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fr.a2dfp.net listening on localports

Sep 3, 2018 12:13PM PDT

Hello,
fr.a2dfp.net is listening on my local ports for multiple processes, when i launch new application in listens on its ports too. It found out at whois, it is google cloud server. Why it is listening on my local ports under hostname fr.a2dfp.net, also its remote address is "fr.a2dfp.net". It is not sending anything, but i don't monitor it 24/7.

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(NT) Do you happen to use a Google owned cloud?
Sep 3, 2018 12:15PM PDT
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Sep 3, 2018 5:27PM PDT

No i forget to mention, i don't use google cloud. Or syncing user profile is related to it too. Still why would it listen under other's applications ports ?