Re: victim of premium call rate dialler software needs help

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 05/28/04 

Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 06:10:39 -0500

Get SpyBot Search and Destroy from www.safer-networking.org
It will detect and remove many maybe most dialers. Install
Zone Labs' Zone Alarm free firewall www.zonelabs.com because
it will out-going Internet access by programs you don't
authorize. 

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"Jason Wade" <savon1414_050404+gb2.nospam@earthlink.net>
wrote in message
news:pan.2004.05.28.05.32.10.582413.2370@earthlink.net...
| On Thu, 27 May 2004 16:48:14 -0500, Chris KJ wrote:
|
| > Sorry if this isn't the correct newsgroup to post this
query to.
| >
| > My brother, who is new to using the Internet, managed to
install dialler
| > software on his windows ME PC which used his dial-up
connection to phone
| > a premium rate number.  75UK Pounds of calls later [
chomp ]
|
| ouch
|
| > I was wondering if there is any easy way to block
| > outgoing connections to specified telephone numbers in
Windows itself,
| > or in the modem software settings? [ chomp ]
|
| Here in the US, my local phone carrier has a service
called
| "call control." If you enable call control on your phone
line,
| you can disable calls to 900 (premium rate) numbers and
you
| can require a code be punched in before any call.
|
| That should defeat most current dialers.
|
| >
| > Thanks for your help,
|
| You're welcome.
|
| Your original question was, "can I block within Windows?"
The answer
| is probably no. Once the dialer is in control of the
machine,
| it would naturally bypass any such settings.
|
| The restrictions on calling certain numbers must be done
| with the phone company.
|
| good luck and safe computing Chris
|
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|

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