Dial Up

[peter]

Even when my computer is in the desktop mode, it
sometimes dials-up my provider automatically without
being asked. This means that I can return after a couple
of hours and the computer has been connected all that
time.I think I have the correct settings ie redial
attempts 0. Anybody else have this occurence? If I log
out, it does not happen.

 

[Phil]

Could be a trojan or spyware / adware. Run a virus scan and run these tools:
Spybot -- http://www.safer-networking.org/
Ad-aware -- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

CWShredder: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

 

[Jim Macklin]

There are several reasons why a computer might dial out,
email set to check for mail automatically and dial if
needed. The re-dial is for getting a connection if the
first attempt fails (busy signal or no socket).
Spyware and Trojans can certainly cause a problem, but there
are other possible reasons.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Could be a trojan or spyware / adware. Run a virus scan
and run these tools:
| Spybot -- http://www.safer-networking.org/
| Ad-aware -- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
|
| CWShredder: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
|
message
| | > Even when my computer is in the desktop mode, it
| > sometimes dials-up my provider automatically without
| > being asked. This means that I can return after a couple
| > of hours and the computer has been connected all that
| > time.I think I have the correct settings ie redial
| > attempts 0. Anybody else have this occurence? If I log
| > out, it does not happen.
|
|

 

[Ben]

Even when my computer is in the desktop mode, it
sometimes dials-up my provider automatically without
being asked. This means that I can return after a couple
of hours and the computer has been connected all that
time.I think I have the correct settings ie redial
attempts 0. Anybody else have this occurence? If I log
out, it does not happen.

I have the same problem, and my antivirus have not detected anything.
I don't know it is good or bad, whatever it dosen't bother me.
And I am going to reinstall my system these days.
Reinstall computer periodically helps malware prevention.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Peter,

Suggestions:

Right click My Network Places/Properties/Advanced (top toolbar)/Dial-Up
Preferences/Enable Auto-Dial by Location/Uncheck all locations and check off
always ask me before auto dialing. Also, Disable autodial while I am logged
on.

In the Enable Auto-Dial By Location dialog box, select each location for
which you want the automatic dialing feature to operate. Reboot.

Disable or Enable AutoDial (Line 91)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To view the list of names and addresses recorded by AutoDial, type the
following command at a command prompt: rasautou -s

To delete a name or address entry from the list: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS Autodial\Addresses

You can delete any TCP/IP addresses that you see under this key. Note that
AutoDial can use IP addresses, DNS fully qualified domain names (FQDN), and
NetBIOS names.

Disable "Log on using dial-up connection" pop-up message (Line 77)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Modem Automatically Attempts a Dial-Up Connection [Q316530]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316530