Mystery to ponder
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12/03/10 12:17 AM
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Homer6
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As I've said in another thread, AVG on my system is on its way out. When I've the time to mess with it.
I went in and disabled all the update features in AVG so it couldn't trundle off on its own and get updates. I've also done this with other programs that had a tendency to do their own thing. But tonight, something was out on the town and looked like it was having a very good time.
The modem and HD were having quite a conversion, and not AVG, Maleware, the HP program for my printer, or anything I could think of was surfing the net without permission.
I opened Task Manager, hoping it might show what had gone AWOL, but it only showed my open browser. This thing has me a bit on the worried side.
Is it possible to monitor what access the web? Is there a program, or even something in XP, that lets me know which program is accessing the web?
Last edited by Homer6; 12/03/10 12:18 AM.
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Re: Mystery to ponder
[Re: Homer6]
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12/03/10 02:27 AM
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Jenny100
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You can use Netstat and Task Manager to monitor connections. Here's a Youtube video showing how to use netstat with Task Manager to monitor connections. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp5_xymvUck***Process Explorer*** from Microsoft gives more information than Task Manager, but if you have any games from the past 3 years that use SecuROM as copy "protection," they'll stop working because SecuROM blacklists Process Explorer.
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Re: Mystery to ponder
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12/03/10 10:14 AM
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Draclvr
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Homer6, did you also look at your processes tab in the Task Manager? I sometimes find I have an internet slow-down and Processes shows that Steam hasn't shut down after I exit one of their games. Maybe you can see something that is taking up a lot of resources.
I've bookmarked that Process Explorer, Jenny - I'd never heard of it.
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Re: Mystery to ponder
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12/03/10 11:36 PM
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Homer6
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Thanks guys, it's a lot for me to take in. I'll have to come back, when I've more time, to study all of your replys.
Update: I can't be sure, but after disabling several of AVG's 2011 processes, nothing has ventured out onto the web. So far.
Drac, I did look at Processes but the only thing doing anything aat the time was System Idle.
That YouTube video was very informative, just hope I remember how to look at things if/when something ventures out again.
Last edited by Homer6; 12/04/10 12:11 PM.
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Re: Mystery to ponder
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12/07/10 10:03 AM
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Homer6 You might want to look into Process Explorer - It's free - it's also a good alternative to the native task manager in Windows - MS owns Process Explorer now - but its still free. After you install it - you can have it replace Task Manager!!
Process Explorer gives you a lot to look at - deep into the processes. I go on and on - but give it a try. Also if you are running Vista/Windows 7 look at MS's Security Essentials too - Free !
Just a suggestion from a Computer Tech by profession.
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Re: Mystery to ponder
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12/11/10 10:18 AM
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Thanks for the suggestion, sureshot. It is something to think about.
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