My Mac is draining a lot of internet without my knowledge. I've checked for system updates and application updates, have closed all the apps, restarted to the device still it's took away all my 1.5GB of daily data in just 1-2 min. Where is the problem?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0
KBruno635 Said:
"Unknown and unwanted Internet usage ||: My Mac is draining a lot of internet without my knowledge. I've checked for system updates and application updates, have closed all the apps, restarted to the device still it's took away all my 1.5GB of daily data in just 1-2 min. Where is the problem?"
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Scan with Malwarebytes for Mac:
Start with running a scan for malware, using Malwarebytes for Mac and remove what is found. Perhaps something was installed that made this occur. Remove what is found from the quarantine. Malware is short for: Malicious Software, which makes you computer act in a mislead manor.
Downloads:
I understand you have an ISP with a limited data plan, and that you are interested in determining which apps or processes are using such an excessive amount.
Determining the cause is not a straightforward task without the help of third party utilities that I don't necessarily recommend. If you don't know where to start, EtreCheck may help. A description and download link are here: How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report - Apple Community.
Of course downloading it will just to add to your undesired data consumption, but only once. It's approximately 13.5 MB in size. It does exactly nothing when it is not running, and can just be ignored or dragged to the Trash when you're finished with it. Post its report in a reply to this Discussion, in accordance with the above instructions.
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