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steve2470

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7. you're very welcome...also try Spybot and Malwarebytes, links in post....
Sun Oct 27, 2013, 07:15 AM
Oct 2013
http://www.safer-networking.org/mirrors/

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/

If your pc comes back clean..hmmm......are you on a router ? Is it configured correctly ? It sounds like something is blocking downloads a bit.

BTW, you might try FTP (file transfer protocol) if you can. It's a very old internet protocol and specifically designed for downloading. Free program here: https://filezilla-project.org/download.php
have you called your ISP ? nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #1
Not my account, I'm (with permission) leeching wifi off someone else's account Fumesucker Oct 2013 #2
ok, are you sure nothing else is downloading ? Which OS are you using ? nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #3
Win 7 Ultimate and this has been going on for some time Fumesucker Oct 2013 #4
ok, done a malware scan with two different programs lately ? nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #5
Microsoft Security Essentials is active and says the system is clean but I'm doing a full scan now Fumesucker Oct 2013 #6
you're very welcome...also try Spybot and Malwarebytes, links in post.... steve2470 Oct 2013 #7
Well, I clicked on the "FTP download" link a few times and had the same result Fumesucker Oct 2013 #8
ok try this after you pause your downloads: steve2470 Oct 2013 #9
First one comes back Ping 42 ms and 1.83 Mbps Fumesucker Oct 2013 #10
is 1.83 mbps "normal" for your connection ? you said it's wireless nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #11
I don't have any idea, haven't checked that in a while Fumesucker Oct 2013 #12
ok pause your downloads and try this for a real test of your connection steve2470 Oct 2013 #13
That one is coming in at a little over 200 KBytes/sec Fumesucker Oct 2013 #14
I think something is off with your connection, it should come in faster than that.... steve2470 Oct 2013 #15
go here and click Advanced troubleshooting please, and report back, please steve2470 Oct 2013 #16
Bear in mind that this is all coming a fair distance over a copper wire pair Fumesucker Oct 2013 #17
yes I understand, part of the problem to be honest is you have a wireless connection steve2470 Oct 2013 #18
It pretty much did Fumesucker Oct 2013 #20
ok if you need more help , come back please :) have a good day nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #21
refresh this post please, more info here steve2470 Oct 2013 #19
just out of sheer curiosity, copper wire pair is ? I'm confused, thanks nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #22
Been away from the computer all day Fumesucker Oct 2013 #23
what was the final diagnosis, Dr. Fumesucker ? :) nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #25
Haven't had time to thoroughly pursue it yet Fumesucker Oct 2013 #26
ok that's good you found malware steve2470 Oct 2013 #27
Well, I finally had a chance to boot up with Linux, Knoppix to be specific Fumesucker Oct 2013 #28
Bottleneck is possibly at the server side? MannyGoldstein Oct 2013 #24
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