Hello Henry;
First of all, are you running latest version ? 1.0.615
Start MSAS > Help-About.
If not >
www.microsoft.com > "Popular downloads".
Then look at this kb from MS.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;892350
What firewall is involved? If you search the help for
Microsoft Antispyware, it has some information about what
needs to be allowed out through a firewall that controls
outbound traffic.
Have you set Internet Explorer or Outlook Express to work
offline? Do you have a software or hardware firewall
that controls outbound connections?
Good luck
Engel