HOW TO SPEED UP INTERNET STOPPING IDLE PROGRAMS ?
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If you are
worried that some hidden or unknown programs on your Windows PC are secretly
making connections to websites in the background, you can use a simple DOS
command to detect and prevent such suspicious activity:
1. Open the
Windows Start Menu and search for Command Prompt. Right-click and choose "Run
as Administrator ". Alternatively, you can cmd in your Windows Run box to
quickly open the command prompt.
2. The command
prompt will by default open itself in the Windows System directory. Use the cd
command to switch to the root directory
c:\windows\sytem32>
cd \
3. Now type
"netstat -b 5 > activity.txt" and press enter. After say 2
minutes, press Ctrl+C.
4. Type
"activity.txt" on the command line to open the log file in notepad
(or your default text editor)
Which Programs
are Connecting to the Internet? The file activity.txt will have a log of all
processes (or Windows programs) that made a connection to the Internet in the
last two minutes. It will also show which process connected to which website
during this time.
And not just the
web browsers (like iexplore.exe or chrome.exe), the log will also show your IM
clients, download managers, email programs or any software that requires a net connection.
Scroll though the
activity.txt file and look for any process names or website addresses that you
are not aware of. If you track one, open Windows task manager (or Process
Explorer) to find the location of the executable on your computer and stop using this.
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