I don't blame you. I have had to install 4 security measures to prevent
this. If you wish to contact me off-list, I'll give you more details.

Brian

Ed Popielarski wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I was working near my laptop yesterday when I noticed the "in use" light
> on my telephone line 2 was on. As I was looking at it, it went off and I
> wondered what exactly just happened?
>
> I discovered a sub-program in Quickbooks called QBDAgent that had
> executed a call through the modem without "asking me"! I looked it up
> using Yahoo and read commentary from several IT types that this program
> "phone's home" to report itself to it's makers, apparently to impede
> software piracy. There is a .log file associated that records it's
> activities which can only be accessed by turning off the QBDAgent
> executable via ctl/alt/del. The only way to de-activate the .exe is to
> use a firewall or pull the modem plug.
>
> I'm not a particularly paranoid type, but it unnerves me that my
> accounting software is under someone else's control!
>
> Any comments or suggestions are encouraged.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed Popielarski
> QTA Machine
> 10 Mc Laren, Ste D
> Irvine, Ca. 92618
>
> Phone:949-581-6601
> Fax: 949-581-2448
> Cel: 949-337-2578
>
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