Re: help please

From: PC (paulm)
Date: 09/10/04 

Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 15:11:37 +0100

Hi Mike,

I would doubt very much if this is related to adware/spyware. I would be
inclined to think it is some sort of attack from the internet if you have no
firewall in place.

If you don't you could try some of the personal firewalls (such as ZoneAlarm
Pro) If your server is the only connected device this might be an option.
Zonealarm can easily be programmed to allow outgoing traffic from your
network but block incoming traffic.

HTH

Paul

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:083601c49723$094394d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> paul
>
> yes i am going to disconnect it tonight and run some
> spybot today to see for spyware. could spyware eat up
> that much space
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Mike,
> >
> >Do you have a firewall. If so have you checked the logs
> for any unusual
> >activity. When you say you're hard drive space is eaten
> up what is is being
> >eaten up with. What directories are effected?
> >
> >If internet connectivity is not critical overnight you
> could disconnect you
> >broadband connection for one night and see is your hard
> drive space
> >effected.
> >
> >
> >"mike leahy" <mleahy@ibs.ie> wrote in message
> >news:958a01c49712$567a7d10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> hi , i am running win 2k small business server with sp
> 3.
> >> my hard disk is constantly losing space, i free up
> space
> >> only to find 1.5 gb eaten up at night time. my
> broadband
> >> company have informed me that there is high network
> >> activity going out of my network, i need to find out
> how
> >> to stop this space being eaten up every night,,,,, is
> it
> >> a hacker. my virus scan is up to date and its not
> that..
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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