Echo devicecs are port scanning?

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Jonathan Kelly

• April 26, 2021 13:13

Starting yesterday all of my Amazon Echo devices have started triggering alerts that read: "Security Alarm Device XYZ Echo is scanning ports on device Firewalla."
I have disabled the Amazon Sidewalk service in the Alexa app which is supposed to apply to all devices on the account. 
Any ideas what this new activity is and suggestions for quashing it (or if it's innocuous how to best stop the alerts)?

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  Firewalla

  • April 26, 2021 16:56

  What kind of devices are these?  also tap into the alarm, make sure the target is Firewalla.  (are you using the gold?)

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  Jonathan Kelly

  • April 26, 2021 17:20
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  Hi - all the devices are Echos.  a pair of Echo Dots, 1 full-size Echo  and a pair of Echo Flex.   

  Alerts are happening multiple times per device throughout the day.  Per the details, Firewalla is the target on every alert.

  Using Firewalla Blue running Alpha Release (v1.972)

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  Firewalla

  • April 26, 2021 17:44

  Was there any network changes before you receive these notifications? or are you aware of any of the devices upgrading?  We have a bunch of these little echo/dot/... and have not experienced them scanning the network. 

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  Jonathan Kelly

  • April 26, 2021 22:39

  No updates to the Echo devices that I'm aware of.  The only network change was that I had to cut power to my Firewalla and main router yesterday (on the same circuit as a light switch I was replacing).  After power was restored I started seeing the errors.  I'll try restarting the Firewalla again if no-one else is seeing this kind of behavior from their Echo devices.

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  DanS

  • June 19, 2021 14:06

  How did this resolve?   Restarted Echo devices?

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  RG

  • December 15, 2021 01:25

  I am also curious. I’ve had 3 today saying that my Mac was scanning my Firewalla. I haven’t been home until just now. I also had my Roomba somehow fall off of my network recently… something smells fishy to me

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  Firewalla

  • December 15, 2021 01:27

  @raul, which firewalla unit do you have? was there a network reset like a power cut?

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  RG

  • December 15, 2021 08:22

  I have the Gold and the power had been cut last week sometime. 

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  Firewalla

  • December 15, 2021 18:10

  it is highly possible when devices first come up may start to look for "friends" on your network. And that may appear to be scanning if the device check more than "x" number of ports

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