fopen and allow_url_open problems with QUIC link

Fresh install, no other plugins – 5.5.1 WP

Opening an external link using allow_url_open where it expects only local files looks to be creating an issue.

Is currently disabled, please consider this urgent.

[15-Oct-2020 07:58:10 UTC] PHP Warning: fopen(): https:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_fopen=0 in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2145
[15-Oct-2020 07:58:10 UTC] PHP Warning: fopen(https://www.quic.cloud/ips): failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2145
[15-Oct-2020 07:58:10 UTC] PHP Warning: stream_set_blocking() expects parameter 1 to be resource, bool given in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2146
[15-Oct-2020 07:58:10 UTC] PHP Warning: fread() expects parameter 1 to be resource, bool given in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2147
[15-Oct-2020 07:58:10 UTC] PHP Warning: fclose() expects parameter 1 to be resource, bool given in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2148
[15-Oct-2020 08:01:03 UTC] PHP Warning: fopen(): https:// wrapper is disabled in the server configuration by allow_url_fopen=0 in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2145
[15-Oct-2020 08:01:03 UTC] PHP Warning: fopen(https://www.quic.cloud/ips): failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2145
[15-Oct-2020 08:01:03 UTC] PHP Warning: stream_set_blocking() expects parameter 1 to be resource, bool given in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2146
[15-Oct-2020 08:01:03 UTC] PHP Warning: fread() expects parameter 1 to be resource, bool given in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2147
[15-Oct-2020 08:01:03 UTC] PHP Warning: fclose() expects parameter 1 to be resource, bool given in /home/lalloo/public_html/wp-content/plugins/pareto-security/pareto_functions.php on line 2148