How to check which program is generating network traffic?

Some programs on windows access network and download files to update themselves. This is annoying in most cases other than anti-virus program. So how you’ll find out that which program is accessing internet ?

You can use following command in command-prompt:

netstat -b -n

and look for ‘ESTABLISHED’ connections.

You can even use following tools :

1. A Visual Netstat
2. Net Tools 5.0
3. Ethereal
4. AnVir Task Manager
5. Wireshark
6. IPTRAF (For linux)

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