MajorModeler
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- May 19, 2014
No, no streaming. At one point I was using uTorrent, but I removed that from my machine and cleared the registry of any mention of it.Do you use anything like Carbonite, Spotify or any other streaming services?
Joe
there is an almost constant stream of incoming traffic
It is a constant level, no dips to 0. It is not pings from time to time, on a regular basis. The outgoing level is almost at 0 all the time.What level of "stream" are you seeing? As long as you have an open network connection, there will be traffic like status pings. You may also have Windows and various software downloading updates in the background, but that wouldn't be continuous. This is more or less continuous and at a volume that would indicate moving serious data around (and you're not backing up your computer to the cloud in the background)?
NO, I stay clear of clouds. I much prefer VFR flights.You did say that was incoming traffic. So you're not continuously restoring your cloud backups?
I run MalwareBytes on a daily basis since this problem startedRun Malwarebytes and SuperAntiSpyware to get rid of malwares that are possibly tracking your internet activity.
Coax cable removed, level goes to 0 immediately.A quick test: disconnect the coax cable between your router and the wall and see if the activity stops (rule out handshaking between the router and your PC).
What kind of bandwidth is being consumed (what volume of data is incoming and how does that compare to the bandwidth of your connection)? Is the volume high enough that it would interfere with heavy usage, say streaming movies, or do you have enough bandwidth that you wouldn't notice? If you would expect it to affect performance, try doing something like streaming movies and see if it actually does. If it should but doesn't, it might indicate that it is being moderated or prioritized, which would imply that it is under the control of something on your computer.
- Do you have a firewall on your PC in addition to one on your router?
- Does the problem go away if you boot in safe mode with networking or clean boot? If it does, it would suggest that the incoming stream is a response to some form of request initiated on your computer (and it could be found by a process of elimination using msconfig).
- Can you do a search based on date/time to see if you can identify whether anything is being saved to the hard disk and if so, what?
- Is this a stand-alone computer or is it part of a local network?
- Does the computer have any active software or settings for interfacing with something external other than through a browser (e.g., FTP, VPN, etc.)?
- Is the computer connected to a company or government network?
- Do you get any clue from the Task Manager as to a process on your computer with CPU or disk write activity that might be associated with the stream?
- Are you running any interactive games?
- Have you pissed off anyone enough that they would want to subject you to a denial of service attack?
I'm guessing that you are looking at the Resource Monitor because that differentiates incoming and outgoing and shows the source IP address. Recognize that the network graph shown there is self-scaling. Even minimal traffic can appear to fill the graph. Look at the network tab of the Task Manager. What kind of percentage does it show for network utilization? On the Resource Monitor window, what kinds of numbers are you seeing for Kbps (add up the numbers shown in the chart or interpolate off the graph)?
There's a good chance that what you're seeing relates to the Windows Media Center Extender Service. There are apparently one or more special purpose IP addresses related to this that you won't be able to identify with an owner lookup. If you backtrack the service description, it will be under LocalServiceandNoImpersonation. If you open Windows Media Player, there are some settings for allowing Internet access to home media and remote control of your player. Try disabling these and see if the traffic disappears. You could also try stopping all services labelled LocalServiceandNoImpersonation.
Quick test: go into msconfig. On the Services tab, uncheck any entries relating to the Media Center. I found two on mine: Microsoft Media Center Scheduler Service, and Media Center Extender Service (to see them, make sure the Hide all Microsoft services box at the bottom is unchecked). On the General tab, pick Selective startup. Click OK and then reboot. See if the traffic disappears.