Always downloading something?

rrockettman

C:\Users\Russ>netstat

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
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Jivesinger

victor2 wrote: »

Maybe Vista or whatever anti-virus system you have on it is downloading an update? Although mainstream support for Vista ceased in 2012, so I would doubt if it is updating.

Vista is still supported with security updates until 2017, so it could be downloading them.

I_have_spoken

TCP 192.168.1.114:49184 r-85-43-234-77:https CLOSE_WAIT

This is the only hard to explain one, the rest look to be Google.

try "netstat -a -n" and post so we can see the IP addresses

rrockettman

C:\Users\Russ>netstat

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State

'a' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
This is on the same computer using a 3g dongle

HappySeagull

rrockettman wrote: »

C:\Users\Russ>netstat

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
<snip>
TCP [::1]:49209 Russ-PChome:16116 ESTABLISHED

C:\Users\Russ>a n
'a' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
This is on the same computer using a 3g dongle

You'll need to run that on one line:
netstat -a -n

rrockettman

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
T
C:\Users\Russ>

I_have_spoken

I'd suggest it's your Avast! AV downloading updates

boliston

Wireshark is a handy tool for checking network activity - i found that my wireless webcam was generating a lot of outbound traffic so firewalled it off by adding a rule to my router blocking outbound traffic from the cam's ip address.

rrockettman

No webcam, wireless or otherwise.
I've had avast for over a year and not had downloads like this.
I'll give wireshark a try tomorrow when I get home.
Off to work now, thanks for all your help.

AndyPix

Also scan for malware using https://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/

(free version)