dialling up on bootup

junkyarddog · Oct 4, 2002, 09:11 PM

my setup has now taken to dialling up when I start. Saying I - or a program - has requested info or whatever from angelfire. I've checked for spyware to no avail, system seems clean. Any help would be appreciated...

~~JAV~~ · Oct 4, 2002, 09:30 PM

It sounds like a program is trying to update. Check task manager & all your programs for 'Auto-update'.

Angelfire, hmmm. Esp check SI Sandra & Bel Arc advisor, if you have them. Also might be a virus proggie looking to update.

HTH,

JAV
GBA!

digitalwanderer · Oct 4, 2002, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JAV
Also might be a virus proggie looking to update.

Yeah, you really should keep your viris up to date so they don't have to update themselves like that...

Shaith · Oct 5, 2002, 08:17 AM

clear out browser history, document history, and failing that, get registry detective and search for angelfire and delete any offending keys you run across.

junkyarddog · Oct 8, 2002, 07:58 AM

I've tried all you've suggested, & the same thing keeps happening.
I had a search through the registry & the same(and only)reference to angelfire keeps reappearing no matter how many times it's deleted. Here's how it reads:
HKLM/Software/XTB:
(default) REG_SZ (value not set)
httpaddr REG_SZ http://www.angelfire.com/comics/mr_raistlin/jx1.gif
wintr REG_SZ 1440
can anyone make sense of this ?
Many thanks.
P.S. use that URL & you get a gif

Oct 4, 2002, 09:11 PM	#1
junkyarddog DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: uk Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	dialling up on bootup my setup has now taken to dialling up when I start. Saying I - or a program - has requested info or whatever from angelfire. I've checked for spyware to no avail, system seems clean. Any help would be appreciated... __________________ Athon XP1500 Gainward GeForce3 Ti200 512mb DDRAM MSI K7T266 Pro2 Windows XP(Home) Iiyama Vision Master pro 410 plus the Alcatel frog

Oct 8, 2002, 07:58 AM	Thread Starter #5
junkyarddog DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: uk Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	I've tried all you've suggested, & the same thing keeps happening. I had a search through the registry & the same(and only)reference to angelfire keeps reappearing no matter how many times it's deleted. Here's how it reads: HKLM/Software/XTB: (default) REG_SZ (value not set) httpaddr REG_SZ http://www.angelfire.com/comics/mr_raistlin/jx1.gif wintr REG_SZ 1440 can anyone make sense of this ? Many thanks. P.S. use that URL & you get a gif __________________ Athon XP1500 Gainward GeForce3 Ti200 512mb DDRAM MSI K7T266 Pro2 Windows XP(Home) Iiyama Vision Master pro 410 plus the Alcatel frog

Oct 4, 2002, 09:30 PM	#2
~~JAV~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: California, USA Posts: 283 Rep Power: 0	It sounds like a program is trying to update. Check task manager & all your programs for 'Auto-update'. Angelfire, hmmm. Esp check SI Sandra & Bel Arc advisor, if you have them. Also might be a virus proggie looking to update. HTH, JAV GBA!

Oct 5, 2002, 08:17 AM	#4
Shaith HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 916 Rep Power: 0	clear out browser history, document history, and failing that, get registry detective and search for angelfire and delete any offending keys you run across.