Some websites want a dialup connection

[Doug Kanter]

I've got a DSL connection & Win xp Pro. Sometimes I visit certain web sites
and the computer suddenly pops up my dialup connection dialog box, even
though the DSL connection is working fine. What's the reason for this?
Anyone know a way of looking behind the scenes to understand exactly what
source is calling that dialog box? Or, is there a way to keep it from
happening for ANY reason, regardless how valid?

This machine is absolutely, positively virus & spyware-free, incidentally.

 

[Jim Macklin]

The dial up connection pop-up is probably for a hijacker's
site with a 1 900 number that will cost you $5 a minute or
more. Never, never click yes on one of these things. I
open ZA, and use the "stop all Internet activity" before I
even click NO.


| I've got a DSL connection & Win xp Pro. Sometimes I visit
certain web sites
| and the computer suddenly pops up my dialup connection
dialog box, even
| though the DSL connection is working fine. What's the
reason for this?
| Anyone know a way of looking behind the scenes to
understand exactly what
| source is calling that dialog box? Or, is there a way to
keep it from
| happening for ANY reason, regardless how valid?
|
| This machine is absolutely, positively virus &
spyware-free, incidentally.
|
|