Help!! My computer keeps trying to log onto the Internet, I haven't got any
programs running is this a virus and if so which one?
TIA
Tony

Check to see if you have any of these files on your system:

ansmtp.dll
msdm.bat
msdm.exe
syscpy.exe

These are common spam relay programs that don't get pick up by some spyware
or anti-virus programs. Some spam relays will start automatically and if
you're not connected to the internet, it may try to force a connection.

If you have any of the above files, check out this link for cleanup info.
http://www.pestpatrol.com/PestInfo/s/spam_relayer.asp



"Tony Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Help!! My computer keeps trying to log onto the Internet, I haven't got
any
> programs running is this a virus and if so which one?
> TIA
> Tony
>
>

Also run msconfig or some other program to see if some software you may
have installed wants to run an automatic update program.
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Tony Williams wrote:
> Help!! My computer keeps trying to log onto the Internet, I haven't
> got any programs running is this a virus and if so which one?
> TIA
> Tony

In Message-ID:<btuk86$beu$(E-Mail Removed)> posted on Mon, 12
Jan 2004 17:07:18 +0000 (UTC), Tony Williams wrote:

>Help!! My computer keeps trying to log onto the Internet, I haven't got any
>programs running is this a virus and if so which one?
>TIA
>Tony
>

You do have a program running,
the one that's trying to connect. ;-)

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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:07:18 +0000 (UTC), Tony Williams <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Help!! My computer keeps trying to log onto the Internet, I haven't got any
> programs running is this a virus and if so which one?

My crystal ball is stuck in my garage, which is blocked by snow!

Please see http://www.claymania.com/panic.html

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:07:18 +0000 (UTC), Tony Williams
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Help!! My computer keeps trying to log onto the Internet, I haven't
got any
> > programs running is this a virus and if so which one?
>
> My crystal ball is stuck in my garage, which is blocked by snow!

I will do a swap with you. I will loan you my crystal ball if you come
up and shovel the snow out of my driveway.......grin!!

Heather

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:07:18 +0000 (UTC), "Tony Williams"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Help!! My computer keeps trying to log onto the Internet, I haven't got any
>programs running is this a virus and if so which one?
>TIA
>Tony
>

If you have Norton AV installed it may be that. It has been doing
strange things since 7th.

Taff............



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>If you have Norton AV installed it may be that. It
>has been doing strange things since 7th.

Not NAV. Verisign's certificates expired.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F29936B07

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"Tony Williams" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Help!! My computer keeps trying to log onto the Internet, I haven't got
> any programs running is this a virus and if so which one?
> TIA
> Tony
>
>

The previous posts should show you that it's not possible to diagnose your
situation from what you've provided.

How do you know that something is trying to log into the Internet?

Are you running a firewall, and if so, what's in the logs?

What's installed, including the OS, and what shows up on the task list?
You might be surprised at what's running even if you've just rebooted and
started no programs.

What's in the start-up list?

What do you get when you do a full scan with your anti-virus software
after doing a fresh update?

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:50:25 GMT, Heather <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> My crystal ball is stuck in my garage, which is blocked by snow!
>
> I will do a swap with you. I will loan you my crystal ball if you come
> up and shovel the snow out of my driveway.......grin!!

You're too far away<G>! Besides, I dug for two hours last night, and then
had to dig for another two today, to cleanup what the plow left. My back's
had enough, for today. (I don't bother with the garage, as it's full of
my brother in-laws stuff. No room for any vehicles<g>.)

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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