Earlier this morning I had opened Skype, signed in as available, and left it standing by without ever using it. Later on, I closed it on the desktop, but I forgot that it stays open and hidden in the system tray.
I came back to the computer a couple of hours later and noticed the Send and Receive LEDs on the cable modem were burning up the information highway. I closed the only open application, MS Word and it wasn't that. I opened perfmon.exe, the windows resource monitor, and looked at the network tab. You can see the Skype activity in the screenshot:
Anybody recognize that smartbro.net URL or have any idea what may have been going on? I will scan for malware in the meantime.
Thanks,
Rusty
I came back to the computer a couple of hours later and noticed the Send and Receive LEDs on the cable modem were burning up the information highway. I closed the only open application, MS Word and it wasn't that. I opened perfmon.exe, the windows resource monitor, and looked at the network tab. You can see the Skype activity in the screenshot:
Anybody recognize that smartbro.net URL or have any idea what may have been going on? I will scan for malware in the meantime.
Thanks,
Rusty
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- eMachines ET1810-03 (Acer) - single user
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium - always up to date
- CPU
- Intel E2210 2.2Ghz
- Motherboard
- (OEM) ECS MCP73VT-PM with AMI BIOS R01-A3 (4-29-2009)
- Memory
- 3Gb DDR2
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 7050/610I GPU
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC888/1200 8-channel HD integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- AOC 22" LED
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Internal - Seagate 320Gb SATA; External - Western Digital 320Gb USB (3.5" internal drive inside a RocketFish USB enclosure)
- Keyboard
- Wireless
- Mouse
- Logitech M705 laser wireless
- Internet Speed
- TWC Cable Broadband ~ 15 Mbps Down/1 Mbps Up
- Antivirus
- NIS
- Browser
- Chrome
- Other Info
- Microsoft Office 2007, incl Outlook SP3; Netgear router; ubee modem
