Internet Options settings change by themselves

I just moved up to DSL. The ISP gives you 20 hours of
dialup as a back up, or to use away from home, so I kept
the dialup connection on the computer.

Now, for no apparent reason, the computer keeps trying to
dial the old-fashioned modem even though I have a good
DSL alway-on connection, and I keep having to click
Cancel to stop it.

I have gone to Internet Options/Connections multiple
times, clicked on "Never dial a connection," and then
either "OK" or "Apply." Somehow it keeps changing back
to "Dial whenever a connection is not present."

Ideas?

Sounds like Spyware Pete. Download Spybot and do a thorough check.

SimonC

"Pete" wrote:

I just moved up to DSL. The ISP gives you 20 hours of
dialup as a back up, or to use away from home, so I kept
the dialup connection on the computer.

Now, for no apparent reason, the computer keeps trying to
dial the old-fashioned modem even though I have a good
DSL alway-on connection, and I keep having to click
Cancel to stop it.

I have gone to Internet Options/Connections multiple
times, clicked on "Never dial a connection," and then
either "OK" or "Apply." Somehow it keeps changing back
to "Dial whenever a connection is not present."

Ideas?

Yeah; I'd been living with some stuff that SpyBot called
spyware but AdAware didn't. Didn't seem to cause trouble
while I just had dial-up. Took out Wild Tangent (killing
a game the nieces and nephews like) and problem seems to
be solved. (Before, I just used ZoneAlarm to keep Wild
Tangent from phoning home; the game till worked. What a
joke.)

Thanks and regards.

-----Original Message-----
Sounds like Spyware Pete. Download Spybot and do a
thorough check.

SimonC

"Pete" wrote:

I just moved up to DSL. The ISP gives you 20 hours of
dialup as a back up, or to use away from home, so I
kept
the dialup connection on the computer.

Now, for no apparent reason, the computer keeps trying
to
dial the old-fashioned modem even though I have a good
DSL alway-on connection, and I keep having to click
Cancel to stop it.

I have gone to Internet Options/Connections multiple
times, clicked on "Never dial a connection," and then
either "OK" or "Apply." Somehow it keeps changing back
to "Dial whenever a connection is not present."

Ideas?

.