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Question

how to disable bits for good

Nov 22, 2013 9:29AM PST

Background intelligent transfer service is eating my bandwidth. I have no idea what it is sending and receiving but it sucks 1.5meg of bandwidth all day long. If I disable it it turns back on after a while. This is probably some kind of virus, but if I can just keep the darn thing off, i'm ok with that.

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Answer
Why not install a firewall.
Nov 22, 2013 2:50PM PST

Most let you block it all.

I see your question has prior discussions so I'm not going to duplicate answers but add what I see most miss. Install a firewall.
Bob

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firewall
Nov 22, 2013 10:20PM PST

Bob,

I do have a firewall, Am using AVGF.

Kim

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Then the question is why it can't block that.
Nov 22, 2013 11:46PM PST

Sounds like a bum firewall.

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Nov 23, 2013 1:55AM PST

no I don't think so, I disallowed via firewall, all applications that I could not identify. Problem solved. I wish there was a why to find out who was queing bits up, but this took care of it.
Thanks Bob for the idea

Kim

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OK, so it can block it. So not a bum.
Nov 23, 2013 2:00AM PST

Sorry if I upset you but I'm harsh to apps that don't do what they claim to do!
Bob