🚀 go-pugleaf

Running Win98, Internet Explorer 5.5, ZoneAlarm, Norton AntiVirus 2003, 
Turnpike 6.01, dial-up to the Internet.

I have been running the above on this stand-alone machine for about a 
year, and run a full antivirus check whenever new NAV virus definition 
updates appear (i.e. almost every day). I have never used any form of 
Outlook.

No problems, until a few days ago. Now, in Windows Explorer, when I 
attempt to delete files, Explorer sometimes attempts to dial up. The 
sequence is the following:

1. Select the file(s) to delete.
2. Press the Delete key.
3. The Dial-up Connection box pops up. The automatic connection check 
box is unchecked, so it does not actually dial.
4. Close the dial-up connection box.
5. The normal file deletion process continues.

This morning, the same thing happened when I attempted to display the 
properties of a file.

If I attempt to do these things while already on-line, ZoneAlarm 
sometimes pops up asking if I want to allow Explorer to connect to the 
Internet (saying that it has already done so previously). I always say 
no.

I am mystified. Why is Explorer trying to dial up? Should I be worried?

-- 
Ian