liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hi guys, right lets get started, beacuse this may take a while! Firstly, about two days ago I recieved a virus through MSN messenger known as the Elitebar/PokaPoka virus (you may have heard of it or even be unfortunate to get it!). As a resuly my computer, mainly Internet orinatated tasks were effected/hampered. My download speed dropped from 350Kbp/s (avg) to around 70Kbp/s (avg). I was fed up with reading forum posts of how to delete this virus, so simply rebooted/reformated/re-installed windows Xp sp1. I saved all neccessary work onto my 20GB iPod, and went along with it. Now I have a completely fresh laptop with just the recycle bin and the desktop, and the few essential files from my iPod that are needed (for example network/video/sound drivers). The virus, I can say hands down has been completly removed, so please don't suggest downloading spyware, not because Im sure the virus has gone, but because I already have! lol My conncection is a LAN as Im living at university. Prior to the virus I was downloading at a happy 350kbp/s. Now, with a fresh system Im only downloading at 180kbp/s. Ive had a crack with cablenut, and that only helped minimally. However, here comes the confusing part, when downloading from www.microsoft.com, I get download speeds of around 300-400Kbp/s (double my average!). Why is this??? Any help would be much appriciated, Newbie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Sean, you can try resetting your Cable/DSL modem, and/or change your IP address. I heard that virus makes your connection DDOS random servers, be careful. -Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Think you may have posted to the wrong post ther my friend, thanks anyways! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Nah, I assumed you were my friend, because my friend had the exact same problem. He also did a fresh install of XP SP2, and it got rid of it. I guess he was lucky that he wasn't DDoSed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Sorry friend, I just read 'sean' and did not read the rest. As for your suggestion, how would you go about chaning an IP address, and would this work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 If you have a router in between your cable modem, if it has a MAC address option, try changing your MAC address' last digit to something else, 0-F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 I don't have a router, I'm simply plugged into the wall via a cat.5 ethernet cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Oh, you're sharing on a university LAN? Sorry theres nothing you can do about it. You can try another person's line in your office. If you get better results with that line, complain to them that your line needs to be replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Hmmm, ok then. Well most of my flat mates recieve fairly average connections of around 300kbp/s, as I used to. However, it does seem weird that www.microsoft.com downloads at high speeds, but other sites do not!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 That means, other sites are under load, or Microsoft's server is closer to your location. ftp://ftp6.us.nero.com/Nero-6.6.0.16.exe - Try downloading this, and see your speed. Nero has a very reliable server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Yes this download speed from Nero was similar to Microsofts. Is it just a matter of geographical locations??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 That, and the reliability of the server lines. And of course, the cleaness of communication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Well thanks for your time and help. Any other final tips though to retrive that 350kbp/s connection that I once had with most websites i visited??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 P.S just visited that Nero site again, now Im downloading at 450-500kbp/s! Weird huh?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Well, from your point of access, you should realize that about a thousand people are using the line you are currently using, so its only natural that it will slow it down a bit. But 300+-400+ KB/sec range is pretty good for that kind of bandwidth usage. I'd say your connection is pretty powerful to provide that many users that much bandwidth. Thats about as good as it gets, put a fork in it, and you're done. -Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamdunning Posted October 27, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 Cheers dude, you've been reassuringly helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentGOD Posted October 27, 2005 CID Share Posted October 27, 2005 My pleasure, and you're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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