My PC keeps trying to dial the internet when nothing in particular is runnng. I’m fairly sure that it is Avast going for autoupdates.
I have checked the ini file and Useras is set to 1.
Is there anything else I need to do ??? I don’t really want to disable autoupdates as I know my wife will never remeber to get the updates, I’ll have enough trouble remebering myself ;D
Keith
Check the update (connection) settings. Make sure it is set to dial-up. If it is, it is very likely something else is trying to connect to the net. Check what is loading at boottime. Also check your firewall log.
Impossible… avast does not have a dialer and/or a connection handler.
Autoupdates of avast! only are done when you are already on-line. It searches each 40 seconds for a connection and, if succeed, wait 4 hours to the next tentative.
Only if you’re on-line avast! will try to connect.
You seem to be infected with a dialer. Did you run SpyBot or Ad-aware to be sure?
Thanks guys I didn’t think it was supposed to either but turning off auto update seems to fix it!!
I’m away from home for the next couple of weeks. When I get abck I’ll see if I can find anything else that may be the problem
No it’s not. Again, avast does not have a dialer feature and/or a connection handler.
Could be another program or a dialer worm (virus) 
Westwards, please post a hijackthis log here and let us have a look.
Thanks again. I’ll post a hijack log once I get back to my PC which won’t be until 6 Nov. Do you want me to post it here or start a new thread?
Just post it in this thread.
Guys
Have now been hoem and run Hijack This. Here is the log file.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2
Scan saved at 18:25:56, on 07/11/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\SUPERVOC\PROGRAM\PICPMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\tcpsvcs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Fast.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Hardware\Mouse\point32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Mixer.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\ZONELA~1\ZONEAL~1\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashmaisv.exe
C:\Program Files\Tweak-XP Pro\AdBlocker.exe
C:\Program Files\Tweak-XP Pro\tranicon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\FinePixViewer\QuickDCF.exe
C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Express 4.0 SE\CalCheck.exe
C:\Program Files\dunman\dunman.exe
C:\Program Files\GetRight\GETRIGHT.EXE
C:\Program Files\Opera7\opera.exe
C:\Program Files\GetRight\GETRIGHT.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OUTLOOK.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE
C:\DOCUME~1\Keith\LOCALS~1\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/iesearch/default.htm
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Wanadoo
O2 - BHO: DAPHelper Class - {0000CC75-ACF3-4cac-A0A9-DD3868E06852} - C:\Program Files\DAP\DAPBHO.dll
O2 - BHO: DAPBHO Class - {0096CC0A-623C-4829-AD9C-19AF0DC9D8FE} - C:\Program Files\DAP\DAPIEBar.dll
O2 - BHO: ZIBho Class - {029CA12C-89C1-46a7-A3C7-82F2F98635CB} - C:\Program Files\Kontiki\bin\bh212112.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: FlpLauncher Class - {4401FDC3-7996-4774-8D2B-C1AE9CD6CC25} - C:\Program Files\E-Book Systems\FlipViewer\fplaunch.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: DAP Bar - {62999427-33FC-4baf-9C9C-BCE6BD127F08} - C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\dapiebar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [REGSHAVE] C:\Program Files\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /AUTORUN
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [QuickTime Task] “C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe” -atboottime
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [POINTER] point32.exe
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [C-Media Mixer] Mixer.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] C:\PROGRA~1\ZONELA~1\ZONEAL~1\zlclient.exe
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [avast!] C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [ashMaiSv] C:\PROGRA~1\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashmaisv.exe
O4 - HKLM..\Run: [SpyHunter] C:\Program Files\SpyHunter\SpyHunter.exe
O4 - HKCU..\Run: [BlockAds] “C:\Program Files\Tweak-XP Pro\AdBlocker.exe”
O4 - HKCU..\Run: [TransparentIcons] “C:\Program Files\Tweak-XP Pro\tranicon.exe” -ex
O4 - HKCU..\Run: [TClockEx] C:\Program Files\TClockEx\TCLOCKEX.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Camio Viewer.lnk = C:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\After Shot\IXApplet.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Exif Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\FinePixViewer\QuickDCF.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Ulead Photo Express 4.0 SE Calendar Checker .lnk = C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead Photo Express 4.0 SE\CalCheck.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Download with &DAP - C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\dapextie.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download &all with DAP - C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\dapextie2.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with GetRight - C:\Program Files\GetRight\GRdownload.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Get It With Kontiki - res://C:\Program Files\Kontiki\bin\bh212112.dll/201
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open with GetRight Browser - C:\Program Files\GetRight\GRbrowse.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Search with Freeserve - res://C:\PROGRA~1\Freeserve\FSBar\FSBar.dll/VSearch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://c:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: Run DAP - {669695BC-A811-4A9D-8CDF-BA8C795F261C} - C:\PROGRA~1\DAP\DAP.EXE
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O12 - Plugin for .pdf: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/
O16 - DPF: {02BED220-FBC7-4392-93A2-3A50B056F78E} - http://down.plaxo.com/down/release/instub.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip..{5862594C-F550-42A4-8BC0-F2A7BB672C3A}: NameServer = 195.92.195.95 195.92.195.94
I hope this means more to you than it does to me!!
Thanks for any help you can give. I’m getting more than a little fed up with this and as the dial up sometimes runs when I am out of the room it is probably hitting my phone bill as well!!!
Results of my HJT log file analyzer:
o2 - bho: dapbho class - {0096cc0a-623c-4829-ad9c-19af0dc9d8fe} - c:\program files\dap\dapiebar.dll
o3 - toolbar: dap bar - {62999427-33fc-4baf-9c9c-bce6bd127f08} - c:\progra~1\dap\dapiebar.dll
o8 - extra context menu item: search with freeserve - res://c:\progra~1\freeserve\fsbar\fsbar.dll/vsearch.htm
o9 - extra button: (no name) - {08b0e5c0-4fcb-11cf-aaa5-00401c608501} - (no file)
o16 - dpf: {02bed220-fbc7-4392-93a2-3a50b056f78e} - http://down.plaxo.com/down/release/instub.cab
o4 - hklm..\run: [spyhunter] c:\program files\spyhunter\spyhunter.exe
o4 - hkcu..\run: [blockads] “c:\program files\tweak-xp pro\adblocker.exe”
o4 - hkcu..\run: [transparenticons] “c:\program files\tweak-xp pro\tranicon.exe” -ex
o4 - hkcu..\run: [tclockex] c:\program files\tclockex\tclockex.exe
o4 - global startup: camio viewer.lnk = c:\program files\jasc software inc\after shot\ixapplet.exe
Thanks Eddy. When I get home at the weekend I’ll fix these entries and hopefully the problem will go away.