Grabit process not ending properly

[Stan_Lite]

I use Grabit to grab stuff from usenet. I used to swear by it but it seems to be less reliable than it used to be. Sometimes it doesn't connect properly and I have to restart it to get it to download properly.
The most annoying thing however is that, after I finish using it and shut it down, the Grabit.exe process doesn't shut down and uses about 12-15% of my CPU (more than a whole virtual core) and kills the performance of my Folding client. I have to remember to end the process in task manager after I finish with it or it just keeps churning away. I don't know what it's doing that needs a whole core when it's actually shut down.

I've tried un-installing and re-installing it but it's just the same.

Any suggestions for a good free binary newsreader?