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uploaded 1.9GB - help !!
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flashfire208
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so all the anti-virus scans are finished and ... nothing , niks , nada , zilch , zippo . So still no culprit, OMG my firewall was off ... seriously why would i do that (facepalm to facedesk and back to facepalm) 
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ouchDJNgoma
Expert Member
Perfect blackmail... Thanx for the info Keeper.
so all the anti-virus scans are finished and ... nothing , niks , nada , zilch , zippo . So still no culprit, OMG my firewall was off ... seriously why would i do that (facepalm to facedesk and back to facepalm)
I think I hear an EPIC FAIL coming to sound soon.
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Lycanthrope
Honorary Master
You know, it might not be you - could be someone has your account's username and password? But I'd think there'd be more downloading than uploading done if that were the case.
I agree with moggie - if you're absolutely certain it wasn't you then report it to your ISP. They'll also probably be able to tell you if any connections were made from another DSLAM. Worth a shot.
I agree with moggie - if you're absolutely certain it wasn't you then report it to your ISP. They'll also probably be able to tell you if any connections were made from another DSLAM. Worth a shot.
Kuga
Expert Member
Well, to me it seems his account was hacked, anybody can do it. It seems as though the person that hacked your account was using it to get his ratio on p2p up to scratch.
And yes, if you use a router, please change your password. It's scary how many people don't and their account details are stolen.. I have this friend that hacked adsl accounts until he got caught, had to pay R800 to buy what he had used. And that was only one of the accounts he used. Hasn't been caught for using the others though..
And yes, if you use a router, please change your password. It's scary how many people don't and their account details are stolen.. I have this friend that hacked adsl accounts until he got caught, had to pay R800 to buy what he had used. And that was only one of the accounts he used. Hasn't been caught for using the others though..
XysteR
Active Member
What is your line speed?
And how long was taken for the 1.9 gigs to be uploaded?
And how long was taken for the 1.9 gigs to be uploaded?
flashfire208
Well-Known Member
312 kb line and i dont know the time , just says 13 june
sleez
Well-Known Member
could it be an unsecured wireless security on your router?
XysteR
Active Member
312 kb line? never heard of it. Well lets see, with a 384 i dl at max 40kb/s i can get 3.3 gigs/day.
Assuming you have 312 synchronous line, you can easily reach 1.9 gigs in 1 day.
However, a usual 384 line has 128 upload speed (384 is download, hence ASYNCHRONOUS DSL) which equals 1.1 gigs a day which would make it impossible for you to upload that much in one day which means you must have been hacked
Assuming you have 312 synchronous line, you can easily reach 1.9 gigs in 1 day.
However, a usual 384 line has 128 upload speed (384 is download, hence ASYNCHRONOUS DSL) which equals 1.1 gigs a day which would make it impossible for you to upload that much in one day which means you must have been hacked
flashfire208
Well-Known Member
Yea sorry its a usual 312 line , damn so i was hacked
dovij
Well-Known Member
Hey there!
Don't know if this will help, but I had the exact same problem at my office, except I downloaded 2.5GB, and uploaded 2.5GB on one day. It was a Saturday so I knew the only culprit could be the server - I checked the audit trail thing on the TelkomUsage place, and the line ID was the same, so I also knew my account hadn't been stolen. Eventually, I installed a program called NetLimiter, on Thursday last week, which can monitor all appications, and tell you what's sending to who. And it seems the problem, for me at least, is the WINS.exe process. Which is very strange.
So I'm thinking the Wins service could be corrupted, since I don't even use it! I just use plain DNS.
Anyway, maybe this will help, and maybe someone has some advice for me.
Don't know if this will help, but I had the exact same problem at my office, except I downloaded 2.5GB, and uploaded 2.5GB on one day. It was a Saturday so I knew the only culprit could be the server - I checked the audit trail thing on the TelkomUsage place, and the line ID was the same, so I also knew my account hadn't been stolen. Eventually, I installed a program called NetLimiter, on Thursday last week, which can monitor all appications, and tell you what's sending to who. And it seems the problem, for me at least, is the WINS.exe process. Which is very strange.
So I'm thinking the Wins service could be corrupted, since I don't even use it! I just use plain DNS.
Anyway, maybe this will help, and maybe someone has some advice for me.
Is the pc on a network?
Sometimes the software that monitors upload / download includes the data sent to / from another pc on the network. So if eg. someone transferred some files from that pc to another pc or vice versa then it would show up as well.
Just a thought...
Sometimes the software that monitors upload / download includes the data sent to / from another pc on the network. So if eg. someone transferred some files from that pc to another pc or vice versa then it would show up as well.
Just a thought...
dovij
Well-Known Member
This program tells me what is sent via Internet, Local Network, and Internally (127.0.0.1). I checked, and it is monitoring internet correctly. Also, the WINS.exe usage mirrored exactly the unexpected usage on my account.
chutzpah44
Senior Member
Could be simple. You have a webcam? You left it on?
You have kids the sent pics via facebook?
happened to me more than once