Re: What is my PC downloading?

From: traxless (trax_less_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/06/04


Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 13:33:41 GMT

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 08:11:07 +0000 (UTC), "Hitesh"
<NoFookingReplyAddress@NoFookingReplyAddress.Com> wrote:

>When I am logged on to the Internet but doing nothing (say at the Google
>homepage) my received keeps on going up and up.
>
>For example at the moment after 5 minutes its receahed 1.2mb and still
>moving?
>
>What is going on? What is being downloaded?
>
>I have switched Automatic Updates so it can't be that.
>
>All help much appreciated.
>
>Regards, Hitesh
>
>PS - 6 minutes : 1.49mb

For starters, take a look at the task manager and see which
applications are running. The only applications that should be
running are those you selected.

If you don't use SpyBot Search & Destory or Adware 6.0, you're missing
a rare opportunity to keep you computer free of problems.

In addition, you might run a check for trojans ... several worthy
programs to help that step.

Do you use a software or hardware firewall? If not, another strong
recommendation. And if you have a software firewall, the log will
help you identify what is going on with your issue.

Good luck with this problem.



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