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I am suddenly using data at an alarming rate--cloudfront.net
Hi cloudfront.net is showing on my Glasswire suddenly and it is using a lot of data. Can one of you fine people tell me how to get rid of it? I looked on the internet and it says its connected to ...
BirdDog wrote:You could have a rootkit virus. Try the beta Malwarebytes anti-rootkit program, it works well: https://www.malwarebytes.com/antirootkit/
Good idea.
I use Norton Power Eraser for the same.
Make sure you haven't had any plug-ins installed in your browser that you aren't aware of. Also, you can narrow the times in Glasswire using the sliders, which can sometimes help you to determine if it's related to a specific site you visit(ed), as in when the data usage happens, or even when it started.
You may want to look at a registry cleaner like CCleaner, but be VERY careful when using one. It's a good idea to make a backup of your system before you do. CCleaner also asks you if you want to save your registry settings before it does any registry cleaning, which it will do in a Windows folder (usually Documents) if you choose to (you definitely should).
thanks Gabe--I have also ran cccleaner.
You could have a rootkit virus. Try the beta Malwarebytes anti-rootkit program, it works well: https://www.malwarebytes.com/antirootkit/
BirdDog wrote:You could have a rootkit virus. Try the beta Malwarebytes anti-rootkit program, it works well: https://www.malwarebytes.com/antirootkit/
Good idea.
I use Norton Power Eraser for the same.
Thanks everyone--tried all of the above, Guess i'll go back to the drawing board
