I do see postings through Google that a PC that fits the description of mine is transmitting information.

If it is no sensitive information, could you please point us on these postings?

I also see usage of my CPU that is unexplainable. [...] I would certainly welcome advice as to why, I keep finding my information linked with this. Please advise.

You could try to close and exit all applications you are able to find and then check how many free RAM is remaining to the system and how many is used by the rest of applications. Sysinternals' Process Explorer tool will help you a lot. And additionally to the applications, recommended by Ageless (did you try any of them?), you could try their Autoruns and RootkitRevealer tools. If no one will be successful, than I'd assume it being probably the mentioned BIOS virus.

I am not sure just who contributed the search covered by the link to "here" but it was at least somewhat informative. It seems that someone with a similar name is providing information. It still may be my machine as the usage history indicates something is going on even after I reformatted the hard drive and loaded original software back onto the PC.

You can try to switch off your machine (or at least plug it out of any connection to internet) for a period of 3 (three) days. Then we could be able to tell you whether the mentioned computer is yours or only coincidentally similar one.

I do have these issues and have noted from views of other threads in the discussion list that I am not the only one with similar problems.

Few links to such threads would be appreciated too...

If your computer was trickling data up to the SETI server, I would expect to see some recent credits here

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/show_user.php?userid=1650

but there's nothing. On the same page, if you click on 'computers', you'll see that no computer is registered under your name.

That's not that simple, there is no crunching project coupled with BOINC message boards and thus no computers are here :-) Take a look here to see what you are looking for.

Have you got a round boinc B icon in the system tray...

Sure not (see my previous explanation ;-)

Mr. Bruce, are you aware of project names like Einstein, Large Hadron Collider, Rosetta, World Community Grid etc.??

I signed up for SETI some years ago. I am not familiar with these other projects. I have had nothing to do with them to the best of my knowledge.I shall go to the site you recommend and see what is there. I have no BOINC icon in my tray. It is not locatable under searches of the hard drive. I do see postings through Google that a PC that fits the description of mine is transmitting information. I also see usage of my CPU that is unexplainable.
I have deleted all programs save for Word and a spreadsheet program and still see this. Perhaps you have some explanation or advice. I would certainly welcome advice as to why, I keep finding my information linked with this. Please advise.

Thanks for pointing me to the right place, Pepo.

I think we need confirmation from Mr Co**ingham that that is in fact his own boinc account stats page. This computer seems to have been running not just SETI but also Einstein and Rosetta during the last 24 hours.

If your computer was trickling data up to the SETI server, I would expect to see some recent credits here

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/dev/show_user.php?userid=1650

but there's nothing. On the same page, if you click on 'computers', you'll see that no computer is registered under your name.

That's not that simple, there is no crunching project coupled with BOINC message boards and thus no computers are here :-) Take a look here to see what you are looking for.

Have you got a round boinc B icon in the system tray...

Sure not (see my previous explanation ;-)

Mr. Bruce, are you aware of project names like Einstein, Large Hadron Collider, Rosetta, World Community Grid etc.??

I think we need confirmation from Mr Co**ingham that that is in fact his own boinc account stats page.

I'm sure this will never happen. Also (although stating that "Being a reasonable person...") he writes "You have my contact information and I do not wish to make it available to the world..." and "I provide you with information, aside from extinct email addresses which no longer work, that demonstrate that I do indeed own this PC".

I'm eager to see this information!!!!

I installed BOINC on a computer that I don't intend to use very often. Maybe 5 times a day for 10 minutes each. I wanted to set it up so that when I was using the computer, BOINC paused and let me do my work. Then, when I was finished, BOINC would pick up where it left off.

I set my preferences for BOINC not to run while the computer was busy, with an idle time of 5 minutes. I figured I was set.

However, when the BOINC screen saver comes on, it reports that BOINC is currently suspended. It goes on to suggest in strong language that I set BOINC to run all the time. It is only when I click "Run always" that it resumes.

What gives? Why should I have to restart BOINC when I'm done using the computer? I don't WANT to "Run always," damn it. What's the problem?

I do see that I am still transmitting data to seti and when I look at computer usage, I see evidence of the same. I have tried all the usual means of deleting programs.

Are you sure you didn't set a preference in the bookmarks or favorites in your browser(s) to check for new updates of the Seti site?

I do see that I am still transmitting data to seti and when I look at computer usage, I see evidence of the same. I have tried all the usual means of deleting programs.

Are you sure you didn't set a preference in the bookmarks or favorites in your browser(s) to check for new updates of the Seti site?

I do see that I am still transmitting data to seti and when I look at computer usage, I see evidence of the same. I have tried all the usual means of deleting programs.

Are you sure you didn't set a preference in the bookmarks or favorites in your browser(s) to check for new updates of the Seti site?

I do see that I am still transmitting data to seti and when I look at computer usage, I see evidence of the same. I have tried all the usual means of deleting programs.

Are you sure you didn't set a preference in the bookmarks or favorites in your browser(s) to check for new updates of the Seti site?

I have changed browsers since installing Seti at home and never did such a thing.

I do see that I am still transmitting data to seti and when I look at computer usage, I see evidence of the same. I have tried all the usual means of deleting programs.

Are you sure you didn't set a preference in the bookmarks or favorites in your browser(s) to check for new updates of the Seti site?

Sir, if you have BOINC running on your PC(s), you can uninstall it through Add/Remove Programs in Windows.

If you still have Seti Classic running, you can delete the whole program and directory.

Sir, if you have BOINC running on your PC(s), you can uninstall it through Add/Remove Programs in Windows.

If you still have Seti Classic running, you can delete the whole program and directory.

Boinc is a program which is described as using ALL unused cpu processing time. At the lowest of priorities.
So all other programs will have a higher prioity, and therefore be allowed to "push in" and get whatever resources they need. BOINC will ALWAYS take a "back seat" to other programs, unless your computer just doesn't have the resouces needed by the science application, in which case BOINC and the scienc app. may be slow to 'move aside'.