This is a security related post for the experienced users.
My first phone call to Verizon Tech Support yielded an answer of:
Change your wi-fi password.
I did that but of course, no difference, so thought I would ask here.
BACKGROUND:
Am a longtime FiOS Quantum customer in the mid-atlantic area, with Windows 10 systems. My connectivity is working just fine. I have multiple security products running on my home network. I am using Verizon's DHCP recommended settings for my router. The DNS IP addresses are verified as belonging to Verizon.
When I open a command window and run a TRACERT command to check an IP address or domain name, I expect the display of results to show every hop, or timeout, on routers from my location to the destination IP address.
THE ODD RESULTS:
As of yesterday, Nov 29, 2018, TRACERT only shows 2 HOPS, no matter what IP address or domain name I type in. The first hop is my own router, the second hop is the destination IP. The milliseconds time will vary, but the response is very quick.
This is especially odd because some of the IP addresses that I have checked would take serveral hops (in the past) and confirmed on https://dawhois.com. Multiple hops do not send results as fast as the 2 hop responses are occuring.
I am not receiving any errors that ICMP echo requests are being suppressed.
My firewall(s) are not showing notifications of any compromise or network intrusion.
QUESTIONS:
1. Is anyone aware of a compromise that would produce the 2 hop results?
2. Could this be a man-in-the-middle (MITM) situation, where cached ARP or DNS results are being returned instantly?
3. Could Verizon is suppressing ICMP echo requests for security reasons?
4. Could Verizon be using a technology to display cached results for speed?
5. Is anyone else getting only 2 hops on their TRACERT results. Try an opposite coast query. Example, I am on east coast, so a west coast for LATIMES.COM has multiple hops.
6. Could this be related to Eternal Blue vulnerability at VERIZON network level that is currently in the news?
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/30/akamai_routerwreckers_active/
Your thoughtful comments and guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance!
Always Curious