Re: Unknown download activity in background - how to determine what it is?
On Jul 28, 12:51 pm, Doc <docsavag...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm using WinXP Media Center, the last few days I've noticed that
> there's some kind of d/l actitivity showing even when I'm doing
> nothing online even with the Windows firewall up as well as
> ZoneAlarm. I'm on 56k dialup. How do I determine what this is? I
> don't have Windows update on automatic. I ran AdAware with the latest
> definitions but it's still doing it.
>
> Thanks.
A long shot: A couple of months back, I had downloaded and installed a
free "flash video player" that was seen on Firefox. The same day, I
found that my Internet account had been drained out, because some 2GB
was "downloaded" in the matter of a few hours, although I had shut
down the program after using it for just a few minutes. I could not
locate any downloaded files even in the "Temporary Internet Files"
folder to account for that size, and my hard disk space was not
decreased. Apparently, the program continued to run in the background
even after I shut it off. When I opened the "Local Area Connection
Status" by clicking on the double-computer icon in system tray area, I
saw that heavy downloading was gong on. I am not absolutely sure that
the Flash Video Player was the culprit, but I after I uninstalled the
program, the unknown internet activity also stopped.
I suggest that you check for something similar on your computer.