netstat.exe starting while playing steam games

Miscelaneous Gamer · Dec 1, 2007

Alright, so I should let steam know this, but for some reason netstat.exe decides to start when playing steam games. Alright, so it starts, but what is the problem? It takes 50% of the cpu load when running. Meaning that I lose oh, say 85% of the frames per second that I should have. Oh so why dont I use ctrl+alt+del to shut it down? (end process) Because it tells me that the operation could not be completed. or something. But it also is set to high priority.

Techpowerup, please tell me how to shut it down. Or disable it.

hat · Dec 1, 2007

It' might be a virus. If it's in the startup list, disable it. Run a couple of spyware and av scans.

Miscelaneous Gamer · Dec 1, 2007

hat said:
It' might be a virus. If it's in the startup list, disable it. Run a couple of spyware and av scans.

Isn't there a run command that I can use that'll bring up a startup list?

oily_17 · Dec 1, 2007

Yeah goto Start then Run and type msconfig then click on the Startup tab.

Miscelaneous Gamer · Dec 1, 2007

oily_17 said:
Yeah goto Start then Run and type msconfig then click on the Startup tab.

Many many thanks.

But netstat.exe isn't there...

Wile E · Dec 1, 2007

Sounds like it might be a dialer.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/netstat.exe-3777.html

Time to run spyware and AV scans.

Miscelaneous Gamer · Dec 4, 2007

Wile E said:
Sounds like it might be a dialer.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/netstat.exe-3777.html

Time to run spyware and AV scans.

Seems like it... might be worth wiping it then.

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Miscelaneous Gamer · Dec 5, 2007

[thread] Continued.

So, after further testing, netstat.exe was scanned with several anti-virus programs and etc. and found to be harmless. It's somehow connected to NET traffic meter. netstat.exe only starts when connecting to a server or playing on a server in TF2, and while NET traffic meter is running.

Also, I cant use ctrl+alt+del to end process, change priority or change it's affinity.

The computer has a dual core 3ghz processor of some type. Yet it takes 50% of the processor and 50-85% of the frames.

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Processor	Pentium 4 3.2GHz Hyperthreading
Cooling	Stock cooling
Memory	2GB DDRII RAM
Video Card(s)	AMD/ATi Radeon HD 4670 512MB
Storage	2 x 250GB SATA, 3 x 500GB external HDD
Display(s)	LG Flatron M198WA-BT 19" LCD Widescreen monitorTV
Case	Stock Dell Dimension 5150 case
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