Dialler removal - help needed please

[Ramases]

Hi all

I'm not sure this is the right group, but I'll ask here anyway.

My PC appears to have picked up a rogue dialler (Relax ?). It does not
appear in my Connections folder (I deleted it) but it still seems to be
there and tries to connect (sometimes successfully) to a premium rate number
when I disconnect my usual ISP connection. I have run Norton (latest
signatures are installed) Adaware and Spybot. None of these detect it. Can
anyone tell me how to get rid of this thing before my phone bill goes
atmospheric.

TIA

 

[Maureen Goldman]

I'm not sure this is the right group, but I'll ask here anyway.

My PC appears to have picked up a rogue dialler (Relax ?). It does not
appear in my Connections folder (I deleted it) but it still seems to be
there and tries to connect (sometimes successfully) to a premium rate number
when I disconnect my usual ISP connection. I have run Norton (latest
signatures are installed) Adaware and Spybot. None of these detect it. Can
anyone tell me how to get rid of this thing before my phone bill goes
atmospheric.

Here's a recent response from MVP Kelly Theriot to a similar question
about auto dialing:

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.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

SpyBot Search & Destroy and/or AdAware will remove it.

Steve