Several MacOS daemons with Apple domains point to Russia

BobTheFisherman wrote:

The OP does not know apparently that there are Russian Apple sites: Официальная служба поддержки Apple

That's just a localized version of a website. Anyone can setup localized versions of a website in any language. That has nothing to do with the location of the server.

But Apple is a large computer with a very large internet presence. They most certainly maintain servers all over the world. It is standard practice to host copies of websites on content delivery networks (CDN) that are physically closer to customers so they get faster response times. These days, even small companies do that because it is actually easier than trying to setup a more locally hosted, traditional website. Strange, but true. I speak from experience.

Your advice to uninstall Little Snitch was definitely correct. I have no idea why it was giving the OP the idea that it was contacting Apple servers in Russia. Normally that would only happen for users who were actually in, or near, Russia. Most likely it is just a bug in Little Snitch. That product has had some good ones over the years. But considering the OP was running a tool like Little Snitch to begin with, there is a pretty good chance they were using a VPN and actually were routing all of their network traffic through Russia. 😄

TtocsNworb wrote:

May I ask why Bob?

Because it is obvious the app is not working as the OP expected. Why continue using an app that is not producing the results expected?

The OP does not know apparently that there are Russian Apple sites: Официальная служба поддержки Apple

May I ask why Bob?

Hello,

These are legitimate Apple domains. There is a chance that the map info that the app you are using is receiving is incorrect.

Thanks for reaching out!

-Drake

Uninstall Little Snitch.