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
    2023-11-14T03:13:54+00:00

    I agree. If MS cannot fix their cert problem, the let me block the action it does without my permission. Or let me unistall Edge!!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-13T23:37:46+00:00

    So the same has been happening with me, what I learned from Bitdefender is that when the certificates were updated they were missing the "s" at the end of the "http _/" so as to read as https with the s present in order for the link that follows to be secured. This sounds like it should be easily fixed by placing the necessary "s" in place but apparently that "s" can only be placed for secure certificates ..... I am not a computer genius or pretend to be so until Microsoft confirms the issue and that it is being fixed, I am treating each link as "hostile". If you go under settings there is a place to Block such alerts/links/sites/pages but have accepted both links and confirmed and they still keep popping up. Sounds to me that Microsoft has lost control of their Techs and it has become nothing but trouble ever since. It is really getting old!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-11-13T20:30:14+00:00

    I have had the same issues and concerns. I don't know how Edge can keep attempting to make these connections even though Edge is not turned on. But I would like to thank all those who have posted on this issue and reassured readers that this issue is not a threat or otherwise harmful; merely a nuisance. You have provided much more support than Microsoft itself.

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