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
    2023-11-14T23:03:41+00:00

    Thanks...very helpful

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-14T22:24:48+00:00

    I had same problem, and managed to read through to page n... by following some suggestions and settings i no longer get bitdefender's critical notifications. what i did:

    • i did uninstall the news app - not sure if this makes a real difference though, may reinstall, but i am not missing it ;-)
    • went into settings and set a local news outlet page as start page (when edge starts, open these pages)

    Now when i launch edge i no longer see MS news/Bing stuff, but my news outlet, and bitdefender is happy. when i open a new tab next to my start tab i do get MS bing news, but now bitdefender is still happy... go figure.

    _peter

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-14T22:14:44+00:00

    ...very curious... (?!?):

    • why the website's certificate is not up to date?!

    - someone forget to update it?!

    - is there any intention for that certificate to remain old and unsafe (rephrase: could the website's certificate not be up to date on a certain purpose?!)

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