diff --git a/network/proc/findpid.go b/network/proc/findpid.go
index 6187f048..e5743cb2 100644
--- a/network/proc/findpid.go
+++ b/network/proc/findpid.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package proc
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/safing/portmaster/network/socket"
@@ -14,8 +13,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	socketInfoLock sync.RWMutex
-
 	baseWaitTime  = 3 * time.Millisecond
 	lookupRetries = 3
 )
@@ -24,9 +21,7 @@ var (
 // This also acts as a getter for socket.*Info.PID, as locking for that occurs here.
 func GetPID(socketInfo socket.Info) (pid int) {
 	// Get currently assigned PID to the socket info.
-	socketInfoLock.RLock()
 	currentPid := socketInfo.GetPID()
-	socketInfoLock.RUnlock()
 
 	// If the current PID already is valid (ie. not unidentified), return it immediately.
 	if currentPid != socket.UnidentifiedProcessID {
@@ -34,12 +29,11 @@ func GetPID(socketInfo socket.Info) (pid int) {
 	}
 
 	// Find PID for the given UID and inode.
-	pid = findPID(socketInfo.GetUID(), socketInfo.GetInode())
+	// uid, inode := socketInfo.GetUIDandInode()
+	pid = findPID(socketInfo.GetUIDandInode())
 
 	// Set the newly found PID on the socket info.
-	socketInfoLock.Lock()
 	socketInfo.SetPID(pid)
-	socketInfoLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Return found PID.
 	return pid
@@ -63,9 +57,11 @@ func findPID(uid, inode int) (pid int) {
 
 		// If we have found PIDs, search them.
 		if ok {
-			for _, pid = range pids {
-				if findSocketFromPid(pid, socketName) {
-					return pid
+			// Look through the PIDs in reverse order, because higher/newer PIDs will be more likely to
+			// be searched for.
+			for i := len(pids) - 1; i > 0; i-- {
+				if findSocketFromPid(pids[i], socketName) {
+					return pids[i]
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -76,9 +72,11 @@ func findPID(uid, inode int) (pid int) {
 			updatePids()
 			pids, ok = getPidsByUser(uid)
 			if ok {
-				for _, pid = range pids {
-					if findSocketFromPid(pid, socketName) {
-						return pid
+				// Look through the PIDs in reverse order, because higher/newer PIDs will be more likely to
+				// be searched for.
+				for i := len(pids) - 1; i > 0; i-- {
+					if findSocketFromPid(pids[i], socketName) {
+						return pids[i]
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/network/proc/pids_by_user.go b/network/proc/pids_by_user.go
index 6ebc001a..0d7ed0c8 100644
--- a/network/proc/pids_by_user.go
+++ b/network/proc/pids_by_user.go
@@ -66,14 +66,7 @@ func updatePids() {
 			pidCnt++
 		}
 
-		// Reverse slice orders, because higher PIDs will be more likely to be searched for.
-		for _, slice := range newPidsByUser {
-			for i, j := 0, len(slice)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
-				slice[i], slice[j] = slice[j], slice[i]
-			}
-		}
-
-		log.Tracef("proc: updated PID table with %d entries", pidCnt)
+		// log.Tracef("proc: updated PID table with %d entries", pidCnt)
 
 		pidsByUserLock.Lock()
 		defer pidsByUserLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/network/socket/socket.go b/network/socket/socket.go
index 22f37ef0..fb929709 100644
--- a/network/socket/socket.go
+++ b/network/socket/socket.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package socket
 
-import "net"
+import (
+	"net"
+	"sync"
+)
 
 const (
 	// UnidentifiedProcessID is originally defined in the process pkg, but duplicated here because of import loops.
@@ -9,6 +12,8 @@ const (
 
 // ConnectionInfo holds socket information returned by the system.
 type ConnectionInfo struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+
 	Local  Address
 	Remote Address
 	PID    int
@@ -18,6 +23,8 @@ type ConnectionInfo struct {
 
 // BindInfo holds socket information returned by the system.
 type BindInfo struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+
 	Local Address
 	PID   int
 	UID   int
@@ -35,29 +42,69 @@ type Info interface {
 	GetPID() int
 	SetPID(int)
 	GetUID() int
-	GetInode() int
+	GetUIDandInode() (int, int)
 }
 
 // GetPID returns the PID.
-func (i *ConnectionInfo) GetPID() int { return i.PID }
+func (i *ConnectionInfo) GetPID() int {
+	i.Lock()
+	defer i.Unlock()
+
+	return i.PID
+}
 
 // SetPID sets the PID to the given value.
-func (i *ConnectionInfo) SetPID(pid int) { i.PID = pid }
+func (i *ConnectionInfo) SetPID(pid int) {
+	i.Lock()
+	defer i.Unlock()
+
+	i.PID = pid
+}
 
 // GetUID returns the UID.
-func (i *ConnectionInfo) GetUID() int { return i.UID }
+func (i *ConnectionInfo) GetUID() int {
+	i.Lock()
+	defer i.Unlock()
 
-// GetInode returns the Inode.
-func (i *ConnectionInfo) GetInode() int { return i.Inode }
+	return i.UID
+}
+
+// GetUIDandInode returns the UID and Inode.
+func (i *ConnectionInfo) GetUIDandInode() (int, int) {
+	i.Lock()
+	defer i.Unlock()
+
+	return i.UID, i.Inode
+}
 
 // GetPID returns the PID.
-func (i *BindInfo) GetPID() int { return i.PID }
+func (i *BindInfo) GetPID() int {
+	i.Lock()
+	defer i.Unlock()
+
+	return i.PID
+}
 
 // SetPID sets the PID to the given value.
-func (i *BindInfo) SetPID(pid int) { i.PID = pid }
+func (i *BindInfo) SetPID(pid int) {
+	i.Lock()
+	defer i.Unlock()
+
+	i.PID = pid
+}
 
 // GetUID returns the UID.
-func (i *BindInfo) GetUID() int { return i.UID }
+func (i *BindInfo) GetUID() int {
+	i.Lock()
+	defer i.Unlock()
 
-// GetInode returns the Inode.
-func (i *BindInfo) GetInode() int { return i.Inode }
+	return i.UID
+}
+
+// GetUIDandInode returns the UID and Inode.
+func (i *BindInfo) GetUIDandInode() (int, int) {
+	i.Lock()
+	defer i.Unlock()
+
+	return i.UID, i.Inode
+}