Laptop data

psp83 · Jan 02, 2013, 14:43:57

Hey All.

Hope you all had a good Christmas.

So I spent most of my Christmas in bed with a ear, sinus and chest infection and resulted to using my laptop alot more that usual.

Something I noticed is that my laptop is always sending and receiving data.

I've done the usual checks, av scans etc etc etc and found nothing.

I'm running windows 8 64bit

Here's a pic :

This is the laptop idle, nothing open. The amount of data being transferred stays roughly the same all the time when its not being used.

Anyone got any ideas what it could be or knows any tools I can use to see what is using data?

Lona · Jan 02, 2013, 15:42:16

Could be windows update if automatic updates is ticked

pctech · Jan 02, 2013, 15:46:50

What are you using as AV Paul?

zappaDPJ · Jan 02, 2013, 15:51:10

Laptops tend to come with a lot of bloatware installed, it might be something along those lines. I'd take a look at what processes are running, that should give you a clue.

Ray · Jan 02, 2013, 15:55:40

Have you looked at the Network tab on Windows Resource Monitor? Paul.

pctech · Jan 02, 2013, 16:13:17

I've noticed Avast communicates a lot with its external servers as I see a lot of link light activity even thought the PC is idle, if I shut it down it gets less.

Could also be stuff like Trusteer Rapport

psp83 · Jan 02, 2013, 18:14:48

Windows Defender and malwarebytes is what I use..

Its not a new laptop it had windows 7 on it before and never had this issue.

Its sending & receiving data 24/7 so its not a windows update.

pctech · Jan 02, 2013, 18:25:13

That'll be the modern UI gadgets then.

psp83 · Jan 02, 2013, 19:27:26

Quote from: pctech on Jan 02, 2013, 18:25:13
That'll be the modern UI gadgets then.

Nope.

Its backgroundTaskHost.exe which is a part of windows defender that is always sending & receiving data $:-\$

sobranie · Jan 02, 2013, 20:25:10

I also had this 'prob'. Eventually tracked it down to Think Broadband, broadband quality monitor.

pctech · Jan 02, 2013, 20:27:56

Quote from: psp83 on Jan 02, 2013, 19:27:26
Nope.

Its backgroundTaskHost.exe which is a part of windows defender that is always sending & receiving data $:-\$

must have changed a bit then.

Lance · Jan 02, 2013, 20:31:08

Quote from: sobranie on Jan 02, 2013, 20:25:10
I also had this 'prob'. Eventually tracked it down to Think Broadband, broadband quality monitor.

But that would only happen with a direct connection rather than having a router wouldn't it? The ping from the BQM normally ends at the router so wouldn't give traffic on a PC.