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| Thread ID: 47285 | 2004-07-21 23:57:00 | Trojan Diallers - An interesting development. | godfather (25) | Press F1 |
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| 254164 | 2004-07-21 23:57:00 | It might be of interest to follow this thread from the US (forums.techguy.org) Its a developing situation that looks like it's getting closer to being resolved. Its a long thread, but well worth a read for those that have been following the subject of trojan diallers and unwanted phone bills. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 254165 | 2004-07-22 01:56:00 | Good post. It is worth warning people about the drive-by dialers. I like my external modem. Much easier to hit a button instead of having to unplug the cable. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 254166 | 2004-07-22 05:34:00 | Why do Telecom and Telstra even co-operate with the 0900 numbers that crop up? Any hint of dodginess should result in the number being blocked. | PaulD (232) | ||
| 254167 | 2004-07-22 05:36:00 | Interesting, as I appear to have a "Trojan Horse Dialer 9 A F", located by Noadware virus check. AVG doesn't seem to want to immunise it!!. Any help on eradicating same would be appreciated. A Dial-up Cook Island call cost me $29.00, but Xtra have put a block on that one. Thanks, Les 3 |
leshibbard (873) | ||
| 254168 | 2004-07-22 05:44:00 | > A Dial-up Cook Island call cost me $29 . 00, but Xtra > have put a block on that one . Would be interested to know how Xtra can prevent your modem dialing a number other than the Xtra dialup number . |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 254169 | 2004-07-22 08:05:00 | > Would be interested to know how Xtra can prevent > your modem dialing a number other than the Xtra > dialup number . Good point . If they did "facilitate" the blocking of international and/or 0900 by arranging it with Telecom on behalf of the customer, I hope all ISP's enjoy such a close relationship with Telecom . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 254170 | 2004-07-22 09:13:00 | > A Dial-up Cook Island call cost me $29 . 00, but Xtra > have put a block on that one . I'll bet thats what the Telecom rep told you . A number of our customers get told by Telecom tha "Xtra don't let you get diallers" which is essentially impossible, just more of Telecom trying to squeeze their monopoly . |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 254171 | 2004-07-22 09:45:00 | Godfather, I have a 0900 and an international phone block, just in case those diallers hit my puter. The 0900 is free, and the international block costs $2 a month, and if I want to ring International, I just input a four digit pin number to bypass. I thought it was worth the $2 cos it doens't seem that any of the things on my puter manage to stop everything. Ok, so I have NOrtons, Spybot, zone alarm, ad aware, and can't remember what else, lol but to me the block was better to be too safe, than get larger phone bills. | supergran (108) | ||
| 254172 | 2004-07-22 10:21:00 | I do not have a modem in my PC, so there is no need to have a block here. Its not possible therefore for the PC to dial out. Diallers do not affect ADSL connections |
godfather (25) | ||
| 254173 | 2004-07-22 10:29:00 | > Diallers do not affect ADSL connections Unless you also have a dialup modem installed as well and a lot of people do. |
Jim B (153) | ||
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