I purchased an etower from Best Buy about 3 years ago
with Windows ME.Iv'e had many small problems which I have
been able to work out over the years but there is one that
really bothers me and Best Buy claims that they can't fix
this problem because it "never happens to them" when I
take it in for service.
The problem I have is that the computer dials up on its
own.Sometimes it is 5 minutes after I log off and
sometimes several hours.It has become more and more
frequent recently.
I realize that he problem is most likely caused by a
software program but how do I find out which one.Or is
there something else I could look at?
Thanks

John

Re: unwanted connections by Richard

Richard
Sun Aug 03 13:42:35 CDT 2003

Start by scanning your system for unwanted guests. A virus scanner is
essential in these days, as is a spyware/adware scanner. For spyware, I
recommend AdAware from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ as a good user-friendly
tool. Spybot from http://security.kolla.de/ is also good but it can be a
bit daunting for the beginner and may want to remove things (like history
lists) that you don't want it to remove.

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"John" <jlabath@att.net> wrote in message
news:069a01c35904$25f68500$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I purchased an etower from Best Buy about 3 years ago
> with Windows ME.Iv'e had many small problems which I have
> been able to work out over the years but there is one that
> really bothers me and Best Buy claims that they can't fix
> this problem because it "never happens to them" when I
> take it in for service.
> The problem I have is that the computer dials up on its
> own.Sometimes it is 5 minutes after I log off and
> sometimes several hours.It has become more and more
> frequent recently.
> I realize that he problem is most likely caused by a
> software program but how do I find out which one.Or is
> there something else I could look at?
> Thanks
>
> John