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Old March 4th, 2003, 02:22 AM
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miniclip.com using computer as server
Today at school, the firewall log showed heavy traffic from one IP. Apparently there was a machine in one of the labs that was running a streaming server that had something to do with miniclip.com. Someone had visited that site this morning and the computer has a static IP so it would be perfect to run a server off of. I looked around and didn't see any obvious signs of software that would do this. I gave it a 10. number to stop it from serving.

Could it be that miniclip.com is stealing bandwidth from their visitors with T1+ lines? Has anyone ever heard of this happening before?
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It looks like miniclip.com lets people download Flash games, it doesn't look like any kind of file sharing or streaming site.

I would check for file sharing software (can hog alot of bandwidth), ftp software, or maybe a virus. If the system has a routable ip, is Windoze, and has no firewall protection, then it is a prime candidate for a hacker to use in some way.
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Old March 5th, 2003, 02:24 AM
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There was no file sharing or ftp software. I havn't looked for viruses yet (thats what I'm assuming it is now). It is windows but our whole network is behind a firewall with only vital ports open.
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