Who(what) is eating my bandwidth? Detective sware reqd.

[thetopcyborg]

hey all,
i recently noticed that when my computer is idle and my internet on, data is sent and recvd continuously...
my first suspicion was automatic updates...i turned it off temporarily, but still the problem continued...
my second suspicion was live update....i let it complete but still the problem persisted...
then i thought that surely it must be a spyware or virus...i ran norton and spybot, removed some spies, but still the problem persisted

now i want to know is that is there any software that will tell me which process and which website is using my bandwidth??? as it is really slowing down my net(As if it wasn't slow already-dial-up )

pls help......i repeat:
a software to tell me what is using my bandwidth(process and website inclusive)

 

[Third Eye]

listen my advice..swithc off the adsl after every internet use

 

[QwertyManiac]

A firewall does what you want. Install Zone Alarm

 

[fatguysmart]

What is the amount of data sent? Is that large ?
And are you on LAN?

IF you are on LAN and data transferred is too little,then relax because this happens with everyone.Your LAN card sends packets to the LAN gateway and inturn receives a reply packet.

Use Active Ports(FREEWARE) to see if any application is using to communicate with the Internet!

 

[__Virus__]

how about a simple netstat -n command and trace the ips?? and as QM pointed out, FW is best way.

 

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

well your adsl router has ben hacked , shange your router password as well as your internet connection password from the ISP site . if you can't then contact your ISP n get it changed .

coz believe me i myself have hacked more than 100 routers and it just takes 1 MINUTE to hack one.

 

[thetopcyborg]

sorry not to make it clear to you that i am currently using dial-up, so each kbps is precious to me....
the size of the data being recvd is about 2-3kbs.....
my major concern is to remove this problem as i am getting an adsl connnection on monday which i plan to run 24hrs.....i dont want my data-limit(1GB) to be wasted....

i dont want to get into the hassles of firewalls.....the active ports dwnld failed at 83%....

pls pls pls help................ :'( :'( as im unable to browse the internet at acceptable speeds

 

[Zeeshan Quireshi]

well you should forward ports that u use n block all others
that's simple

 

[thetopcyborg]

how will i know which ports am i using??????/
i dont know through which port does my browser connect....i hv many messengers....and also, CURRENTLY, i am using my dial-up....there is no port-forwarding in it

 

[JGuru]

The port the browser uses is '80'. Use ZoneAlarm firewall (www.zonelabs.com),
whether you are using a dial-up or broadband. It will help solve your problem.