Unwanted dial-ups

[Gedeon]

Something in my computer attempts to dial-up an Internet connection several
times a day. Since I don't have the "connect automatically" box checked, it
does not succeed, but the thing puzzles me. How do I find out what program
is the culprit, and how do I stop it from doing so? Many thanks for your
kind help. Gedeon

[rifleman]

In article >,
says...
> Something in my computer attempts to dial-up an Internet connection several
> times a day. Since I don't have the "connect automatically" box checked, it
> does not succeed, but the thing puzzles me. How do I find out what program
> is the culprit, and how do I stop it from doing so? Many thanks for your
> kind help. Gedeon
>
>
>
You need Spybot or Adaware.
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Google is your Friend
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[Gedeon]

Thank you for your reply. I have Adaware, and it finds nothing but a few
cookies. Gedeon

"rifleman" > wrote in message
om...
> In article >,
> says...
> > Something in my computer attempts to dial-up an Internet connection
several
> > times a day. Since I don't have the "connect automatically" box checked,
it
> > does not succeed, but the thing puzzles me. How do I find out what
program
> > is the culprit, and how do I stop it from doing so? Many thanks for your
> > kind help. Gedeon
> >
> >
> >
> You need Spybot or Adaware.
> --
> (I may be wrong...I usually am....)
> Google is your Friend
> Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
>

[rifleman]

In article >,
says...
> Thank you for your reply. I have Adaware, and it finds nothing but a few
> cookies. Gedeon
>
> "rifleman" > wrote in message
> om...
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > > Something in my computer attempts to dial-up an Internet connection
> several
> > > times a day. Since I don't have the "connect automatically" box checked,
> it
> > > does not succeed, but the thing puzzles me. How do I find out what
> program
> > > is the culprit, and how do I stop it from doing so? Many thanks for your
> > > kind help. Gedeon
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > You need Spybot or Adaware.
> > --
> > (I may be wrong...I usually am....)
> > Google is your Friend
> > Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
> > www.gbpcomputing.co.uk
> >
>
>
>
try Spybot as well, there are some things that Adaware finds but Spybot
doesn't, and vice versa!
Also have you done a full virus scan with up-to-date signatures
recently?
--
(I may be wrong...I usually am....)
Google is your Friend
Email address deliberately false to avoid spam:
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

[N7TKO]

Gedeon.

I have had this happen to me a few times. I found it was caused from a
program that I had installed before it started. Two programs that I can
remember caused it.
A weather program called Weather Bug.
The new version 7.1 of Netscape. (I have gone back to IE 6)
There is other programs that I cannot remember the name. I suspect that this
is your problem. Good luck,

Bert


"Gedeon" > wrote in message
...
> Something in my computer attempts to dial-up an Internet connection
several
> times a day. Since I don't have the "connect automatically" box checked,
it
> does not succeed, but the thing puzzles me. How do I find out what program
> is the culprit, and how do I stop it from doing so? Many thanks for your
> kind help. Gedeon
>
>


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[Maureen Goldman]

>"Gedeon" > wrote:
>Something in my computer attempts to dial-up an Internet connection several
>times a day. Since I don't have the "connect automatically" box checked, it
>does not succeed, but the thing puzzles me. How do I find out what program
>is the culprit, and how do I stop it from doing so? Many thanks for your
>kind help. Gedeon

If this is new, then the most likely culprit is something you
activated recently. Or something that might have had a delayed
response time (my copy of Real Player has an option not to try to
update for 30 days). You might try looking at your Program Files list
to see if you can identify the sort of thing likely to call home, like
something with a trial period, or something that suggested
registration.

Have you checked Scheduled Tasks? With Win98 I noticed that Windows
Update would often get turned on again after some updates.

[Gedeon]

No, it's not new, it just took me a while to work up enough annoyance to try
to get to the bottom of it. Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions.
Having eliminated the possibility of spyware, in accordance with a
suggestion of a previous writer, my attention turned to such things as you
mentioned, but I have found nothing so far. I don't have any tasks
scheduled. Regards, Gedeon

"Maureen Goldman" > wrote in message
...
> >"Gedeon" > wrote:
> >Something in my computer attempts to dial-up an Internet connection
several
> >times a day. Since I don't have the "connect automatically" box checked,
it
> >does not succeed, but the thing puzzles me. How do I find out what
program
> >is the culprit, and how do I stop it from doing so? Many thanks for your
> >kind help. Gedeon
>
> If this is new, then the most likely culprit is something you
> activated recently. Or something that might have had a delayed
> response time (my copy of Real Player has an option not to try to
> update for 30 days). You might try looking at your Program Files list
> to see if you can identify the sort of thing likely to call home, like
> something with a trial period, or something that suggested
> registration.
>
> Have you checked Scheduled Tasks? With Win98 I noticed that Windows
> Update would often get turned on again after some updates.
>
>