What is bzib.nelreports.net and deff.nelreports.net in relation to Microsoft Edge?

Anonymous
2023-11-11T06:49:29+00:00

I am a Microsoft Edge user and I have recently noticed that my browser is attempting to connect to bzib.nelreports.net and deff.nelreports.net. My security software, Bitdefender, has flagged these connection attempts due to an expired certificate.

I would like to understand why these connections are being made and whether this is expected behavior for Microsoft Edge. If it is, could you please provide some context as to what bzib.nelreports.net and deff.nelreports.net is used for? If it’s not expected behavior, could anyone advise on the steps I should take to address this issue?

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 10

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Anonymous
2023-11-15T14:00:28+00:00

Note: This issue was fixed on 15 Nov 2023 by updating the site's certificates.

Explanation:

Several certificates used on subdomains of this domain expired last week. Certificate expiration has no impact on security or the end user. Basically, the browser will not be able to submit network error logging reports until the certificate is fixed. Network error logging is an HTML5 feature that helps site owners discover network connectivity issues.

Your security software simply announces "Hey, this certificate is bad", a fact that the browser already determined for itself and responds to by not connecting to the server in question.

Security software provides a redundant warning; the browser will not use connections with expired or invalid certificates.

Subdomain names are random strings of characters with no particular meaning.

The appropriate team has been informed of the certificate expiration and corrected the issue.

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Anonymous
2023-11-16T18:25:14+00:00

This issue was fixed on 11/16 by updating the certificates.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-11-14T10:34:35+00:00

    OK, Great. So it's a Microsoft Domain. What's your point?

    If you load the webpage despite the warnings, it says:

    Your Functions 3.0 app is up and runningAzure Functions is an event-based serverless compute experience to accelerate your development. Learn more

    So WHY is my edge browser trying to contact it????

    And NO, this is NOT a false positive. The site has an expired certificate.

    What this is typical Microsoft ****!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-14T09:02:47+00:00

    So, even though I removed the News app from my PC, it still shows up this notification.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-14T08:17:01+00:00

    You can reset, repair or uninstall the NEWS app in your settings on Windows. Go to Apps, then go to Installed Apps. You will see NEWS there, click the 3 dots and Advanced Options for the Repair or Reset options, or you can select the Uninstall option.

    Hopefully this will help, I have only just done it now and hopefully it works.

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