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Network Traffic?

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I have a program on my computer running in the background (for all intents and purposes, I can't pinpoint it using the standard windows tools) that is using the internet to do something. (My connection icon remains busy even when I have closed all of my internet-using applications.)

I wish simply to pinpoint this application (I think it's probably an updater, or something to that effect) so that I may kill it. Do y'all know of a program that will let me see which processes on my computer are using the most network traffic? I don't need a packet sniffer or anything, I just want to see what's using it at all. (If there is a command line instruction that can list programs with open sockets, that might work.)

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Post by Delnar_Ersike »

First of all: if it runs all the time, it's not an updater, as updaters only run for a short time once a week or so. I think your problem is an uploader. Do you have BitTorrent or XFire? Most like it's one of those, and you can easily fix the problem by moving the file uploaded to a different directory, or disable the upload speed (a bit harder in XFire, as you also disable the download speed). For example, I've recently downloaded the Bioshock Demo via XFire: however, even if I archived it after it was done, it kept on uploading (it's XFire's and BitTorrent's way of speeding up downloads by increasing the number of sources).
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Post by Andy_J »

netstat. At least shows you what local ports are connected to what remote hosts and ports.

And even if there isn't anything actually doing anything, there will always be a bit of traffic going in and out, especially if you are connected directly to the modem (without a router or anything in between).
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Post by tr1p1ea »

How busy would you say your connection remains at when you arent doing anything yourself? Is it using a lot of bandwidth (have you noticed any increase in loading times?) or is it just a trickle?

You may have some spyware installed so perhaps you could look at some removal tools if you havent done so already.
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Post by King Harold »

Does not Windows Defender list all "network connected programs"?
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Post by hop »

netstat -a -b

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C:\Documents and Settings\anon>netstat -a -b

Active Connections

  Proto  Local Address          Foreign Address        State           PID
  TCP    anondesktop:epmap     anondesktop:0         LISTENING       1116
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
  c:\windows\system32\rpcss.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:microsoft-ds  anondesktop:0         LISTENING       4
  [System]

  TCP    anondesktop:2869      anondesktop:0         LISTENING       1636
  C:\Windows\System32\httpapi.dll
  c:\windows\system32\ssdpsrv.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:netbios-ssn  anondesktop:0         LISTENING       4
  [System]

  TCP    anondesktop:1030      anondesktop:0         LISTENING       2044
  [alg.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:netbios-ssn  anondesktop:0         LISTENING       4
  [System]

  TCP    anondesktop:1622      localhost:1623         ESTABLISHED     3588
  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1623      localhost:1622         ESTABLISHED     3588
  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1624      localhost:1625         ESTABLISHED     3588
  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1625      localhost:1624         ESTABLISHED     3588
  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1058      by1msg3145609.phx.gbl:1863  ESTABLISHED     656
  [MsnMsgr.Exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1626      66.102.9.99:http       ESTABLISHED     3588
  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1627      lm-in-f147.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1629      lm-in-f104.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1630      lm-in-f104.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1631      lm-in-f104.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1632      lm-in-f104.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1633      lm-in-f104.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1634      lm-in-f104.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1635      lm-in-f104.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1636      lm-in-f104.google.com:http  ESTABLISHED     3588

  [firefox.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:2869      192.168.0.1:7552       CLOSE_WAIT      4
  [System]

  TCP    anondesktop:2869      192.168.0.1:7549       CLOSE_WAIT      1636
  C:\Windows\System32\httpapi.dll
  c:\windows\system32\ssdpsrv.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  TCP    anondesktop:1729      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  TCP    anondesktop:1730      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  TCP    anondesktop:1733      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  TCP    anondesktop:1734      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  TCP    anondesktop:1735      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  TCP    anondesktop:1737      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  TCP    anondesktop:1738      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  TCP    anondesktop:1741      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  TCP    anondesktop:1742      66.228.121.115-static.reverse.tengun.net:http  T
IME_WAIT       0
  UDP    anondesktop:1029      *:*                                    1512
  C:\Windows\system32\mswsock.dll
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  c:\windows\system32\DNSAPI.dll
  c:\windows\system32\dnsrslvr.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:4500      *:*                                    900
  [lsass.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:isakmp    *:*                                    900
  [lsass.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:microsoft-ds  *:*                                    4
  [System]

  UDP    anondesktop:1265      *:*                                    1512
  C:\Windows\system32\mswsock.dll
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  c:\windows\system32\DNSAPI.dll
  c:\windows\system32\dnsrslvr.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:1048      *:*                                    656
  [MsnMsgr.Exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:netbios-ns  *:*                                    4
  [System]

  UDP    anondesktop:netbios-dgm  *:*                                    4
  [System]

  UDP    anondesktop:ntp       *:*                                    1468
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  c:\windows\system32\w32time.dll
  ntdll.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:10357     *:*                                    656
  [MsnMsgr.Exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:1900      *:*                                    1636
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  c:\windows\system32\ssdpsrv.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:50931     *:*                                    656
  [MsnMsgr.Exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:1900      *:*                                    1636
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  c:\windows\system32\ssdpsrv.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:ntp       *:*                                    1468
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  c:\windows\system32\w32time.dll
  ntdll.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:1055      *:*                                    656
  [MsnMsgr.Exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:63939     *:*                                    656
  [MsnMsgr.Exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:14410     *:*                                    656
  [MsnMsgr.Exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:discard   *:*                                    656
  [MsnMsgr.Exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:netbios-ns  *:*                                    4
  [System]

  UDP    anondesktop:1900      *:*                                    1636
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  c:\windows\system32\ssdpsrv.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll
  [svchost.exe]

  UDP    anondesktop:netbios-dgm  *:*                                    4
  [System]

  UDP    anondesktop:ntp       *:*                                    1468
  c:\windows\system32\WS2_32.dll
  c:\windows\system32\w32time.dll
  ntdll.dll
  C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll
  [svchost.exe]
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