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Apr 18th, 2006, 03:31 AM
#1
Dialup parasite
I have a computer that tries to establish a dialup connection every time Windows starts and if I click "cancel" the dialup window pops up every 10 seconds or so. I suppose there's one of these dialup applications trying to connect to the Internet, that somehow got inadvertently installed.
Is there any way to track it down? I examined the contents of the Start/Programs/Init folder and then, in the registry, hkey_local_machine/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/run and runonce, and I couldn't spot anything suspicious.
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Apr 18th, 2006, 06:45 PM
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Re: Dialup parasite
in iexplore goto options>connections and in the dialup option ,check never dial a connection
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Apr 19th, 2006, 02:35 AM
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Re: Dialup parasite
Originally Posted by litlewiki
in iexplore goto options>connections and in the dialup option ,check never dial a connection
I'll check this up as soon as I can (it's a home computer and I'm now at the office). In the meantime, though, does this apply to any application trying to reach the Internet or only to IE?
Lottery is a tax on people who are bad at maths
If only mosquitoes sucked fat instead of blood...
To do is to be (Descartes). To be is to do (Sartre). To be do be do (Sinatra)
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Apr 19th, 2006, 08:15 AM
#4
Re: Dialup parasite
Could also be spyware or a virus that is trying to use a remote dialer in order to run up your phone bill....
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Apr 19th, 2006, 08:44 AM
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Re: Dialup parasite
Originally Posted by gigemboy
Could also be spyware or a virus that is trying to use a remote dialer in order to run up your phone bill....
I ran (up to date) Norton AV in the first place and there were no findings... but I still have to scan for spyware.
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If only mosquitoes sucked fat instead of blood...
To do is to be (Descartes). To be is to do (Sartre). To be do be do (Sinatra)
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