Network Activity Monitor

Are there any (free) applications out there that can provide the network monitor/display activity of a firewall, but without actually acting as a firewall? I recently removed Sunbelt Kerio PFW and replaced it with Dynamic Security Agent as I sit behind a NAT router and don't need specific rules/filterings. However, I miss the ability to see what network activity is actually happening by process/application, which was very good within Sunbelt Kerio.

Many thanks all

 

You might like TCPView:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Networking/TcpView.mspx

 

I was looking to download that last night but couldn't find the download link on that page. Weird!!

It's ok, found it here...

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/tcpview.html

 

CurrPorts is another good one (that doesn't get installed), at http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cports.html

 

Thanks guys. I was about to try out cports and went to Nirsoft's website, downloaded it and did my usual submit to Virustotal for a quick scan. Three of the scanners came back with a problem:
CAT-QuickHeal 9.00 2007.07.17 Trojan.Horst.or
eSafe 7.0.15.0 2007.07.17 suspicious Trojan/Worm
Webwasher-Gateway 6.0.1 2007.07.17 Win32.ModifiedUPX.gen!90 (suspicious)

Are these FPs? The name Nirsoft seems to ring a bell for some reason...and not a good reason.

 

I've been using cports and have received no warnings from any scanners, such as AOL/AVS, A2, SAS, AVG/AS or even HijackThis Like HijackThis, cports doesn't even install itself. About Nirsoft, if you do a search here of it, there are other threads that raise questions not of the co. but of it's use by malware

 

Prio Task Manager extension has a tab for TCP/USP activity as well as a lot of other great features.

http://www.prnwatch.com/prio.html

 

Adding a services-tab as well as the TCP/IP-tab to the task mgr!!! Now that makes sense!!! Thanx for the link, I've already dLo'd and will install shortly...

 

Have had installed for a few hours and like VERY much. Adds a lot to task manager that should be there already. Thanx again!!!

 

I'll second that. Nice & usefull tool. Thanks Espresso!

 

Those are detections of runtime packers.

 

How do you keep it installed? I see after I shut down and restart it's no longer in the Task Manager.

Edit
After re-install again it's no where to be found. Is there a way to enable it?

 

Thanks Espresso. Nice find. I have it running now.

 

Here's another nice task manager extension, w/o a network component but it does work with Prio. Only problem is that the priority saving option isn't available on the menu.

http://www.codeproject.com/system/Task_Manager_Extension.asp?df=100

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DWax, check your Add/Remove Programs CP. Are you using PowerShadow or another disk shadowing program?

 

Do any of these show internet traffic with an icon in the task bar (like ZA or Comodo does). If not does anyone know one that does that is not a firewall?

 

ToggleNETLIGHTS

 

Thanks!

 

Why not use the built in windows network traffic tray icon? Check the properties page of your network connection in the Network Connections control panel. There's a checkbox for "Show icon in notification area when connected".

 

WSFuser- Looks like ToggleNETLIGHTS has been taken down as it is not available for download from any pages I found.

Expresso- thanks for the suggestion. But my system just shows an icon that looks like two computers either lighting up or going dark. I was hoping for the red/green lights (or some derivation thereof)...I know, ---> picky.

 

I dont know if NetMeter or NET Traffic Meter has the systray icon you want but check them out.

 

Netmeter has a task tray icon. Thanks.

 

Sorry to revive this somewhat old thread, but this is just for the record (and maybe a possible answer to my question below).

I said in my previous post on this thread that I liked Prio. Well, I actually do, I based my statement on the features of this add-on, but haven't really tried it untill now. A moment ago I gave it a shot in a VM, but to my surprise, when I started Task Manager my firewall warned me that taskmgr.exe suddenly wanted to call out on http to Microsoft. WTF
Why is that needed? Is this a joke?
Any clues?

 

I had the same question, but continue to use it (when I`m actually in windows)...

 

Prio has a feature where it checks if a program has a digital signature; perhaps Prio needs to connect out to verify such signature. Just a guess though.

 

Hi WSFuser.

And a good one it is I have re-checked your suggestion, took a closer look in Prio. There's a feature in 'Prio' menu called 'verify integrity' which is enabled by default (I completely overlook it). I disabled it, and no outbound attempt is made. Cheers.

Sorry guys, a false alarm. But it is always good to know what software does, and in Prio's case, it's good that the unneeded (for me, at least) feature can be disabled. I will now install Prio and fully enjoy it.

Thanks again.