What else can make your broadband use skyrocket?

Muban · 19-12-2008, 00:12

Other than a nasty virus or someone trying to steal my wireless? Anything else obvious to check for, anything else to run?

Wireless is currently switched off anyway to eliminate that (though it's paranoia really as it was set for MAC address allow only already). I'm running avast and doing a thorough scan of everything. Running windows defender and Windows updates are fully up to date.

Literally all I have been doing the last few days is browse the web and use MSN yet I have alledgedly (as per providers usage graphs) used more in the last 2 days than I normally do in a month.

leowyatt · 19-12-2008, 00:54

Spyware could be causing issues. We had trouble at work where we used over 50 gigs of bandwidth in a month

EDIT: If you can get a trial try Spysweeper it is what we use at work and it's great.

Blighter · 19-12-2008, 01:51

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

we used over 50 gigs of bandwidth in a month

That's nothing

My server does 2.5x that in a day

leowyatt · 19-12-2008, 01:55

it was alot for us!

try that Mubs, if you need any help you know where I am

Muban · 19-12-2008, 08:55

Well defender came up all clear. Avast did turn up a trojan on an external HDD so thats been quaratined. Nothing else found so I will go for the spyware route next (did use spybot which didn't find anything). Though I was on my way out the door this morning so I don't know which Trojan it was yet so will need to check that when I get home.

Streeteh · 19-12-2008, 09:16

Is this on a small home network (ie. not a business network)? If so, i recommend a fantastic little app called Netlimiter 2, it basically allows you to monitor and control every byte (or bit) of bandwidth used by an individual computer, whenever i have bandwidth issues it's my first and, to date, last port of call for diagnosing the problem. It displays every process running on the computer it's installed on and displays how much bandwidth each is using.

I recently found out MSN for example was using ALL of my upstream bandwidth to update a shared folder as my friend had formatted his PC, MSN hadn't prompted me of this at all, took all of 20 seconds to figure it out fortunately.

Muban · 19-12-2008, 09:30

Yup, just on a home network, 1 router with my PC attached. Also going to try nbtstat and netstat to see if that points to anything.

leowyatt · 19-12-2008, 10:21

I wouldn't be too trusting of windows defender to be honest

Burble · 19-12-2008, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by leowyatt

I wouldn't be too trusting of windows defender to be honest

Ditto.

What security have you got on the wireless, Mubs? Is is just MAC address control If it is, that's less than trivial to bypass.

Muban · 19-12-2008, 11:32

The thing is I have actually switched off the wireless completely now but still I'm getting the same problem.

19-12-2008, 00:12	#1
Muban Shoes, Boobs & Corsets Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The fastest town in Scotland Posts: 1,882	What else can make your broadband use skyrocket? Other than a nasty virus or someone trying to steal my wireless? Anything else obvious to check for, anything else to run? Wireless is currently switched off anyway to eliminate that (though it's paranoia really as it was set for MAC address allow only already). I'm running avast and doing a thorough scan of everything. Running windows defender and Windows updates are fully up to date. Literally all I have been doing the last few days is browse the web and use MSN yet I have alledgedly (as per providers usage graphs) used more in the last 2 days than I normally do in a month. __________________ well, not to put a too fine point to it, he was discovered.. in the lounge

19-12-2008, 00:54	#2
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Spyware could be causing issues. We had trouble at work where we used over 50 gigs of bandwidth in a month EDIT: If you can get a trial try Spysweeper it is what we use at work and it's great. __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-12-2008, 01:55	#4
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	it was alot for us! try that Mubs, if you need any help you know where I am __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-12-2008, 08:55	#5
Muban Shoes, Boobs & Corsets Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The fastest town in Scotland Posts: 1,882	Well defender came up all clear. Avast did turn up a trojan on an external HDD so thats been quaratined. Nothing else found so I will go for the spyware route next (did use spybot which didn't find anything). Though I was on my way out the door this morning so I don't know which Trojan it was yet so will need to check that when I get home. __________________ well, not to put a too fine point to it, he was discovered.. in the lounge

19-12-2008, 09:16	#6
Streeteh Vodka Martini Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kingston Posts: 862	Is this on a small home network (ie. not a business network)? If so, i recommend a fantastic little app called Netlimiter 2, it basically allows you to monitor and control every byte (or bit) of bandwidth used by an individual computer, whenever i have bandwidth issues it's my first and, to date, last port of call for diagnosing the problem. It displays every process running on the computer it's installed on and displays how much bandwidth each is using. I recently found out MSN for example was using ALL of my upstream bandwidth to update a shared folder as my friend had formatted his PC, MSN hadn't prompted me of this at all, took all of 20 seconds to figure it out fortunately. __________________ PSN & Live! ID: Streeteh

19-12-2008, 09:30	#7
Muban Shoes, Boobs & Corsets Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The fastest town in Scotland Posts: 1,882	Yup, just on a home network, 1 router with my PC attached. Also going to try nbtstat and netstat to see if that points to anything. __________________ well, not to put a too fine point to it, he was discovered.. in the lounge

19-12-2008, 10:21	#8
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	I wouldn't be too trusting of windows defender to be honest __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

19-12-2008, 11:32	#10
Muban Shoes, Boobs & Corsets Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The fastest town in Scotland Posts: 1,882	The thing is I have actually switched off the wireless completely now but still I'm getting the same problem. __________________ well, not to put a too fine point to it, he was discovered.. in the lounge