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?

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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
    2023-11-11T16:10:58+00:00

    I don't think the News app is causing this (at least for me), because when I uninstalled the News app, I'm still getting a lot of the same notifications from bitdefender

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-11T16:02:05+00:00

    Hi. it's the NEWS app causing it.

    I appreciate that this is working for you and some others. If I go into Settings on Windows 10 or into Programs and Features via Control Panel, and search through my apps I cannot find the news app, nor can I find it anywhere in edge. Anyway you could post what yours looks like?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-11T15:49:17+00:00

    bonjour, depuis ce matin j’ai aussi le même problème ! j'ai egalement celui ci :

    Bzib.nelreports.net

    même antivirus aussi ! bon alors je ne vois pas en quoi l’application News a quelque chose à voir avec Edge !??

    Mais j’aimerai bien avoir une réponse à ces message

    cordialement...

    edit1:

    apres avoir creusé voila ce que j'ai pu trouver :

    La résolution DNS de bzib.nelreports.net pointe vers 23.195.105.139 avec un emplacement à Seattle, Washington, États-Unis. L’enregistrement du domaine parent appartient à Microsoft Corporation, enregistré par l’intermédiaire de CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. Le serveur répond avec un certificat SSL issud par Microsoft Corporation à Microsoft Corporation sous le nom commun *.nelreports.net.

    *<removed by Moderator - COC violation> <Bing translation added by Moderator>*Hello, since this morning I also have the same problem! I also have this one:

    Bzib.nelreports.net

    same antivirus too! so I don't see how the News app has anything to do with Edge??

    But I'd love to have a reply to these messages

    Kind regards...

    edit1:

    After digging, here's what I was able to find:

    The DNS resolution of bzib.nelreports.net points to 23.195.105.139 with a location in Seattle, Washington, United States. The parent domain registration is owned by Microsoft Corporation, registered through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. The server responds with an issud SSL certificate by Microsoft Corporation to Microsoft Corporation under the common name *.nelreports.net.

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