<s>
XXXDial	B-Application
is	O
a	O
spyware/dialer	O
application	O
which	O
created	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
problems	O
for	O
UK	O
internet	O
users	O
in	O
December	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
changes	O
a	O
victim	O
's	O
point-to-point	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
PPP	O
)	O
settings	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
automatically	O
tries	O
to	O
reconnect	O
to	O
a	O
premium	O
rate	O
number	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
normal	O
dial-in	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
dialer	O
only	O
appears	O
to	O
affect	O
computers	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Operating	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
