Moeee, I think he is alluding to a USB Network Adapter. I've got one and wish I'd gone for the PCI card - will be doing so when I build my next PC.

Den

Moee, yes I have the same 3 service, same volume monitor etc, so you can literally see what you are using by the second, first month was fine only used about 30 MB per day which is what I would expect, then suddenly this problem started and used 3gig in 10 days, only logged on for internet and placing bets, crazy stuff!

Party,

If you are still suffering and nothing is picking up the problem, it sounds like you might have a backdoor trojan or a 'rootkit' problem hiding a Trojan or aaaa on your PC. These are the nasty of the narsties and can avoid anything you throw at it, especialy Nortons!


Below is a quick descriptiuon and until you get the problem sorted You might want to avoid useing your PC for any financial transactions!


"Presumably the rootkit nasties description using is used to hide the trojans which can be used by the attacker to take total control of a machine while the keyloggers transmit information back to the attackers including passwords and data from the infected machine. An ugly situation at best. In cases like this I think the safest thing for a user to do is format and reinstall because there is no way to tell how severly the machine has been compromised and what dangers may lurk inside, even if the trojans and rootkit files are removed, if they can even be removed.

Here's an example where format and reinstall was advised on a severely compromised network computer":
http://spywarewarrior.com/viewtopic.php?t=16273

What is a backdoor Trojan? For a description and immediate course of action to avoid any futher compomise, go here:
http://www.geekstogo.com/2007/10/03...ackdoor-trojan/

Yes, what antivirus are you using, it doesn't show up in the log???

I would next suggest getting rid of that Symantec stuff and installing Avast Home Edition free, then schedule a boot time scan.

If you do all that I posted and still having problems, I'd say that maybe adobe acrobat or some other program is actually downloading updates and you won't know until it finishes.

"3g in 10 days" [!] is no sort of valid program update. Sounds like a Trojan Bot [up to no good] to me. If it is already on your PC Party, no amount of changing firewalls or anti-virus software will cure the problem or even find it most probably, as a Trojan bot is malicious code attached to a seemingly valid bit of software or a downloaded media codex. Very well hidden from anything mostly, but getting rid of Nortons is still a good idea.

Thanks guys, now I'm really worried, but just one question ! does it make any sense that I plugged the USB Modem into my laptop and got the same problem?? i.e. could I have infected the lap top via the USBModem?


Chrome, down loaded Avast and its scanning now, will let you know the result

Just finished that Avast scan, with no infections detected?????

If you are with 3, do you know how to find out your Megabyte usage?
You go to the 3 home page and login
After you login there is a page what will have your mobile number on it.
If you click on that number it will send you to a page where it tells you how much you have downloaded since the month started.
If you write this down, and then go back there in 24 hours, you can subtract the new Megabyte from the previous and you know how much you have REALLY downloaded.

But the best way is if you have Windows XP, there is a Icon on the bottom left of the screen when you hook up to the Internet Explorer.
If you right click on it and then click on status, you can watch exactly how much Megabytes are being uploaded and downloaded in REAL Time and are the ACTUAL numbers, rather than that VOLUME thingo.

Is your firewall turned on?

I'm starting to think that someone else closeby is using your bandwidth.

No spyware, no viruses, no updates, must be outside useage.