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It isn't just an entry in File Explorer under the Network Heading is it?<br /><br /> Your screenprint shows an unknown device in the table on the broadband setup page. Can you account for that entry? Not sure whether you were indicating that it did or it didn't relate to the Sony entry.<br /><br /> Windows may have tried to install some phone, or even some other device, at some point in the past via upnp and just be showing you what it identified as a network device.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 26 Nov 2014 17:19 by WILLIAMA</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.7&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41284_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_41284_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: patch<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 18:07</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Nov 2014 19:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 43</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.8">41284.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.1">41284.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Just block its MAC address in your router and wait for the complaints.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 26 Nov 2014 18:07 by PATCH</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.8&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.8"> <span class="rating">+2/2</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41284_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_41284_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 19:11</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Nov 2014 21:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 43</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.9">41284.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.6#a41284_6" target="_self">41284.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's been cropping up since day one of the install so doubtful it's malware in that sense.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.9&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41284_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41284_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 19:17</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Nov 2014 21:06"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 43</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.10">41284.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.6#a41284_7" target="_self">41284.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> All the router entries are valid. The 'unknown' is my phone. Sometimes it shows up as unknown, somtimes as kosPhone. My network setup is /awful/ and leads to some annoying problems like that.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.10&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41284_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_41284_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 19:18</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: patch <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Nov 2014 21:59"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 43</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.11">41284.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.6#a41284_8" target="_self">41284.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Good idea! I'll do that now. Only issue is that I have a Sky broadband booster thing, and anything connected to that is presented to the router under the booster's MAC address (which is /really/ annoying, as I want to reserve an IP for my rasperby pi but it connects via the booster (as it's about 6 inches away from it) so I can't <span class="emoticon e_angry" title=":@"><span class="e__">:@</span></span> )</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.11&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41284_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_41284_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 21:32</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Nov 2014 21:45"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 43</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.12">41284.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.6#a41284_10" target="_self">41284.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> You don't have some dodgy DHCP/DNS setup, do you?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.12&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41284_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_41284_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 21:45</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 27 Nov 2014 06:58"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 43</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.13">41284.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.6#a41284_12" target="_self">41284.12</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Probably, it's all Sky gear running the show <span class="emoticon e_confused" title=":S"><span class="e__">:S</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.13&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41284_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_41284_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 21:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Nov 2014 22:28"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 43</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.14">41284.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.6#a41284_9" target="_self">41284.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> It's been cropping up since the moment your computer was at its most vulnerable...? <p>It's probably not malicious, but it's also sufficiently odd that it makes sense to do a check up and make sure, no?</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.14&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41284_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_41284_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 22:29</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Nov 2014 22:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 43</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.15">41284.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41284.6#a41284_14" target="_self">41284.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I ran a full scan a few weeks ago and it found nothing. And took many, many hours. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41284.15&return_msg=41284.6" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41284.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41284.16" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>