Possible External Connection

TestUser985

Hi all,

I noticed some slow network speed with my wifi on windows 11 system. Upon checking I found one connection for WAN miniport getting connected automatically. But I m using only wifi no other source. Whenever I delete this next time I browse it shows up again.

Can anyone help if this is some kind of data mining or ransomware.

Flexx

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/100047/possible-external-connection

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Regards

Alexandru_BD

Hello,

Looking at the screenshot, I think there isn't a single answer here, as there could be multiple possible reasons behind this behavior. I do have a question here. Have you recently used a VPN connection? I'm asking this because if you previously set up a VPN or other network configuration, remnants of this setup might be causing the connection to reappear. If we exclude this, another unwanted scenario would be malware or adware. Some types of malware or adware can create connections without your consent to redirect your internet traffic through certain servers. Now to the fun part. Try this and see if you can get rid of this connection:

Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Status. Click on Network reset at the bottom of the page. Follow the prompts to reset your network settings. Note that this will remove and reinstall all your network adapters and reset other networking components.

Then, run a full system scan using Bitdefender and see if it reveals anything suspicious. I would also recommend to review any recently installed software, apps, etc. and uninstall any software that you do not recognize or do not use. You can check this by going to Settings > Apps > Apps & features and look for any VPN clients or unfamiliar software that might be creating this connection.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Alex