Download/Upload Meter
 

I've noticed over the last few weeks that sometimes my download/upload meter in the bottom left hand corner is way off on what I'm actually downloading/uploading.
It caught my eye when I saw my downloads coming in at over 6000KBs and over 3000KBs up!
Just before I started to jump for joy I checked my incoming and saw it hovering around a normal 200KBs down and 60-70 KBs up.
It usually stays this way for a few minutes, numbers fluctuating wildly before settling back down.
Any ideas why? Ghost in the system?

I have found the same error. Anyone have a clue about this? Is it reading bandwidth traffic instead of actual UL/DL stat's?