I don't know much about modems, please be gentle with me!
At some point, my home PC seems to have become "infected" with one of these automatic expensive dialler-thingies, I don't know how or where from. All I noticed was the modem disconnecting and re-dialling. When I looked at the settings a new connection had appeared. I deleted it and it came back again. I'm not sure how, but I eventually got this to stop happening.
However, despite having uninstalled and reinstalled my modem, drivers, etc., among other things, I cannot connect to my ISP.
The modem dials and appears to be connecting OK - you can hear it bleep, and all looks OK, but when it gets to the point at which you would normally be online, it just disconnects itself.
I have a suspicion that something (malware) is forcing the modem to disconnect.
Any suggestions?
Thanks...
At some point, my home PC seems to have become "infected" with one of these automatic expensive dialler-thingies, I don't know how or where from. All I noticed was the modem disconnecting and re-dialling. When I looked at the settings a new connection had appeared. I deleted it and it came back again. I'm not sure how, but I eventually got this to stop happening.
However, despite having uninstalled and reinstalled my modem, drivers, etc., among other things, I cannot connect to my ISP.
The modem dials and appears to be connecting OK - you can hear it bleep, and all looks OK, but when it gets to the point at which you would normally be online, it just disconnects itself.
I have a suspicion that something (malware) is forcing the modem to disconnect.
Any suggestions?
Thanks...