Win XP AutoUpdate Chooses Dial-Up Instead of Broadband

[Ocie Hudson]

WinXP AutoUpdate has been activated since I took delivery
on this computer (9/11/03); usually it has done its work
while I'm logged-on via dial-up to my ISP, but sometimes
it apparently dials-out without any by-your-leave (I can
hear the modem initiation) when I'm offline. Recently,
I've connected my computer via an Ethernet NIC (on the
mainboard) & cable to a router that is connected to my
landlord's Comcast cable modem, and I'm getting broadband
Internet with no problems so far. However, AutoUpdate
apparently ignores the LAN and still dials-out. I've
removed the "default" status of the connectoid, but
AUPDATE.EXE still dials-out. Is this a bug?? If not,
then how can it be "persuaded" to use the broadband LAN
connection??

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It's a parasite, not Automatic Updates, see:
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ISTbar.html

This may also help:

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

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Ocie Hudson]

Thanks, Rick. Odd that the filename is AUPDATE.EXE,
which Task Manager shows running only during the dial-
out, and it disappears from the Task Manager a few
seconds after I hear the modem disconnect. It doesn't
spend more than a couple of seconds connected, AFAICS.
Neither Spybot nor Ad-Aware have told me about it, nor
has Norton Anti-Virus ever flagged a file as containing
it. They (or I) check for updates every time they run.
Should I look for a file named "AUPDATE.EXE" and delete
it or rename it? This should be "interesting".

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

It's a parasite, not Automatic Updates, see:
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/ISTbar.html

This may also help:

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

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

WinXP AutoUpdate has been activated since I took delivery
on this computer (9/11/03); usually it has done its work
while I'm logged-on via dial-up to my ISP, but sometimes
it apparently dials-out without any by-your-leave (I can
hear the modem initiation) when I'm offline. Recently,
I've connected my computer via an Ethernet NIC (on the
mainboard) & cable to a router that is connected to my
landlord's Comcast cable modem, and I'm getting broadband
Internet with no problems so far. However, AutoUpdate
apparently ignores the LAN and still dials-out. I've
removed the "default" status of the connectoid, but
AUPDATE.EXE still dials-out. Is this a bug?? If not,
then how can it be "persuaded" to use the broadband LAN
connection??

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