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Socrates
I just finished building a new computer and loaded a full
version of XP Pro on a brand new hard drive. The moment I
connected to the internet via my broadband and LAN
connection, another item apppeared in my 'Network
Connections' folder. It was labeled simply "Internet
Connection".
This connection immediately started grinding away,
sending and receiving GB's of data in a matter of minutes
(I have a VERY fast internet connection). I had already
downloaded all the XP updates and such, and had disabled
the update wizard.
This mysterious connnection cannot be disabled, though it
disappears entirely if I enable the XP firewall. This
connnection indicates that my computer is connecting to
the internet through another computer.
I'm quite concerned about this connnection as it is
sending and receiving MASSIVE amounts of data to/from
some mystery computer on the internet.
I installed ZoneAlarm Pro and the service doing all the
sending/receiving is 'Generic Host Process for Win32
Services'. This process seems to be opening a port on my
computer and making a connection through it.
Disabling GHP also disables all connections to the
internet. Unfortunately I cannot use the XP firewall as
the print server on my LAN cannot be accessed.
Allowing this connection uses up so much bandwidth that
regular internet access is extremely slow.
I can't imagine that a trojan horse virus got into my
computer so quickly, so I'm guessing this is a
Microsoft "XP, phone home" function.
In any event, I'd sure like to make it go away..
Thanks in advance.
socrates - at - webbolts - dot - com
version of XP Pro on a brand new hard drive. The moment I
connected to the internet via my broadband and LAN
connection, another item apppeared in my 'Network
Connections' folder. It was labeled simply "Internet
Connection".
This connection immediately started grinding away,
sending and receiving GB's of data in a matter of minutes
(I have a VERY fast internet connection). I had already
downloaded all the XP updates and such, and had disabled
the update wizard.
This mysterious connnection cannot be disabled, though it
disappears entirely if I enable the XP firewall. This
connnection indicates that my computer is connecting to
the internet through another computer.
I'm quite concerned about this connnection as it is
sending and receiving MASSIVE amounts of data to/from
some mystery computer on the internet.
I installed ZoneAlarm Pro and the service doing all the
sending/receiving is 'Generic Host Process for Win32
Services'. This process seems to be opening a port on my
computer and making a connection through it.
Disabling GHP also disables all connections to the
internet. Unfortunately I cannot use the XP firewall as
the print server on my LAN cannot be accessed.
Allowing this connection uses up so much bandwidth that
regular internet access is extremely slow.
I can't imagine that a trojan horse virus got into my
computer so quickly, so I'm guessing this is a
Microsoft "XP, phone home" function.
In any event, I'd sure like to make it go away..
Thanks in advance.
socrates - at - webbolts - dot - com