Re: Beta Version MS Anti-Spyware problem

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:27:49 -0700

Roberto;
This may fix your internet problems:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/892350

System Restore may not have fixed your computer.
Instead it is probable System Restore restored the spyware that has taken
over some of your network functions. 

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
"Roberto" <Roberto@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:179E1C5C-7630-4F4D-BED7-6D56AC94C0AE@microsoft.com...
> Lots of Ad and Spyware problems lately. I downloaded and installed the 
> Beta
> version of MS Anti-Spyware and ran the first scan. On computer re-start I 
> had
> lost my ability to connect to the internet via my DSL line. The first hint 
> of
> this was that my Symantec Norton antivirus 2005 put in an error message on
> restart that said, "Email proxy cannot scan your email messages because 
> your
> network is not properly configured."  If I tried to sign onto Explorer I 
> got
> a sign in failure via Cisco Systems VPN direct closing down. I could not 
> sign
> in on AOL and got the message. "VPN server unreachable or unavailable." 
> I
> figure the Beta Version upset the normal configuration, but couldn't 
> figure
> out how to fix it.  I did a system restore, got back to normal function, 
> but
> of course without the Beta Version operating.
> Any thoughts?   Thanks, Roberto
> -- 
> Roberto

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