(Steve Hayes) wrote:


It's been doing this for the last 5 years.

I've done virus checks with several programs. I have used several versions of
ZoneAlarm, which is supposed to say what programs are trying to acces the
Internet.

Since I found how to stop it dialling automatically it's not a major probem,
more a minor annoyance. I'll be typing something like that, and suddenly find
that the last sentence or two have been lost, because the "dial up networking"
thingy had popped up on the screen.

Automatic dialing generally has one of the three following causes:
1. Virus
2. Spyware (which antivirus software will not stop or detect)
3. Software with an "automatic update" feature that has been shoddily
programmed so it tries to dial the internet without asking first.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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