NG708
30th Sep 2005, 19:58
I seem to have picked up one of these insidious dialler programs which has buried itself in my PC.
The only reason I suspect this is because, every so often my phone 'chirps' as something starts dialling an outside line automatically.
Now I have my PC connected to the phone line for sending faxes and use a broadband ADSL line with a splitter.
I've disconnected the broadband modem and left the normal dial-up line in and this still happens. So I presume I've a hidden bug trying to dial one of these premium rate numbers. Luckily it's not connecting, but I'd like to stop it.
I'm using Windows XP, have Norton Firewall and Antivius installed and use Ad-aware's trojan detector but neither of these has picked anything up.
Is it hidden in the registry somewhere? Anyone any ideas?
The only reason I suspect this is because, every so often my phone 'chirps' as something starts dialling an outside line automatically.
Now I have my PC connected to the phone line for sending faxes and use a broadband ADSL line with a splitter.
I've disconnected the broadband modem and left the normal dial-up line in and this still happens. So I presume I've a hidden bug trying to dial one of these premium rate numbers. Luckily it's not connecting, but I'd like to stop it.
I'm using Windows XP, have Norton Firewall and Antivius installed and use Ad-aware's trojan detector but neither of these has picked anything up.
Is it hidden in the registry somewhere? Anyone any ideas?