"Rick" <bob@bob.net> wrote in message
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> I installed Kazaa 2.5 as a test on a freshly installed Windows 2000
> system that had Zone Alarm. I specified no advertising add-ons during
> the Kazaa install.
>
> After the install, ZA reported many new attempts at accessing the
> Internet by various services, and after uninstalling it and all its
> associated files, I could no longer access the Internet. In the new
> version of Kazaa it creates new socket entries in the registry that
> prevent you from using your IP network if you uninstall it.
>
> In addition, if I tried Ctrl-Alt-Del, the Windows security dialog box
> would open, then immediately close. I couldn't get access to a list
> of running services from it.
>
> When I started regedit, it would also, immediately close. There was
> some resident service that was monitoring open windows and closing
> certain ones. This sounds like the Klez virus, but when I ran a Klez
> checker, there was none. Also, this was a fresh install of Win 2000,
> so it was unlikely I had any viruses yet, and I was also using Norton
> Antivirus.
>
> I was able to open a list of services through another application and
> killed one that was associated with WUU*.exe. After killing it I
> could open all windows and keep them open. I can't remember the exact
> name of the exe, but I did an internet search for the name and
> couldn't find any reference to it.
>
> The following fix from Microsoft helps on everything except XP. I
> tried it on an XP machine and it failed to fix the problem. It is a
> way of rebuilding your TCPIP sockets.
>
> One thing you'll see is an error message when you attempt to get a
> DHCP address.
>
> Error Message When You Try to Connect to Network: An Operation Was
> Attempted on Something That Is Not a Socket
>
> Here's Microsoft's fix that worked on Windows 2000 Server and
> Professional for me, but failed to work on XP.
>
I killfile anyone who uses Kazaa.
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