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GLASSWIRE 3.2 (free), 20 minutes
EVER WONDERED HOW many programs on your computer are using your internet connection? Network-monitoring tool GlassWire shines a light on exactly what each online program is up to, helping you identify any dodgy tools that shouldn’t be accessing the internet. Even better, the latest free version (3.2) includes a selection of powerful tools that were previously available only in the paid-for version. We’ll explain how to use them here.
1 GET GLASSWIRE
To install the latest version of GlassWire, go to click the] will be displayed by default and shows all internet activity on your computer (orange sections represent data being downloaded, and purple shows uploads). The graph updates in real time and displays up to 24 hours of data (select the time period using the dropdown box, top right). To find out which programs were accessing the internet during a specific time period, click and drag across the relevant area on the graph. The program that was using your connection most in this period will now be displayed—hover over this to see a list of other programs.
