Re: Remote Access Dialer

From: Jay Cee (jayceexSsPpAaMm_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:04:45 +0700

Thanks, Bill. One owns a computer, one learns something new everyday. Plus
in this case a few more worry grey hairs.

"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
news:uw8DFj$BEHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I suspect this "little devil" was happily connecting you to your ISP.
> You're correct that this is a legit part of the OS.
>
> Many ISP connections use the Windows dial-up-networking code, sometimes
> under various levels of obfuscation. I suspect that your ISP connection
> uses the windows RAS dial-up code to connect--perfectly normal.
>
> "Jay Cee" <jayceexSsPpAaMm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OuJ0VF%23BEHA.3788@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Dave, thanks for your input. First I made a spelling mistake, it's
> > rasautou,
> > not rasatou. I searched again with the correct spelling and found that
> > this
> > mysterious app is part of WindowsXP operating system. I checked its
> > properties and read the file with Quick View Plus. It's honest MS but
what
> > was this little devil doing with my computer when it was interrupted by
> > the
> > ISP connection cut-out?
> >
> >
> > "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
> > news:uQBu5l1BEHA.2768@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> 1) If you are using WinME or WinXP, disable System Restore
> >> http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
> >> 2) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
> >> 3) Using your AV software, perform a Full Scan of your platform and
> > clean/delete any
> >> infectors found
> >> 4) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform
> >> 5) If you are using WinME or WinXP,Re-enable System Restore and
> > re-apply any
> >> System Restore preferences, (e.g. HD space to use suggested
> > 200 ~ 400MB),
> >> reboot your PC.
> >> 6) If you are using WinME or WinXP, create a new Restore point
> >> 7) Please report back your results
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Jay Cee" <jayceexSsPpAaMm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:ut0cIFyBEHA.3788@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> | Just got this scary error message when my dial-up connection was
> >> | interrupted: Remote Access Dialer has encountered a problem and needs
> >> to
> >> | close. AppName: rasatou.exe ModVer: 5.1.2600.1106 AppVer:
5.1.2600.0
> >> | ModName: rasapi32.dll Offset: 00011108
> >> |
> >> | Norton check OK and the rasatou.exe has now disappeared from Task
> > Manager
> >> | Processes. Could this be because I downloaded a couple MS Updates
(from
> > the
> >> | proper MS Update site!) earlier today and did not restart (I was not
> >> | prompted)? This is an interactive site and this Remote Access Dialer
> > could
> >> | be the MS update interrogator. Or was somebody up to gain access to
my
> >> | computer? My ISP dial-up connection is automaticaly cut every three
> > hours so
> >> | my ID keeps changing.
> >> |
> >> |
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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