Hi alrt,
You have at least one torrent client, some temporary file sharing routines, and evidence of some browser helper files that you probably didn't ask for. In short, you have some infection, and are wide-open to be further infected.
You are just as welcome to be a Member and receive assistance here at WTT as any other Member.
However, WTT –
will not – assist with downloads and file problems associated with peer-to-peer and torrent file exchanges that may be in violation of law and/or contractual copywrite restrictions.
Since we have no way of verifying the the "content" that any one user is participating in, we simply decline to be of assistance in any such situation.
What we do know, is that p2p and torrent clients are hugely popular vectors for the mass communication of malware infection.
Please consider Uninstalling all p2p and torrent client utilities.
Your machine will be healthier if you do.
What you decide to do on the internet and with your machine is your own business.
WTT may help you if you dump your torrent and p2p utilities.
But as soon as you re-install them, you place your machine at risk again.
Slow downloads and downloads that slow towards the end or fail to complete are symptoms of dirty tricks played by contributing sources of torrent clients as well as symptoms of infection. The torrent client itself, may or may not be "innocent" but there is often insufficient attention to the behavior of the contributors to make the process safe for users.
I am surprised that your campus IT didn't simply BAN you from using their ISP.
Many campuses have strict rules agains p2p and torrents.
If you want to clean up your machine, uninstall your torrent and any p2p clients.
Then read and follow the instructions,
here:
I wish you the best and am glad you have decided to be a Member at WTT.
I hope you will accept that WTT has specific rules that apply to the entire WTT community for matters of safety and legality.
Best Regards,
Doug
