Re: PC is constantly downloading
From: BAR (BAR_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/27/04
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 04:35:03 -0700
Check for other nasties 'spayware' or 'malware' as they are also known.
Never think one of these can do the whole job.
Try the first 5 before coming back and saying "That did not work!"
Also, you can always visit:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
For more updated information.
Spybot Search and Destroy (Free!)
http://www.safer-networking.net/en/download/index.html
Lavasoft AdAware (Free and up)
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
CWShredder (Free!)
** No longer updated as of July 29, 2004 - however, still a great product
and should still be run **
http://www.softbasket.com/download/s_8114.shtml
Hijack This! (Free)
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
Tutorial: http://hjt.wizardsofwebsites.com/
SpywareBlaster (Free!)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
IE-SPYAD (Free!)
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm
ToolbarCop (Free!)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner (Free!)
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/
That will clean up your machine of the spyware, given that you download and
install several of them, update them regularly and scan with them when you
update. Some (like SpywareBlaster and SpyBot Search and Destroy and
IESPYAD) have/are immunization utilities that will help you prevent your PC
from being infected. Use these features!
"johnf" wrote:
> Are you talking Mega bytes or bits?
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> johnf
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> >I connect to the internet with a 56K modem. Whenever I download a file
> > it takes much longer than it should. When I am connected to the
> > Internet and not downloading anything (I don't even have IE open) I
> > look at the connection info and I can see it downloading 'something'.
> > if I just leave it it downloads about 8MB per hour. I have disabled
> > Windows Updates and stopped all the processes running that I don't
> > recognise. Nothing seems to work. I have the XP firewall enabled and
> > my antivirus software is up to date. Is this an overhead on the
> > firewall or something?
> > Is there anyway of moitoring what your PC is downloading?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dave
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