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Old 25-08-2008, 23:44   #5
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Re: Why?

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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher View Post
Trojans, adware and some anti-vir, firewalls can all have adverse effects on DL speed. Do a thorough housekeep on your PC and try with just the xp firewall running for a test just to see if there is a difference.

You might also try TCPOptimizer.
With this advice in mind, I just disabled my Kasperky AV software and my DL speed increased from 15 to 18.5 Meg. Would a different AV be the solution. Cheers
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