Dialup Connector Keeps Popping Up

[hackmole]

Does anyone have any idea how to stop my dialup connector from popping up all the time. I close it and 10 seconds later it will pop up again? I'm using Windows XP home.

 

[mechBgon]

What do you have for antivirus software at the moment?

 

[Random Variable]

It seems that if you have IE automatically dial your default connection, the dialup connector thingy will keep popping up at random times even if you're already connected.

 

[Seekermeister]

I would suspect that you have some program installed that is set to automatically update, or an email client set to connect automatically.

 

[jadinolf]

Excuse me if I am wrong, but go to Control Panel\Internet Options\ Connections and tick "Never Dial a Connection"

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: jadinolf
Excuse me if I am wrong, but go to Control Panel\Internet Options\ Connections and tick "Never Dial a Connection"

You're not wrong.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: jadinolf
Excuse me if I am wrong, but go to Control Panel\Internet Options\ Connections and tick "Never Dial a Connection"

You're not wrong.

Thank you.

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: jadinolf
Excuse me if I am wrong, but go to Control Panel\Internet Options\ Connections and tick "Never Dial a Connection"

While that will work mechBgon was asking about anti-malware because lots of malware will dial a connection by itself.

 

[Lemon law]

Two minor points to make---if I am not mistaken---also in the control panel under modem setting is connect automatically.---and also check to see if your modem speakers are on.
Many dialers will turn them off--and then dial some expensive 900 number---and you won't find out until you get a huge long distance bill.

And as a minor quibble with mechbgon--many of the malware types falling under the definition of dialers will often be better detected by scanners in the spyware class.
Rather than scanners in the antivirus class---which often confine themselves to just viruses--trojans---worms. And if there is a rootkit installed--those will elude detection
by conventional scanners.---so check some rootkit detectors also.

But to the OP hackmole---who wrote--Does anyone have any idea how to stop my dialup connector from popping up all the time. I close it and 10 seconds later it will pop up again? I'm using Windows XP home.

I have one question-----has it always been this way ever since you installed XP home?---or did it suddenly change without you doing anything in the control panel to reset modem settings?---if the latter is true---you better be asking yourself--if I didn't change modem settings---what did?---and if malware got in---you better be increasing your computer security.
Look at the consolidated security links in the software section or find John's links.

 

[mechBgon]

Originally posted by: Lemon law
And as a minor quibble with mechbgon--many of the malware types falling under the definition of dialers will often be better detected by scanners in the spyware class.
Rather than scanners in the antivirus class---which often confine themselves to just viruses--trojans---worms.

If you look at http://www.av-comparatives.org > Comparatives > 11. On-demand comparative, near the top of the table they mention how the antivirus software did against a collection of over 200000 dialers. True, some antiviruses don't have dialer detection. But of those that do, it looks like many have a rating of "excellent." That means >95% detection rate. So I'd be curious to see what the OP is using, if anything.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: InlineFive

Originally posted by: jadinolf
Excuse me if I am wrong, but go to Control Panel\Internet Options\ Connections and tick "Never Dial a Connection"

While that will work mechBgon was asking about anti-malware because lots of malware will dial a connection by itself.

But, I was replying to hackmole

 

[SoulAssassin]

get with the 90's and upgrade to cable/dsl. problem solved.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
get with the 90's and upgrade to cable/dsl. problem solved.

Unfortunately, not everyone has access to this technology.

edit: plus I've even seen this happen to people on DSL.