My computer is dialing itself online.

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Anyone know why it would be doing that, and any suggestions to get it to
stop. Thanks.
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You may have set up some applications to check for updates. Check the Task scheduler, Firewalls,
Windows Update, Anti-Virus programs, WMP, etc.

Do you have Outlook Express Minimized?
If you have it set to check for Email at regular intervals and you're not on line, it will
bring up the DUN.
Tools > Options; and either uncheck the option to "Check for new messages every xx minutes" or
change the option under "if my computer is not connected at the time..."

Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Internet Options, "Connection" tab. Check "Never dial a
connection", Click "Apply", "OK"


Failing that, check for virus & spyware

Spyware resources:

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spybot - Search & Destroy by Patrick Kolla
http://security.kolla.de/

NOTE: After you install the above, click "Online" and get the latest updates for the database.
Update it regularly for new spy info.

Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
http://www.net-integration.net/tools/spywareblaster.html
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html

CWShredder (Removes browser hijacker known as CoolWebSearch)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
http://doxdesk.com/parasite/CoolWebSearch.html
http://www.intermute.com/products/cwshredder.html


HijackThis
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

HijackThis log file analysis
http://hijackthis.de/


Anti-virus resources:
This is a link to a small FREE program by McAfee Anti-virus named Stinger. It will scan your
system for 54 known viruses and trojans and repair them. You don't need McAfee anti-virus
installed on your computer... this is a stand alone program. http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
or http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=stinger

NOTE: Disable System Restore BEFORE you run Stinger (to remove any virus in the restores)
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm

Microsoft provides free anti-virus software that can be used for 1 year.
http://www.my-etrust.com/microsoft/


Free online virus scanners

http://housecall.antivirus.com/
http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virusscan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp
<http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vc...us&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=TUIBRGZYFSUEUXNZVII>
http://security.norton.com/default.asp?langid=us&venid=sym
http://security2.norton.com/us/home.asp
http://www.freedom.net/viruscenter/onlineviruscheck.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
http://www.dials.ru/english/www_av/
http://www.kaspersky.com/remoteviruschk.html
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/

Another possibility is to borrow a second computer with anti-virus software on it, and put that
HDD in it as a slave, and run the anti-virus software to clean it up.

Submit a suspicious file to be checked here:
http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus
http://www.mmdirect.de/avcheck.php?lang=english&avfile=C:\\
 
Atchaos4life said:
Anyone know why it would be doing that, and any suggestions to get it
to stop. Thanks.
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You were given the answer in the first thread you made. You need to
either scan for viruses/malware or take your computer to a professional
computer repair shop who will do it for you.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Making various new threads about the same issue isn't going to get you
any different answers. The machine needs to be cleaned.

Malke
 
=?Utf-8?B?QXRjaGFvczRsaWZl?= said:
Anyone know why it would be doing that, and any suggestions to get it to
stop. Thanks.
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Remove all spyware/virues/trojans from your PC.
 
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