[pchelpers] Re: winsock.dll keeps changing

Hmmm ... I installed one or 2 new downloads recently, but am not
familiar with registry checks or this spyware thing. Got any notes on
it?

Jackie MacWhirter wrote:
> 
> New.Net will change the winsock --and modify it check to see if you
> got
> any spyware-- before I got rid of it-my programs were not running like
> they used to and my computer was so sluggish-- I had a lot of trouble
> with my programs crashing. Once that was gone and out of the registry
> everything is fine.
> 
> Jacqueline MacWhirter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pchelpers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pchelpers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert McLellan
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 4:49 PM
> To: pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Eric Vogel's
> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: winsock.dll keeps changing
> 
> There is a virus that changes the Winsock.  But you couldn't have a
> virus could you?    Hmmmm......
> 
> Bob  McLellan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Durham" <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> "Eric Vogel's" <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 4:59 PM
> Subject: [pchelpers] winsock.dll keeps changing
> 
> >
> > Over the past week, I've been getting regular illegal operation
> errors.
> > They often appear while using Wordpad or Netscape. IE5 has been
> crashing
> > too.
> >
> > When I check the system files with SFC, this file always comes up
> > changed or updated. Does anyone know what could be responsible?
> >
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