Re: USB modem problem

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One obvious thought is malware of some description - a trojan trying
to dial out, most likely.
have you tried any anti-malware programs? - which ones?


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Noel Paton (MVP 2002-2006)
(CrashFixPC)

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Thanks Noel. I have a very tight regime of keeping malware at bay.
Norton Internet Security 2009 is regularly and routinely updated and
a scan done every week. This problem appeared when I had NIS 2007. I
am very confident that malware is not the cause of the problem. Any
other suggestions please?

Bill Ridgeway

OH DEAR!
at this point I'll bow out gracefully before I say something that I
might regret about how Norton is worse than the malware it's trying to
stop.
I can pretty much guarantee you that getting rid of Norton will get
rid of your problem.

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Noel Paton (MVP 2002-2006)
(CrashFixPC)

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I ran Norton Internet Security 2007 from about December 2007 without
the modem problem and it was sometime in 2008 that the problem
developed. This indicates that NIS is not the culprit in this case.

Bill Ridgeway

Not true - Norton continually finds new ways to screw up peoples'
systems, by 'improving' their software, and pushing the updates out
without proper testing (at least AFAICT)

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Noel Paton (MVP 2002-2006)
(CrashFixPC)

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Thanks Noel.

Norton is only a suspect at the moment: There's no proof. I've tried the
other suggestions on this thread but I'm not willing, at present, to
uninstall Norton to prove / disprove your point whilst there may be
another posible caise to investigate.

Bill Ridgeway
I am dissapointed that this thread has come to an abrupt end on the
suspicion that Norton Internet Security may be the cause of my problem.
It's like the game Mornington Crescent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_(game). I'm sure there
must be other possibilities??

Bill Ridgeway


Yes, there are, but until you've eliminated the most likely, there's little
chance of testing any of the others!

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Noel Paton (MVP 2002-2006)
(CrashFixPC)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.crashfixpc.co.uk


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