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Fablin
Nov 14, 2020Follower
Netgear Armor did a vulnerability scan on Device that i did not own
Recently Netgear armor did a vulnerability scan on a device that i did not own. I asked my household and no one owns the said device. I went to the netgear app and checked device manager, and that de...
michaelkenward
Nov 15, 2020Guru - Experienced User
- rinthosNov 18, 2020Luminary
So I saw your post...I'm going to assume you have a Galaxy Note, however not one with the Mac Address listed, correct?
If so, it likely could be one of yours. Recent Galaxy devices will generate a 'fake' Mac Address. To see if it's going on, on your Galaxy devices, go to your WiFi network, and choose Advanced Settings. Then choose "Mac Address Type". If it's set to random that's likely the cause. This is changed on a PER-WiFi network basis.
Let me know if I'm mis-understanding your question, but I believe this is likely the case...