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Why is Skype 3.0.0.198 on WinXP trying to access
"Skype Extras Manager" (129.6.15.2?
Should we ALLOW or DENY these requests from the new Skype?
Why or why not?

My ZoneAlarm personal firewall software went bonkers when I installed the
new Skype 3.x software on Windows XP this week. Basically, I received all
the "usual" warnings about Skype wanting to access the trusted zone, the
Internet, etc.

But with Skype 3.0, there is a NEW warning:
Skype Extras Manager is trying to access the Internet
Application: skypePM.exe
Destination IP: 129.6.15.28

Should we ALLOW or DENY this Skype 3.0 request?
What are the ramifications of each decision?

Thanks!

on 29 Dec 2006, something possessed Robin Colleen Moore to write:

> Why is Skype 3.0.0.198 on WinXP trying to access
> "Skype Extras Manager" (129.6.15.2?
> Should we ALLOW or DENY these requests from the new Skype?
> Why or why not?
>
> My ZoneAlarm personal firewall software went bonkers when I installed
> the new Skype 3.x software on Windows XP this week. Basically, I
> received all the "usual" warnings about Skype wanting to access the
> trusted zone, the Internet, etc.
>
> But with Skype 3.0, there is a NEW warning:
> Skype Extras Manager is trying to access the Internet
> Application: skypePM.exe
> Destination IP: 129.6.15.28
>
> Should we ALLOW or DENY this Skype 3.0 request?
> What are the ramifications of each decision?
>
> Thanks!
>

I'm not familiar with Skype, but if it popped up when you installed it
from a reliable source, than perhaps this is just an Extras Manager that
mentions whatever plugins or addons are available for download, which
would require it to connect to a server. Perhaps someone else with
Skype could shed more light on this.

Regards,

Will

Hi!

Skype search, on-line, if an update exist.

Consequently, this function has another usage:
paranoiac-security-detection.

Sorry, he found... you !


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Michel Claveau <> wrote in
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> Hi!

Wear yout tinfoil hat?

On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 23:32:00 -0800, Robin Colleen Moore
<> wrote:

>Why is Skype 3.0.0.198 on WinXP trying to access
>"Skype Extras Manager" (129.6.15.2?
>Should we ALLOW or DENY these requests from the new Skype?
>Why or why not?

You have decided to intstall/run Skype - which means you have decided
to trust the Skype program. Then why don't you just let it do what
it's designed to do instead of worrying about ZA alarms?
If you don't trust Skype, use something else.

BTW, 129.6.15.28 seems to be a public ntp (time) server.

>My ZoneAlarm personal firewall software went bonkers when I installed the
>new Skype 3.x software on Windows XP this week. Basically, I received all
>the "usual" warnings about Skype wanting to access the trusted zone, the
>Internet, etc.

Yes. That's the problem with personal firewalls like ZA.

>But with Skype 3.0, there is a NEW warning:
> Skype Extras Manager is trying to access the Internet
> Application: skypePM.exe
> Destination IP: 129.6.15.28
>
>Should we ALLOW or DENY this Skype 3.0 request?
>What are the ramifications of each decision?

You should know. You installed ZA to present you with such kind of
worries.

Robin Colleen Moore wrote:
> Why is Skype 3.0.0.198 on WinXP trying to access
> "Skype Extras Manager" (129.6.15.2?
> Should we ALLOW or DENY these requests from the new Skype?
> Why or why not?
>
> My ZoneAlarm personal firewall software went bonkers when I installed the
> new Skype 3.x software on Windows XP this week. Basically, I received all
> the "usual" warnings about Skype wanting to access the trusted zone, the
> Internet, etc.
>
> But with Skype 3.0, there is a NEW warning:
> Skype Extras Manager is trying to access the Internet
> Application: skypePM.exe
> Destination IP: 129.6.15.28

This is where 129.5.15.28 points to, which is NIST.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

You can use Arin Whois and find that out be entering the IP in the
search box.

http://www.arin.net/index.shtml
>
> Should we ALLOW or DENY this Skype 3.0 request?
> What are the ramifications of each decision?

That's for you to make that determination if it's legit or not.
It's on you to make contact with Skype or NIST and find out what is
happening. It's on you and no one else. It's your machine and no one
else's machine.

On the other hand, you can uninstall skypePM.exe if you don't want it
running, according to this.


<snip>
Is it possible to turn off/disable the 'do more' option and not have the
skypepm process running?


Yes, just delete it,( Progam Files\Skype\Pluin Manager folder and run
the uninstall.exe) and next time you download, (save run screen) go to
options and untick that feature)

<snip>

I suggest you get on the phone and talk to Skype or contact them by
email. It's on you as to what you're going to do. The buck stops with you.

"Robin Colleen Moore" <> wrote in message
newsgcn3wuhdry0.dtlw9fnebqlk$....
> Why is Skype 3.0.0.198 on WinXP trying to access
> "Skype Extras Manager" (129.6.15.2?
> Should we ALLOW or DENY these requests from the new Skype?
> Why or why not?
>
> My ZoneAlarm personal firewall software went bonkers when I installed the
> new Skype 3.x software on Windows XP this week. Basically, I received all
> the "usual" warnings about Skype wanting to access the trusted zone, the
> Internet, etc.
>
> But with Skype 3.0, there is a NEW warning:
> Skype Extras Manager is trying to access the Internet
> Application: skypePM.exe
> Destination IP: 129.6.15.28
>

Apparently SkyPE is trying to reach an NTP (Network Time Protocol) server:

129.6.15.28
time-a.nist.gov
Host unreachable

129.6.0.0 - 129.6.255.255

National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive Stop 8953
Gaithersburg
MD
20899-8953
United States



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On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:42:42 GMT, William wrote:
> perhaps this is just an Extras Manager that
> mentions whatever plugins or addons are available

I found out what the Skype 3.0 message was trying to tell me.

It is used only with the apparently OPTIONAL "Tools" "Do More" command.
Under that command are the following ......
* Share Whiteboard with Sketch Pad
* Animated Video Calls with Crazy Talk
* Share Applications with Unyte
* Record Calls with Pamela
* Analysis Stress with KishKish
* eMotive Ringjacker
* Personalize Radio with Last.fm
* Chinese Checkers
* Backgammon
* Organize My Extras
* Get Extras

I have set ZoneAlarm to always DENY these requests as I have no time for
dribble.

Hopefully this post will help the next Skype user too.

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:49:03 GMT, B. Nice wrote:
> You have decided to intstall/run Skype - which means you have decided
> to trust the Skype program. Then why don't you just let it do what
> it's designed to do instead of worrying about ZA alarms?
> If you don't trust Skype, use something else.

Without being too direct, I would say your attitude needs a serious
adjustment in my very humble opinion.

You TRUST every program you install? That's incredulous.

Do you know what RealPlayer is doing behind your back? Do you realize that
Adobe Acrobat phones home constantly? Do you suspect that almost every
program you install has the potential to report back to the maker your
day-to-day actions?

You're obviosly not a security expert if you trust every program you choose
to install to do what IT thinks is the right thing to do.

nuff said

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:51:33 GMT, Mr. Arnold wrote:
> That's for you to make that determination if it's legit or not.
> It's on you to make contact with Skype or NIST and find out what is
> happening. It's on you and no one else. It's your machine and no one
> else's machine.

I've determined the program (skypePM.exe) is optional.
Worse, it provides features I don't want and don't even know what they are
as listed in a previous post.

I've permanently denied this program from accessing the trusted zone, from
accessing the Internet, and from being a server.

I post this so that the next Skype user can benefit from the information.