Re: A question for the group
- From: YD <ydtechHAT@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:21:38 -0300
On 4 Jul 2006 17:09:39 -0700, smccaine@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I've been lurking awhile and I needed to post this time for help. I
believe that I have caught my computer dialing a number which I do not
want it to dial. Is such a thing even possible? More specifically, I
have several numbers for my local sign-up service, and I do not want my
computer to dial any number other than one of these. Is it possible
that I might have
unintentionally downloaded a virus which is capable of doing this? Is
any virus capable of doing this? Has anyone else ever experienced this
problem? Do I now need to build a box to defend my lame computer?
Please help!
Saxon
Get Zone Alarm and "train" it. Whenever some program wants to dial or
access the internet for the first time ZA pops up a window saying
"program X wants to access (whatever)". If you know what it is allow
and set to remember. If it's something odd like frgetr541.exe or
longdistanceporndialer435.scr deny access and do some research on it.
You can always change your mind later if you find it's harmless. Get
Avira AV freeware. Good sense is still the best AV.
- YD.
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