What could localhost connections be

[Kusagra]

Hello Guys,

Whenever i open my netstat it gives the active Connections on my computer

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP asus:1042 localhost:1043 ESTABLISHED
TCP asus:1043 localhost:1042 ESTABLISHED
TCP asus:1045 localhost:1046 ESTABLISHED
TCP asus:1046 localhost:1045 ESTABLISHED
TCP asus:5152 localhost:1044 CLOSE_WAIT

I understood all of these localhost connections when I open my firefox browser.I confused of spy ware or something, so I did a complete re-partition and re-format but the problem again came

Any thoughts guys..!!
thanks

[Steve123]

Can you do this thing open your command prompt again but this time you have to type netstat -b.Copy the information and post here. This command will show us what process is initiating each connection.

[Big Fish]

Hi, there each loop back connection uses two ports, one for each end of the connection. You can find that the first two are connected to each other, as are the next two, in the OP's report. Thus the first four probably represent the two Firefox connections

[Snake08]

Are you using any gaming software or devices? What software are you running?.which browser add-ons you installed with FireFox?.Are you actually having any malware problems?.The netstat command shows all the connections on the computer that are connecting to the internet at the moment. There is no problem with a local host because that is the computer. Local Host is another name for the computer.Do you connect via a proxy or have a toolbar installed