Which program is asking

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Is there an utility that is able to identify the program(s) asking for
Internet connection when the PC starts? I don't mean an utility that shows
the start-up programs -there are a lot- or the asking module -as the
firewalls do-, but that shows exactly the name of the caller program(s).
Thanks.
Giovanni
 
GRL said:
Is there an utility that is able to identify the program(s) asking for
Internet connection when the PC starts? I don't mean an utility that shows
the start-up programs -there are a lot- or the asking module -as the
firewalls do-, but that shows exactly the name of the caller program(s).
Thanks.
Giovanni
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zone alarm?
 
Thank you to everyone, but none of the two shows the name of the program
trying to connect, but only the process or the module asking for the
connection.
To be more clear, I'd like a program like "Enditall", that shows the
processes but also the names of the programs that start the processes (but
Enditall doesn't do what I'm looking for).
Giovanni
 
What's starting that you can't find?

GRL said:
Thank you to everyone, but none of the two shows the name of the program
trying to connect, but only the process or the module asking for the
connection.
To be more clear, I'd like a program like "Enditall", that shows the
processes but also the names of the programs that start the processes (but
Enditall doesn't do what I'm looking for).
Giovanni
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As I said, I want to identify a program that asks for the connection when my
PC starts up. My firewall warns me, but sometimes it shows only the name of
a module (a dll) making the request. I'd like to be able to know exactly the
name of the program, even if I know that I'd be able to obtain the name of
the program by using intermediate utilities.

Thank you.
Giovanni
 
Check out Sygate, (and possibly Kerio) Personal firewalls. In it's default
set-up, whenever any outgoing connection attempt is made, Sygate tells me
the name of the program (MS Money, Firebird, ACDSee, etc) and the IP address
of the target computer and asks if I want the connection to be made and if
it should always allow that connection. The professional version (ie the
one you pay $$$ for) has more advanced features.

I know Kerio works in a similar manner, but I'm more comfortable in
explaining the Sygate feature set.
 
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