internet dials in by itself.

[cameroth]

We have a p3 1.13 ghz laptop that we've had for a while. Whenever it's turned on, it automatically tries to connect without our concent. We had it on the internet for a while with no firewalls, but we just recently got Norton Internet Security. I've checked for viruses and stuff with Lavasoft's Adaware, is it possible that it's a virus, or is it something else? I think i saw this same question no this forum a while back, but now I can't find it. Any help would be appreciated.
Joseph

[Statica]

Check the programs set to start up on boot; you could get some clue from that. Is your NAV set to download or check updates at boot time? Try keeping a copy of ZoneAlarm running to see what program tries to access the net.

[wireant]

HI,
If you have an instant messenger, like AOL or Yahoo, they sometimes try to connect on start-up. I wouldguess it is something with an installed program. I have had spyware that automatically connects but got rid of it with ad-aware. That shouldbn't be it because you already did that.

[Sauron]

No, it sounds like someone got onto IE and when the connection box came up, hit connect automatically. I would suggest copying down the number that you use to connect with, and create a new connection.

[glc]

No need to do that - just go into Internet Options and change it to never dial a connection - then nothing will trigger, just toss a shortcut to your dialup connection onto your quicklaunch and manually connect.