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Old 04-01-2005, 11:48 AM   #1
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Hi everyone,

I have noticed on my connection status when online that there is always 1 monitor lighting up (in the taskbar) indicating that there is data transferring from my computer. I have updated & run ad-aware & Spybot & they have cleared up everything but it is still happening. I am running Win 2K. I also have Norton Internet security '05 installed. I have disabled this also but to no avail. Does anyone have any suggestions??? Cheers
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Old 04-01-2005, 12:04 PM   #2
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Do you have a software firewall running? If not, it's a good idea to install one. It should tell you what is transferring data out of your computer. It's not necessarily an indication of something malicious.
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Old 04-01-2005, 12:20 PM   #3
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Yep i have Norton internet security 2005 which includes a personal firewall.
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Old 04-01-2005, 12:38 PM   #4
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Hi just to let you know, i have installed zonealarm firewall and has sorted things out. The Norton firewall doesn't seem to clever. Thanks for your help.
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