Hello Dinesh & others, Thanks a lot for your valuable suggestions/guidance. I did check my PC and found that there is no virus in it. Finally, I concluded that there may be some misutilization at somewhere end and I arranged for discontinuation of Broad Band. Now I am using dial up connection till alternative arrangement.
Warm regards. S S Pathak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dinesh Kaushal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [AI] Need your guidance/suggestions > Hello Mr. Pathak > > For that kind of activity it is really high, and other than what harish > has > already said, what comes to my mind, is that you may have some virus > activity going on. some viruses use computers on internet as attack > platform > for other computers. What I mean, that your computer if it is infected > with > such a virus, wil be attacking other computers, and will be generating > huge > amount of data. The purpose of these attacks is to make so many requests > for > a website or something that it is not able to handle the request and then > the site may behave in a way so as to be exposed to exploitations. I have > seen an example, where one computer which was not having service packs for > windows XP, had generated more than 1 GB internet trafic within a few > hours. > > So monitor your computer's usage buy noting in the connection window the > incomming and out going data transfer before you disconnect, this > information is lost after you disconnect,. You can look for some software > which can keep record for such activities. > > Also ensure that your computer has SP2 (Service Pack 2) if you have > windows > xp, or in all other cases you have all the updates for the operating > system > you are using. Besides SP2, apply all security updates as they contain > important bug fixes for latest flause discovered in the operating system > > Hope it helps > Dinesh > > > > , things > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S.S PATHAK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:21 PM > Subject: [AI] Need your guidance/suggestions > > >> Hello friends, >> >> Recently, I have started using Internet (MTNL Broad Band). I can spare >> hardly 30 minutes everyday on an average basis. During this time-frame, I >> go through my mails with the help of Outlook Express. I use to receive >> 2-3 >> mails other than ACCESSINDIA. But my previous Broad Band bill shows that >> I >> have used 1125 MB within a month. In my opinion, it is more than I >> expect. >> >> I shall be obliged to have guidance/suggestions from any of my well >> wisher. >> >> With warm regard. >> >> S S Pathak >> (M) 09868114638 >> To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
