I have something running that is slowing down my internet

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For about a week now my internet has been slow and virgin are adamant that there is no connection fault.

I just started my computer in safe mode and the my connection is back to normal.

Is there a way to easily fault find what service i have running that is causing this?

Cheers,
 
Check what processes you have running in windows task manager if you are unsure what is what just type names into google.

Are you connected using a router?
 
Yeh i'm using a router but the problem remains without it. As for processess none of them appear dodgy as i did a reformat the other day and i'm pretty diligent about keeping my PC free of viruses and spyware etc.
 
Security software more than likely, disable the firewall temporarily or uninstall the software completely then retest.
 
Hi,

Yep turns out it was Comodo firewall. That's really annoying because i like having a software firewall so i can pick and choose what connects to the net and i liked Comodo.

Anyone have any advice on how to configure Comodo or recommend me a different firewall altogether?

Cheers.
 
Reinstalled comodo and without changing any default settings my internet connection immediately slows down.

I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do as i dont really want to have no firewall running.
 
Just use Windows Firewall. It is at least stable and not buggy.

Technically even just NAT should be enough protection but with Windows Firewall you're more than covered.
 
Yeh the only reason i like having something like comodo is so i can deny net access to certain programs. Windows firewall rarely seems to give me the choice.
 
Try a different firewall/security package like kaspersky or something.

Kaspersky has a free trial so its of no risk to you financially :)
 
I thoroughly recommend Zonealarm ( www.zonelabs.com ). In my opinion, the free version is more than good enough, and is as configurable as Comodo is.

I've never found fault with it :)
 
As people say above, there's no real reason you need to block things accessing the internet unless you're doing dodgy things that have to activate ;)

Good old NAT and router firewall would do the trick, with Windows Firewall as a backup.

Stay away from ZoneAlarm like it was the plague.
 
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