Modem keeps dialling? (Microsoft Windows XP)

Modem keeps dialling?
message from anonymous on 3 Jun 2004
Hi sorry i can't help but i came on to say that i have modem, but I can't seem obvious clue access.) checks - heck, I've run Dial, remove

Phil Pereira replied to anonymous on 04 Jun 2004

Download Ad-Aware or Spybot Search and Destroy and test your system.
You may have a "dialer" spyware program on your system. Can you tell
what area code and phone number it's trying to call? This type of
scumware installs itself via an ActiveX control, then attempts to call a
long-distance number, racking up huge charges to your phone bill.

Phil

anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:

Chuck replied to Phil Pereira on 4 Jun 2004

I'd second that. Plus HijackThis
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155 :
1) Install and run Spybot. First update it ("Search for updates"), then run a
scan ("Check for problems"). Trust Spybot, and make all recommended deletions.
2) Install and run HijackThis. Do NOT make any changes immediately. Save the
HJT Log. http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=227
3) Have your HJT log interpreted by experts at one or more of the following
forums (and post it, or a link to your forum post, here):
http://forums.net-integration.net/
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

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