Annoying thing that keeps happening...

[simonm]

I've got Windows 98 on my PC at home and there's this really annoying think that keeps happening....

After about 1 minute after I boot up, it automatically tries to dial up my internet connection. I get the dial up connect dialog box which I cancel and it goes away.

Does anybody know what this is or how to stop it?

I have nothing set to auto startup in my startup folder, registry or windows ini file. When I bring up the task manager, I see no task running.

Once, I tried letting it dial up and connect to see what happened and...nothing! Nothing visible anyway...

Perhaps it's a virus?

[DeadEyes]

This is the kind of thing that could take ages to figure out.
Try searching for spyware or checking the settings of any programs that have an auto update facility.

[simonm]

When you say search for spyware, where do you search?

[Madboy]

Looks for S&D Search and Destroy in google.

Also go to Start>Run>type "Msconfig" without the " and look at your startup tab. Anything running there which shouldnt?

[simonm]

I already tried disabling everything on auto startup with MSConfig but to no avail. I'll try that anti-spyware thingie though...

[Madboy]

And if S&D isnt appealing try searching Lavasoft AdAware, both are good spyware removal tools. Also cleans crap Kazaa installs off (that is if you use Kazaa however).