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  1. Posts : 140
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
       #1

    Internet usage


    Hi guys i am looking for a little advice.

    I have just had a email from my ISP saying my internet usage is above the fair use allowance.

    So now i have installed Net Meter to monitor my internet usage, and i am a little puzeled to find thet Net Meter is showing something uploading almost all of the time.

    How can i find out what is doing this please

    Regards
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  2. Posts : 330
    Windows 7 Pro/32 Academic. Build 7600
       #2

    Do you have a wireless router? Is it password protected? Did you let a neighbor tap into your router for internet access? It sounds like somebody is using your internet connection for down/uploads.
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  3. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #3

    Have you run virus and malware scans?

    In the news you may have heard about "denial-of-service attacks". These work by infecting a host computer with a program that constantly sends packets of data to the target website. The trojan/worm infects thousands of computers which become the hacker's "zombie army".

    Other malware does a similar thing, but the data it is sending can be more injurious to you.
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  4. Posts : 140
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Hi guys i have run a virus check but not a malware check yet do you have a malware check program you could recomend please.

    And yes i have a wireless connection to my router but it is protected with wap
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  5. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #5

    Try this Malwarebytes
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  6. Posts : 140
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Ok i will try this and post back
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  7. Posts : 330
    Windows 7 Pro/32 Academic. Build 7600
       #7

    Get rid of WEP encryption. It can be cracked by a 9 year old in seconds. Go with WPA/WPA2. Change your router's password immediately.
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  8. Posts : 3,427
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #8

    mborner said:
    It sounds like somebody is using your internet connection for down/uploads.
    I agree that WEP should not be used for Wireless security. (Mborner is not exaggerating when he says a 9 year old could crack it) but if Net Meter is showing Upload happening constantly, that must be happening on the Local machine and not anyone elses. Net Meter monitors whats coming in/out of YOUR machine not the router.

    Its still possible someone is tapping into the network though, so yes switch to WPA as quickly as possible and change the passphrase.

    Could you please upload screenshots of both the Net Meter showing constant upload, and also a screenshot of the "Processes" tab in Task Manager with "Show Processes from all Users" checked.
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  9. Posts : 140
    Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Sorry guys i made a ,istake on my post i have the router set to WPA security, i am running a Malwarebyte scan at the moment.

    I will post back soon
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  10. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #10

    severedsolo said:
    Could you please upload screenshots of both the Net Meter showing constant upload, and also a screenshot of the "Processes" tab in Task Manager with "Show Processes from all Users" checked.
    After you perform the malware scan, you should still follow severdsolo's advice as above.
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