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ThunderZ
February 17th, 2007, 06:24 PM
Has been a long time since I used dial-up. Right now feeling dumber then a box of rocks. :P Have a Friend who`s PC we will assume for now is free of malware. The problem is, it is dialing out on its` own. I remember a setting somewhere that should\will stop this behavior. ::) Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.
ronjor
February 17th, 2007, 06:59 PM
I've never used W2K but the only setting that comes to mind is Internet Explorer, Internet options, connections, never dial a connection.
ThunderZ
February 17th, 2007, 07:10 PM
-{ Quote: "I've never used W2K but the only setting that comes to mind is Internet Explorer, Internet options, connections, never dial a connection." }-



I do believe you win the prize. :D Thanks Ronjor. That should do the trick, I believe that is pretty standard since Win 98.
HandsOff
February 17th, 2007, 07:19 PM
This may help a little, as a stop gap measure, not storing the log on password might help some. I think you are right, there is a way to set it, but I can't remember it either!


-HandsOff
ThunderZ
February 17th, 2007, 07:26 PM
-{ Quote: "This may help a little, as a stop gap measure, not storing the log on password might help some. I think you are right, there is a way to set it, but I can't remember it either!


-HandsOff" }-



Thanks HandsOff. My friend states he does not store the PW. However, if it were a malicious dialer then I do not think it would matter since it would not be dialing the ISP number. Not sure about that though as I never have had to deal with one. I never did ask if it actually ever connected since he will hear his modem initiate and go kill the connection before it completes.
HandsOff
February 17th, 2007, 07:32 PM
Yes, if malware it could be dialing the infamous 1-900 numbers and so on, you are correct!
ThunderZ
February 17th, 2007, 07:40 PM
-{ Quote: "Yes, if malware it could be dialing the infamous 1-900 numbers and so on, you are correct!" }-


He totally panicked :o when I explained to him about dialers. Managed to calm him down a bit I think. I had just done a fresh install of 2k. AVG free\ early vers. of ZA free and Cyberhawk on it. Unless he did something really "wrong" I am betting it is just the setting that Ronjor pointed to at that he`s clean.