Riff88
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Hi Everyone,
I have a Huawei E367 Internet USB Modem, which I use on my Laptop (Windows 7, 32-bit), and my PC (Windows 7, 32-bit). (Internet connection is MTN South Africa)
The USB works fine on my Laptop, it opens the Internet when I ask it to, and it downloads only when I ask it to.
When I put the USB in my PC, and press connect, to connect to the Internet, it starts downloading, continuously in Mb's. This happens when I open a webpage or not. Even if I close all my webpages, it continues to download in volumes, until I disconnect it.
I've checked in my downloads folder, there is nothing there. Windows Update is not set to automating updating, and there is no program on my PC, that I am aware of, that should be downloading anything. I don't know what the problem is.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
I have a Huawei E367 Internet USB Modem, which I use on my Laptop (Windows 7, 32-bit), and my PC (Windows 7, 32-bit). (Internet connection is MTN South Africa)
The USB works fine on my Laptop, it opens the Internet when I ask it to, and it downloads only when I ask it to.
When I put the USB in my PC, and press connect, to connect to the Internet, it starts downloading, continuously in Mb's. This happens when I open a webpage or not. Even if I close all my webpages, it continues to download in volumes, until I disconnect it.
I've checked in my downloads folder, there is nothing there. Windows Update is not set to automating updating, and there is no program on my PC, that I am aware of, that should be downloading anything. I don't know what the problem is.
Any help is appreciated. Thank you!
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helpifIcan
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Have you checked for malware, if you don't have it download malewarebytes free edition and run to check for any bad programs.
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You can use tcpview from sysinternals TCPView for Windows and sort by "Received Bytes" to see what processes are downloading data.
Riff88
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Thank you, Neemobeer. I've solved the issue.
I opened Resource Monitor (search "resource"), and opened the network activity. At fist I thought it was Avast, because it (instup.exe) kept trying to update itself, I went to update it manually. No problem.
Then I saw a process called SVCHOST.EXE (NETWORK SERVICE), with its address "CACHE.GOOGLE.COM". I went and cleared Google Chrome's cache, cookies etc. and the problem was solved! I restarted, opened my Internet USB, connected, without opening a page, and it did nothing, just stayed quiet, no downloading, nothing.
It appears that something in the Google Chrome cache, was still downloading something.
Thanks for all the advice!
I opened Resource Monitor (search "resource"), and opened the network activity. At fist I thought it was Avast, because it (instup.exe) kept trying to update itself, I went to update it manually. No problem.
Then I saw a process called SVCHOST.EXE (NETWORK SERVICE), with its address "CACHE.GOOGLE.COM". I went and cleared Google Chrome's cache, cookies etc. and the problem was solved! I restarted, opened my Internet USB, connected, without opening a page, and it did nothing, just stayed quiet, no downloading, nothing.
It appears that something in the Google Chrome cache, was still downloading something.
Thanks for all the advice!
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