[G4] Virus and Spy Ware detectors

[rich northouse]

Snow White

Thanks for your response. I agree with everything you said -- however 
-- since the computer is connecting to the provider, doesn't that imply 
that it understands use modem, etc...  ??  I like the idea of checking 
each app -- I will try that.  Thanks again.

rich


On Jun 21, 2005, at 4:55 PM, Snow White wrote:

> Good Windoze Tech you got there - bad Mac Tech
>
> Check the System Prefs > Network  to see that it is configuered to use 
> the modem as its network point.
> Check any pref within the individual programs for online > offline 
> status and any connection via prefs
>
> Cannot think of anything else at present  --  Anyone else?
>
> jj
>
>
> On 21-Jun-05, at 4:37 PM, g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
> wrote:
>
>> I have a friend who has an e-Mac (75gig, 256Megbyte, OSX3.2 - just
>> updated to Tiger).  She can't get on the net from her machine with a
>> phone modem. It had been working and than all of sudden she couldn't 
>> on
>> the net.  Her computer seems to connect with her provider ( it states
>> "connecting" and after a few minutes it says " connected"). However
>> once connected, neither Outlook or Safari work.  Outlook just grinds
>> away doing nothing and Safari within a few seconds comes back with a
>> message that indicates it can't establish a connection -- even though
>> there is a connection to the provider. It appears like it is waiting
>> for a password, but never asks for anything!  I thought it sounded 
>> like
>> a virus.  One tech thought that there could be some Spy Ware running,
>> redirecting the efforts of the CPU???
>
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