Dialers

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Dialers are applications that may dial higher rate telephone numbers without your knowledge or consent. A dialer can only start functioning and achieve its malicious task, only if you are using a dial-up modem.

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Contents 1 Detection of Dialers 2 Method of Infection 3 Dialers Symptoms 4 Remedies and Preventions 4.1 Install a good anti-spyware software 4.2 Security practices 5 See Also 6 External links

Detection of Dialers (Recommended)

Dialers is difficult to detect and remove. Dialers is not likely to be removed through a convenient "uninstall" feature. Dialers, as well as other spyware, can re-install itself even after it appears to have been removed. It is recommended you use a good anti-spyware program to remove Dialers and other spyware, adware, trojans and viruses on your computer.

Run SpyHunter's Dialers scan/check to successfully detect Dialers files with the SpyHunter Spyware Detection Tool. If you wish to remove Dialers, you can either purchase the SpyHunter spyware removal tool to remove Dialers or follow the Dialers manual removal method provided in the "Remedies and Prevention" section.

Method of Infection

There are many ways your computer could get infected with Dialers. Dialers can come bundled with shareware or other downloadable software.

Another method of distributing Dialers involves tricking you by displaying deceptive pop-up ads that may appear as regular Windows notifications with links which look like buttons reading Yes and No. No matter which "button" that you click on, a download starts, installing Dialers on your system. Dialers installs on your computer through a trojan and may infect your system without your knowledge or consent.

If you think you may already be infected with Dialers, use this SpyHunter Spyware dectection tool to detect Dialers and other common Spyware infections. After detection of Dialers, the next advised step is to remove Dialers with the purchase of the SpyHunter Spyware removal tool.

Dialers Symptoms

Dialers may attempt to change your computer's desktop, hijack your browser, monitor your Internet browsing activities, change system files, and can do this without your knowledge or permission. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to remove all traces of Dialers from your computer.

Remedies and Prevention

Dialers, as well as other Spyware, are constantly evolving and becoming more advanced to avoid detection. Dialers along with its variants can install in different locations and even when you try to uninstall it you find they reappear when you reboot your computer.

Install a good anti-spyware software

When there's a large number of traces of Spyware such as Dialers that have infected a computer, the only remedy may be to automatically run a Trojan scan for Dialers from a good spyware cleaner designed to remove and block spyware.

Security practices

To prevent Dialers, there are several practices useful in addition to installing a good anti-spyware program.

Obtain Windows Security updates

Install Windows Security Update to get the latest security updates. Regularly use Windows Security Update to help you improve your computer's security settings and to help make sure that your computer has important security updates installed.

Update your anti-spyware software definitions

Configure your anti-spyware software to check for updates at least on a daily basis. Also, make sure your anti-spyware software is loaded when your computer starts and that it is automatically updating it's spyware definitions.

Scan for Dialers

Scan for Dialers and other parasites by opening the anti-spyware software and clicking the "Start Scan" button. Once the anti-spyware program has completed the scan, checkmark parasites you wish to remove, and then click on the "Start Remove" button to get rid of spyware. Download SpyHunter's scanner to check for Dialers. SpyHunter's scanner is only a detection tool. After detection of Trojans, the next advised step is to remove Trojans with the purchase of the SpyHunter Spyware removal tool.

See Also

• Adware
• AOL Parasites
• Backdoors
• Browser Helper Object
• Browser Hijackers
• Browser Plugins
• Carding
• Cracks
• Dialers
• Flooders
• Keyloggers
• Mail Bombers
• Malware
• Network Management Tools
• Nukers
• Remote Administration Tools
• Sniffers
• Spam Tools
• Spyware
• Tracking Cookie
• Trojans
• Viruses
• Worms

External links

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• Symantec Security Response - Global leader in information security and availability.
• Anti-Spyware Coalition - A group developing formal definitions and best-practices
• Stop Badware
• Windows System Update - Latest bug fixes for Microsoft Windows.
• McAfee Threat Center - Virus information
• Prevent Spyware/Trojans from infecting your computer.
• What is spyware?
• Spyware
• Spyware Quick Facts