Help with Activity Monitor and excessive data usage

Hello,

I have recently noticed my MacBook pro (with macOS Mojave), is using huge amounts of data, without me actively downloading anything. I use my computer for emails, and safari browsing... and Ive just being on these for half an hour is showing over 1.3GB of data. I have no idea what could be using so much data.


I have opened my activity monitor, and I have downloaded Bandwidth+ to see the data usage. I can't make head nor tail of the Activity Monitor... and nothing seems to be using an excessive amount of data.... is anyone able to decipher this for me? I don't know what mDNSResponder is.. or Spotlight Networking?


My Safari Networking seems to be the highest, but this appears to grow even without Safari being open.


Could it be a virus or something? Should I uninstall something which is working in the background?

Would LOVE some help from someone who can advise. I have a screenshot here of my Activity Monitor.


Thank you in advance.


MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 24, 2019 6:28 AM

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Posted on Feb 24, 2019 6:34 AM

Please download and run Etrecheck  It is a diagnostic tool that's very useful to us in finding problems. Also it will give us further specs on your Mac. After it runs post the log file here. It will contain no personal information.


To post the log file copy & paste it using the Page icon in your reply window:

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Feb 24, 2019 7:26 AM in response to LornaRob

Virtual Memory Information:

    Available RAM 1.33 GB

    Free RAM 16 MB

    Used RAM 6.67 GB

    Cached files 1.32 GB

    Swap Used 1.70 GB

 

Software Installs (past 30 days):

    Install DateName(Version)

    2019-01-29 DaisyDisk (4.6.5)

    2019-01-29 Microsoft AutoUpdate

    2019-01-29 iTunes (12.8.2)

    2019-02-12 Adobe Flash Player

    2019-02-15 Bandwidth+ (1.11)

    2019-02-18 Microsoft Outlook for Mac

    2019-02-18 Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac

    2019-02-18 Microsoft Excel for Mac

    2019-02-18 Microsoft OneNote for Mac

    2019-02-18 Microsoft Word for Mac

    2019-02-21 Gatekeeper Configuration Data (163)

    2019-02-22 MRTConfigData (1.40)

    2019-02-24 EtreCheck (5.1)

 

Clean up:

    ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.leapfrog.connect.monitor.plist

        ~/Library/Application Support/LeapFrogConnect/LeapFrogMonitor.app/Contents/MacOS/LeapFrogMonitor

        Executable not found

 

Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

    Directory /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports is not accessible without Full Drive Access.

 

End of report


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