hidden dialer

shooterMac

hello there
I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a hidden dialer problem.
I have installed : spybot, ad-aware & AVG(anti virus)
but none have stopped this from periodically trying to connect to the net.
I've searched for .exe files modified in the last week & came up with:

bling.exe which I deleted
but I've google-searched for these:
phqghu.exe
Dklkajke.exe
Kbglih32.exe
luzpidx.exe

& have come up blank
if any1 knows what they are please let me know..
over the last month I have been victim to lots of trojans, viruses & god knows what else lol wtf is next
anyway any help would be welcome..

liamo

Hi,

What exactly is the problem?

a) something is trying to connect to the Internet?
b) something is trying to dial a suspicious number?

If (a), it could be any number of pieces of software (including spyware-hunters and anti-virus software) checking home to see if there are any updates.

If you're set up to dial your default connection whenever someone tries to connect to the Internet then you may wish to change this. Alternatively, disconnect your telephone line or (if your modem is external) switch off the modem when not in use.

If (b) and you haven't found it yet, then good luck with your search.

Recommendations : Find alternatives to Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, if you haven't already. Keep your Windows patches up to date. Don't open email attachments that you're not expecting. (You've already got AV protection). I would venture that the above are responsible for almost all virus/worm/trojan activity these days.

Regards,

Liam

Sleipnir

just delete those exe's. They don't legit to me.
If you find that one of the files is a real program, you can just restore from Recycle bin.

shooterMac

Thanks for the response
Just installed a different firewall "Kerio" it reports that there are more than 1 trying to dial out.
I've tracked down alot of them & hey presto my connection speed has shot right up
To any1 out there still using the XP firewall I can only recommend dropping it & going 3rd party.
I may still be infected but at least they can't do any more
harm.
I'm using firefox by te way although my g-friend uses IE
As for turning off the modem I've been doing that but the dialer kept interrupting my work (gaming hehe) This
is one bad ass dialer ; dialing every 10 mins r so.
Just had something trying to connect firewall reports:

Remote Point: customer-reverse-entry.69.59.164.204 [69.59.164.204], port 1999
Protocol: 17

spliffed if I know what it is hehe

silverside

can anyone recommend a free/cheap firewall that is better than XP's built in one and easy to configure?

(EDIT: Am trying Kerio )

Mac daddy

Zone alarm - Tiny Firewall- Blackice

silverside

Had tried zonealarm before and I didnt like it (too much hassle setting up rules). Kerio in contrast is a dream to use, and it filters out ads (including Google Ads on boards.ie :P )