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Hello

i am running w2k and have noticed that when my comp in on and conected to the net the i am downloading about 10mg per hr and i do not have any programs that i can see open.

does anyone have any thoughts


many thanks in advance

regards
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10 megabytes!? That's huge and that's not normal. A few kilobytes here and there is normal, but 10 megs, something is amiss. Best bet is get a firewall and some anti-viral software.
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