Stealth Mode connection attempts - 08/18/13 03:35 PM
Ever since firing up my new iMac running Lion almost 2 years ago, whenever I am online, I have been experiencing constant (ie, dozens per minute!) bombardment with "Stealth Mode connection attempts" directed at my local IP address (which changes from session to session) from various sources, including DNS servers (both ISP provided and those recently added). My firewall seems to foil their connection.
A sample of such (with local IP address partially disguised) follows:
13-08-18 3:13:08.549 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 205.206.***.**:58670 from 74.125.226.131:80
13-08-18 3:25:52.366 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 205.206.***.**:58847 from 208.67.220.220:53
13-08-18 9:46:58.042 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 205.206.***.**:59372 from 63.151.28.57:80
13-08-18 9:50:37.610 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 205.206.***.**:52020 from 208.67.222.222:53
13-08-18 9:51:31.862 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 205.206.***.**:59454 from 23.62.239.33:80
13-08-18 9:53:15.424 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 205.206.***.**:53866 from 208.67.222.222:53
Questions:
(1) Are these attempted incursions into my system innocuous?
(2) What do they represent?
(3) Is there any means by which to stop this from happening, preferably at source (since the originating IP addresses appear to be reasonably finite in number)?
A sample of such (with local IP address partially disguised) follows:
13-08-18 3:13:08.549 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 205.206.***.**:58670 from 74.125.226.131:80
13-08-18 3:25:52.366 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 205.206.***.**:58847 from 208.67.220.220:53
13-08-18 9:46:58.042 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 205.206.***.**:59372 from 63.151.28.57:80
13-08-18 9:50:37.610 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 205.206.***.**:52020 from 208.67.222.222:53
13-08-18 9:51:31.862 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 205.206.***.**:59454 from 23.62.239.33:80
13-08-18 9:53:15.424 Firewall: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 205.206.***.**:53866 from 208.67.222.222:53
Questions:
(1) Are these attempted incursions into my system innocuous?
(2) What do they represent?
(3) Is there any means by which to stop this from happening, preferably at source (since the originating IP addresses appear to be reasonably finite in number)?