Comp tries to dial when I'm already connected, help?

[Guest]

My computer tries to dial a connection while I'm connected. I've tried
everything I know. Any suggestions? Fixes? I don't have any sort of home
network set up or anything like that. This is very annoying. It usually
results in getting booted.

 

[Richard Urban]

You could be infected with a rogue dialer!

Install a good firewall - one that blocks unwanted outbound traffic as well
as unwanted inbound traffic. Then when something tries to connect, out of
the ordinary, you will be flagged. At that point you can disallow that
particular instance either once or permanently. A good FREE firewall is
available here:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=dbtopnav_za

Then check you system for infestations of viruses, spyware, dialers, key
loggers etc.

Download, install, update and run (in that order) the following:

If you don't have any antivirus installed, AVG Antivirus (free) from
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

Ad-Aware (free) from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

SpyBot Search and Destroy (free) from
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Microsoft Anti Spyware (free) from
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

Don't ever go clicking things just because a web site, e-mail, popup or
rogue desktop tells you to! If you are not 101% certain what an action will
do - don't perform that action. Control your clicking finger!


--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Sparda]

My computer tries to dial a connection while I'm connected.
I've tried
everything I know. Any suggestions? Fixes? I don't have any
sort of home
network set up or anything like that. This is very annoying.
It usually
results in getting booted.

You probably have two conections, go into Network Connections and
delete the one you don’t want/need.

 

[Guest]

Problem solved. My computer was somehow set to autodial for updates. No
virus. No multiple connections. Thanx!