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Computer automatically dialing internet

Dec 5th, 2003

My computer dials the internet without any input from me. I have gone into internet options/connections/settings/properties/options/redial attempts and reconfigured redial and it still redials the internet. Why?

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Originally Posted by bobtrud

My computer dials the internet without any input from me. I have gone into internet options/connections/settings/properties/options/redial attempts and reconfigured redial and it still redials the internet. Why?

Likely it's a Trojan porn dialer or, possibly, spyware trying to "phone home". You should be able to find it with something like Codestuff Starter http://Codestuff.Mirrorz.com[/b] to look at what's running and what's in the Startup list; it will likely show up there. You should also run Spybot Search & Destroy http://Security.Kolla.de or Ad-aware http://www.Lavasoft.nu to scan and stomp scumware of all types, including dialers and keyloggers.

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