On a Mac, how are connections (possibly by spyware) made to outside internet addresses during initia

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I am trying to secure a Mac after discovering that network links are being established to some unwanted internet sites.

Using 'lsof -i' (list open 'files', internet) I have seen that launchd, ntpd, firefox, dropbox and other processes are either 'LISTENING' or have 'ESTABLISHED' links to a site or sites which I suspect have to do with spyware. I have been trying to find startup files and preference lists that initiate thise links but can't find them. I could easily reinstall the OS and restore data from a backup but I'd prefer to know how to fix this as I have six Macs to look after.

Thanks...

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