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
    2023-11-11T10:55:06+00:00

    Hello,

    I have the same issue.

    "Are those settings set correctly to either 'New Tab Page', or your preferred start page, and is there any sign of those two 'nelreports.net' addresses in there?"

    No, they are not.

    TRW_GRC

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-11T11:50:00+00:00

    No my browser was closed all night I woke up to many notifications saying connection blocked due to expired certificates. It actually started yesterday but overnight the attempts were almost every hour.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-11T12:07:55+00:00

    Same here! I don't even use microsoft edge very often and I suddenly saw this notifications.

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