Re: System tryng to connect to dial up

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From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: 28 Apr 2004 16:27:05 -0500

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:30:13 -0700, <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>When I disconnect from my broadband connection the dial
>up connection keeps trying to re-establish itself(dial up
>box keeps popping up)I have now had to set it to ask
>before connection to prevent it autodialing.
>
>None of the windows, explorer or other programs are set
>to re-dial or auto-dial. Can't find anything on the MS
>support site, anybody have any ideas how to stop this?

You probably have an antivirus program or similar trying to contact its home
database. Or maybe spyware.

Get Port Explorer (free) from
<http://www.diamondcs.com.au/portexplorer/index.php?page=home> to show you what
network connections your computer is actually opening, and what processes are
opening them. And Process Explorer (free) from
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml>. Provides way more
information than Task Manager.

If anything suspicious shows up, do a spyware search.

Get HijackThis <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155> and Spybot S&D
<http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download>. Both free.
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log.
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it here):
<http://forums.net-integration.net/>
<http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/>
<http://forums.tomcoyote.org/>
<http://www.wilderssecurity.com/>

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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