I use a program called Active Ports to track incoming and outgoing...  If 
the entry flashes red you just have to double-click 'n it tells all...


>From: Thomas Mayer <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List              
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>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Who is sending to/from my computer?
>Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:32:18 -0700
>
>Quite a number of programs automatically update themselves. During 
>installation, the more professional programs will ask you if you want 
>automatic updates. The unprofessional ones don't ask. In fact McAfee & 
>Microsoft do automatic updates if you allow it.
>
>You could go through all the programs on your computer and verify if each 
>has a setting for automatic updates and then deactivate the automatic 
>functions as you desire. Another way is to be very limiting with you 
>firewall as to which programs can call home without asking you. This method 
>can be very annoying as the programs will not take the hint and stop 
>trying.
>
>Tom Mayer
>
>Robert Citkowitz wrote:
>>Every so often my dialup gets bogged down by an unknown file transfer. 
>>Sometimes I am later informed that something has been updated, which is 
>>reassuring, but usually I don't know what has been happening.
>>I have an incoming/outgoing software firewall (preloaded McAfee), but I 
>>still want to know what is being updated, if something is going out to 
>>someone, especially if the someone was able to bypass the firewall, who is 
>>writing to my hard drive.
>>Is there some way to identify the site to which I am connected, and what 
>>is going in/out?
>>Rob
>>
>>
>
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