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Computer constantly uploading

  • 11-12-2008 02:09PM
    #1
    Gone Drinking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm fixing a laptop for a woman in work, it belongs to her daughter. It had some viruses on it that i removed, and some malware which i also removed. Problem is, it still seems slow and its constantly uploading to the internet. In 2 hours, it uploaded 70 megs and downloaded very little (as i wasn't using the internet)

    I orginally thought the problem was a channel 4 online tv program she was running. Its p2p so even after you've closed it, there's a kservice.exe running thats constantly uploading but i've since installed software to prevent that.

    I've ran active ports and i can't see any programs using the internet that shouldn't be. I've ran AVG in safemode, and Malewarebytes in safe mode.

    Windows firewall is turned on.

    Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Do a fresh install. probably your best bet


  • #3
    BoB_BoT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭BoB_BoT


    if you restart the pc in safe mode with networking is it still uploading?
    There's not necessarily a p2p program running, it's probably still got a virus on it. Give housecall.trendmicro.com a go, may pick up something extra. You could also try installing avast and get it to do a scan before windows loads.

    Personally, I'd remove the drive, stick it in a caddy and scan it from a machine I know has an operational anti virus and up to date.


  • #4
    David-RS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭David-RS


    Are you sure it isn't a botnet perhaps the bot master is running a ddos attack against a host and the laptop is a zombie.
    Try look in Start > All programs > Stratup *Right click open folder*
    See if theres any odd files in there I personally work in a JAVA community and all the botnet's which we find are in the .Jar format please have a look.

    It definitely would explain the high upload


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