Yesterday I switched from ADSL to cable modem Internet access (while using the same ISP). Since then I’ve been getting this alert roughly every hour.
What exactly does the alert mean? The proxy settings of my browser certainly haven’t changed. I guess the ISP is doing something with their servers (although my external IP doesn’t change) - but what exactly is GlassWire looking for?
As it is now, this alert is completely content-free to me. I know that my computer is not infected (malware is my area of expertise) and with the logs being spammed by this alert every hour, I would definitely miss a valid alert about a malicious proxy change.
Is there a way to configure the firewall and tell it what kind of “proxy change” is legitimate and what is not?
Addendum: Since after the connection change my IP is no longer dynamic, I installed a VPN. I am not worried about being tracked; I am worried about some jerk on the other side of the Internet DDoS-ing my IP in order to hamper my performance in a game, or some over-jealous admin banning me by IP because he didn’t like my opinion in his forum. So, most of the time the VPN is not used (I am not logged in through it). Still, could the installation of the VPN be the reason for the constant alerts? Again, what exactly is the firewall looking for, in order to produce this alert?