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maybe the OP meant:
the destination IP is 192.168.2.1:53
port 53/tcp Domain Name Server
port 53/udp Domain Name Server
That might make sense if the software is trying to resolve a hostname for communication with the outside world and your PC is on a network where the local DNS server has the IP address 192.168.2.1
As others said, malware and/or viruses (as well as legitimate programs) are not immune to programming errors so maybe it was coded to look for a specific IP address to find a DNS server rather than querying the properties of the network connection to ascertain who it should talk to for hostname-IP resolution.
Although, IIRC all Belkin routers and cable/ISDN modems default to 192.168.2.1 on the private/internal network interface if not re-configured by the enduser.
Last edited by mocoman; 27th Oct 2009 at 22:45.