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Virus? PC automatically downloading

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September 10, 2011 3:46:03 AM

My PC over the last 2 weeks has downloaded between 10-20 gigs per day on top of what I download.

I have XP

Untill I turned my modem off at night, It was also downloading when turned off.

My wireless settings are disabled.

Does anybody know what is happening?

Is this a virus?

What can i do about it?

A tech-support guy at a company i worked for years ago would often reply to my questions with "PC's have a mind of their own. No one knows what they are going to do. Sometimes they get together and say 'lets pick on that guy'"



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a b 8 Security
September 11, 2011 1:43:23 PM

Have you scanned it for any malware or viruses?
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a b 8 Security
September 12, 2011 5:31:09 PM

haydo said:

Untill I turned my modem off at night, It was also downloading when turned off.


How can a computer download when it's off?

Are you on a home network? It's possible that another computer on the network is downloading. You need to scan each computer on the network for viruses and malware.
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a b 8 Security
September 19, 2011 10:46:31 PM

Run through the malware guide in my signature.
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