Dialers
What is a dialer?
A dialer is a type of program that can alter the settings of a user’s dialup connection. Dialers can disconnect your computer from your local Internet provider and then reconnect you to other sites usually connected with expensive pornography, toll, or international phone number. A connection to international phone numbers happens instead of connection to local internet provider.
What does it do?
Dialers will generally grant you access to pornography by dialing a country like AFRICA from YOUR HOME PHONE. Once they are connected, charges as high as $5.99US per minute can occur. Now-a-days, most dialers will ASK YOU TO CONNECT, be sure to NEVER ACCEPT these charges. Unlike other viruses, it does not scout your files and other personal belongings on your computer but rather may rack up these significant long distance phone charges. Some dialers will turn off your PC speaker and dial these far off contries without you knowing!! So....
Be Aware
Any time you happen across a POP-UP AD or Program on your PC asking you to connect/dial a phone number to get access to porn, CLICK CANCEL or restart your PC!!. Also verify the number you use to access the internet, be sure it was the one provided by your ISP or Internet Service Provider. Another easy way to tell if you have become a victim is unexplainable tremendously high bills!!
A dialer is a type of program that can alter the settings of a user’s dialup connection. Dialers can disconnect your computer from your local Internet provider and then reconnect you to other sites usually connected with expensive pornography, toll, or international phone number. A connection to international phone numbers happens instead of connection to local internet provider.
What does it do?
Dialers will generally grant you access to pornography by dialing a country like AFRICA from YOUR HOME PHONE. Once they are connected, charges as high as $5.99US per minute can occur. Now-a-days, most dialers will ASK YOU TO CONNECT, be sure to NEVER ACCEPT these charges. Unlike other viruses, it does not scout your files and other personal belongings on your computer but rather may rack up these significant long distance phone charges. Some dialers will turn off your PC speaker and dial these far off contries without you knowing!! So....
Be Aware
Any time you happen across a POP-UP AD or Program on your PC asking you to connect/dial a phone number to get access to porn, CLICK CANCEL or restart your PC!!. Also verify the number you use to access the internet, be sure it was the one provided by your ISP or Internet Service Provider. Another easy way to tell if you have become a victim is unexplainable tremendously high bills!!
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