Re: automatic dialing
- From: Malke <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 09:07:28 -0800
newbie wrote:
> Hello Malke,
> I have Spybot, Ad-Aware, SpywareBlaster and ZoneAlarm installed. I
> also have Norton Antivirus.
> I regularly update and run them. Except for a Browser Hijacking Object
> (New.Net ) in Spybot nothing was found during scanning.
> Is there any possibility that automatic dial up is starting because
> Generic
> Host process for win32 services is trying to access Internet. I am
> asking this because in ZoneAlarm Program control I found Generic Host
> process was
> checked for "Allow accessing Internet instead of Ask." Now that I
> have changed it to 'block', I think the problem has stopped.
> Will you please tell me why does Generic Host process want to access
> internet and is there any harm in stopping it from accessing Internet?
> Thanks and Regards.
>
>
I don't know why the Generic Host Process is asking for Internet access
but allowing it out is fine and may be necessary. What you don't want
to do is give it Server rights. It is quite possible that you have
legitimate software on your system that is trying to do automatic
updates. Look for these benign but invasive updaters by using msconfig.
Common culprits are Quicktime, Real Player, MS Works, Quickbooks, etc.
Malke
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