Ed
Tue Mar 07 07:14:27 CST 2006
Hi Noel: I understand and appreciate your recommendation to install a good
antivirus program. I'll check on www.grisoft.com since you believe the A/V
is fully functional.
Currently, after removing McAfee's A/V Scan, this is what I have:
1) Norton Personal Firewall, and 2) AdwareAlert Scanning (I happen to be
pleased with this one).
Thanks again for your help. It's appreciated/
Regards,
Ed
"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
news:euGgC6dQGHA.5520@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Ed
> PLEASE install a virus scanner - Stinger ONLY looks for 54(?) variants of
> specific internet worms, not for the other 250000 viruses out in the
wild!!
> (and only looks for those when asked!)
>
> I agree, McAfee virus scan is a hog - my usual recommendation for the
> general user is AVG (www.grisoft.com) which has either a free version, or
a
> paid version (which has more options - but the free version is
> fully-functional)
>
> --
> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
>
> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
>
http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm
>
>
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj
>
> Please read
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's
> "Ed Meza" <edmeza@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
> news:ksePf.914$k75.820@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> > Good morning Ern,
> >
> > Thank you and thanks to Noel. The step-by step procedures you provided
> > are
> > complete.
> > Happy to report that I don't have any viruses, trojans, et al.
> >
> > I have not encountered the original situation with Dial-up Networking
> > saying: "another program is dialing the selected connection".
> > Loved the Stinger program you guys provided. It only took 20 minutes to
> > run, as opposed to 2 hours with McAfee's A/V pgm I had on my computer,
> > which
> > I decided to remove.(The latter is really a "hog" and eats all your
> > resources.)
> > Thanks again and regards,
> >
> > Ed
> >
> > "ernie" <ernie@unspam.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:uJY3WyXQGHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> Nope, it is still in your news account as your email address. In
Outlook
> >> Express on the Tools menu select Accounts and on the News tab, select
the
> >> Microsoft account and click Properties, change the email address there.
> >>
> >> I have no idea what your er, error message means but it does seem
> >> suspicious. There are endless posts in this group about detecting
Hijacks
> > so
> >> I shall steal some advise from one of Noel Paton's:
> >>
> >> "You may already have a virus/spyware hijack
> >>
> >> download the Stinger from here and run it to make sure that
A-V-disabling
> >> viruses are not present on your PC
> >>
http://vil.mcafeesecurity.com/vil/averttools.asp
> >>
> >> - update your virus scanner and run a full system scan of all files.
> >>
> >> Reboot to Safe Mode and run CWShredder - to remove variants of the
> >> CoolWebSearch hijacker.
> >>
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
> >>
> >> Use CWShredder, the removal tool:
> >>
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/
> >>
> >> download AdAware SE Personal Edition from www.lavasoftusa.com, install,
> >> update, and run it to remove spyware, adware, and other such nasties
from
> >> your system."
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> ern.
> >>
> >> "Ed" wrote in message news:e#aHuhLQGHA.196@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> > Ernie,
> >> >
> >> > Let's see whether my e-mail address is gone.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Ed
> >> > "Ed" wrote in message
> >> > news:u%23CNa1KQGHA.1676@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> > > Thanks for getting back. The exact message in dial-up networking
> > reads:
> >> > > "Another program is dialing the selected connection."
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks.
> >> > >
> >> > > Ed
> >> > >
> >> > > P.S. I'm new at this. If my e-mail address shows up again, would
> >> > appreciate
> >> > > you let me know how to turn it off.
> >> > > "ernie" <ernie@unspam.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> > > news:u$TvZKGQGHA.2912@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> > > > Please do not use your email address in this forum. Also, what
> >> exactly
> >> > > does
> >> > > > the popup message say?
> >> > > > ern.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "Ed" wrote in message
news:#vpSuw2PGHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> > > > > Running Win Me dial-up connection, IE 6.0
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > When opening IE thru ISP(PeoplePC.com), the dial-up network
> > flashes
> >> in
> >> > > the
> >> > > > > tray bar, I click on it and it reads that another program is
> > dialing
> >> > the
> >> > > > > selected connection.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > There are no other ISP's. All settings for IE, modem, dial-up
> >> > > > > and
> >> OE
> >> > > are
> >> > > > > thru the above ISP (can't get an answer from them).
> >> > > > > Any ideas as of why this behavior is occurring?
> >> > > > > Would appreciate an answer.
> >> > > > > Thanks,
> >> > > > > Ed
> >> > > > >
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