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Originally Posted by David Franklin Sounds suspiciously like a dialler - can't think of anything other than an analogue modem that would (a) sound like that, and (b) come from the back of the machine. |
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I'm not sure, but I think it unlikely downloading Firefox will do anything about whatever malware has already managed to install itself.
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You are sure, you're just too polite to say Im wrong
But I was in a hurry when i wrote that - i realised it was a dialer after I finished going on about how evil Internet Explorer is and "filled in bits" which then makes it read as if firefox cures everything. I far too often type replies without checking they make sense first and edit them to make less sense
. Plus I have other things on my mind just now, Fi is back home with baby tomorrow
Firefox will certainly help with future problems but once something is on a PC you need to scan for it then remove it (its not usually as simple as selecting "Add/Remove programs"). Adaware and AVG will sort out the viruses, trojans and spyware. As for diallers, Im not sure if ad-aware does scan for them but other programs from
www.download.com are bound to.
read about themhere