Windows 7 - is there somewhere I can see my upload/download history

My normal download use over a period of 24 hours is always around 200 Mb.  However, twice in the last four months it has suddenly brought to 6.5 GB for no reason that I know.  My ISP can tell me this is the time - about 4 hours, twice the morning (09:00-13:00) and about 80% was browsing the web and 20% me streaming.  The first time it happened that we were not still in the House.  On my ISP tips, we changed the router password in case someone was using our broadband services, but now it's happened again.

I would like to know if there is somewhere in Windows 7 that I can see what caused this huge spike.

Thank you

There is no native ability to track the broadband use.   (You can see the active data rate with performance monitor, but not history).  There are some 3rd party programs.  Here are links to some of them. Sorry, but I don't have a specific recommendation.

http://www.bwmonitor.com/
http://www.NetLimiter.com/featurelistnl3.php

Some use can occur when you are out of the House (e.g. antivirus updates, updates of windows or other software updates), but if there is much unexplained, it could be malicious associates.  I suggest you check with the good free programs.

By downloading and installing these be sure to get the free version. Say no
for all offers free trial or the auto update during installation to keep the functional free version.

Malwarebytes
http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/

SUPERAntiSpyware
http://www.SUPERAntiSpyware.com/

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