address


    See this post for checking out connections to suspicious ip addresses:

    ThreatCheck released

    See this software if you want to attempt to identify the culprit:

    CrowdInspect | CrowdStrike

    If you're lucky it will show the process name and file path.
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  7. Posts : 1,049
    Windows 7 Pro 32
       #7

    an otter said:
    It's a mobile-to-desktop VPN, but it shouldn't be connecting out to anything from the PC, so I'm going to kill it off to be safe.
    I interpret the log as something was trying to connect in to your PC.
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