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I posted this to see if anyone can tell me why I'm repeatedly getting this alert since I visited the region, even when I never requested that this grid be added to my grid manager. I was getting an alert from my anti-virus software about an attempt to contact this domain. Those alerts stopped after I added the domain to my block list. However, even after clearing the viewer cache, I get this alert from Firestorm every time I log in or visit another region.

What I've found out so far. "This is a classic case of a viewer (Firestorm) holding onto a "ghost" entry in its internal routing history or cache, even after you've blocked the domain at the network level (Norton). Norton stopping the connection is good security, but it doesn't tell Firestorm to forget the grid entirely. Firestorm is likely trying to "ping" or validate a destination it thinks you want to visit or has visited recently."

It's been suggested that the entry is likely now hard-coded in the operating system Firestorm config file. I'm looking into that, even when I have to wonder how in the heck that happened.

BTW, all I did at the region is use the TP board...