[X4U] PC drain

[B. Kuestner]

> A neighbor has a PC and each day a lot of data is send from the  
> PC.  He doesn't do it.  It seems to be done automatically.  Does  
> someone know which implanted illegal software he must look?
> I advised him to buy a Mac which he will think about.  A few days  
> ago he has 2.7 GB in one day.

No standard spyware phones home data in the GB range.

I assume his machine has secretly been taken over by somebody else  
and is part of a botnet or similar.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet>

I suggest to back up data and reinstall from scratch.

Björn