900 WEB ACCESS charge

[Apadana]

I recently got a bill from my phone company with an additional charge from MCI for a 900 WEB ACCESS charge. The time of this charge was right around when I was infected by a "nasty" virus. Can you give any suggestions how to protect yourself from this type of unauthorized charge on the internet?

Much appreciated,
Apadana

[blues]

what about a-squared Anti-Dialer if it was a dialer you had? i have not tried it. but maybe it was not a dialer you had.

[drragostea]

It's likely that it is a dialer. Apadana, I'm assuming you are using a dial-up connection. Spybot-SD detects dialers, so run a scan with the program. Also, run the tool suggested by blues in Post #2.

[Apadana]

what about a-squared Anti-Dialer if it was a dialer you had? i have not tried it. but maybe it was not a dialer you had.

Hi Blues,
Please, forgive me but I am really computer challenged. I mainly have used my computer as a word processor. What is a Anti-Dialer?

Also, maybe you can explain this to me: When I went to the Registry Key I found in Windows NT/Current Version- MCI/MCI Extensions/MCI 32. Is this MCI the phone company? If so why would it be in my registry?

Thank you for your time and help!
Apadana

[blues]

here is a description of dialers: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec041212/

anti-dialer means a program that detects and deletes dialers i think, but i have never used them.

some antispywares and antiviruses detects and deletes dialers.

i dont have the knowledge to say anything about the registry key you have.

[Apadana]

here is a description of dialers: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/kb/articles/tec041212/

anti-dialer means a program that detects and deletes dialers i think, but i have never used them.

some antispywares and antiviruses detects and deletes dialers.

i dont have the knowledge to say anything about the registry key you have.

Dear Blues,
I checked my antispyware program and it has a dialer feature. Thank you!!!

Apadana

[blues]

no problem

[tashi]

I recently got a bill from my phone company with an additional charge from MCI for a 900 WEB ACCESS charge.

900 Numbers: FTC Rule Helps Consumers

Also, maybe you can explain this to me: When I went to the Registry Key I found in Windows NT/Current Version- MCI/MCI Extensions/MCI 32. Is this MCI the phone company?

http://www.who.is/domain_information-com/mci.com/

[Apadana]

900 Numbers: FTC Rule Helps Consumers


http://www.who.is/domain_information-com/mci.com/

Hi Tashi,

When I got my bill from AT&T last week I went on Google to find out what a 900 WEB ACCESS (carrier MCI) was about. I found that FTC website and filed a complaint. They emailed me back and said they didn't regulate the internet and suggested filing a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (affiliated with FBI); I also filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.

The AT&T representative encouraged me to file a complaint otherwise the proper authorities won't be alerted by the consumers.

I went on that MCI site but I couldn't find Microsoft being on their domain. Maybe MCI/MCI Extensions/MCI32 is something unrelated to MCI the phone company?

Thank you!
Apadana

[drragostea]

Just wanted to add that Spybot-SD's Resident Shield (TeaTimer) will terminate dialers (that is why there is a "blacklist" when you hover the mouse over the TeaTimer icon in the Taskbar). Because dialer programs are time critical TeaTimer will terminate them the second it is executed.

tashi, I just wanted to make sure... dialer programs do not affect DSL connections (high-speed; permanently connected) do they?