There is a good possibility you have a Trojan or a virus trying to induce
you to make an internet connection.  I would install AdAware and SpyBot S &
D first, update their databases and then check your system.  Next I would
use another antivirus, other than the one you are using (updated with the
newest  definitions, of course), and check your system thoroughly.  If
everything checks out, there is a possibility the modem software is not
installed correctly, especially if it is one of those WinModem types (all
software).  Uninstall the modem and reinstall it should fix the problem.

Howard Rubin
The Computer Doctor
Fortaleza, Brazil

RE:  Date:    Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:31:52 -0800
From:    Faye Killian <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Computer Problem

I wanted to ask you about a problem I have been experiencing for some =
months now. I hope I can explain this right since I'm a newbie at this. =
I have windows 98 and every morning when I boot up my internet =
connection box jumps up there and it is very annoying if you don't want =
to hook up right away. I can click on the x and also down at the bottom =
on the taskbar, I will right click and then close and it just won't go =
away no matter what I do. I can close everything out (Outlook Express or =
anything else) and then here pops back up the connection box again and =
it won't close.
Do you know how I might fix this problem?? I have tried going to my =
startup menu to see if I could get it off the startup but I can't find =
it nowhere but I know it shouldn't be doing this and it hasn't always =
been this way. I don't even know what I did or didn't do to cause this.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Faye

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