Music 'Service' IS Virus central (Blubster.com)

[Joe]

Blubster.com is a Music 'service' that claims to provide
Free and Anonymous P2P music filesharing. But, the when
installed, the program initiates the installation of
Adware, 98 signatures of Spyware, Cydoors, and
WebEnhancers which take your websurfing data and sends it
to the server. Here's the sadder news, when the program is
uninstalled, your ability to connect to the internet is
destroyed because it diables your internet ports. EVEN
MORE::: When microsoft Anti-spyware cleans it out, it
doesn't prevent the Blubster software from destroying your
ports. Since my internet is disabled, because of Blubster,
I am sending this message through my friends 98SE. So I
ask those of you who have Microsoft Anti-Spyware to send
this message through the 'send report'. PLEASE! It'll
protect Millions of people and maybe even you.

 

[plun]

Well, you are probably not using latest MSAS version beacuse
within version 614 these broken LSPs are probably fixed.

Easiest way to fix broken LSPs is to use Winsockfix or if you running
XP SP2 below.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257


Known Issues from MSAS release notes, Menu help.

Potential issue with network connectivity and Windows Firewall when
removing some programs that install a layered service provider
Some programs install layered service providers (LSPs) on computers to
gather data on your Web browsing and network activity. When you use
Windows AntiSpyware to help remove these programs, it also removes the
LSPs. In some cases Windows AntiSpyware does not properly restore the
LSP configuration data.


If this happens, you may find that your computer is unable to connect
to the Internet or your network. You may also see an error message
stating that Windows cannot start Windows Firewall service or the
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service.

To resolve this problem, you need to use Windows to rebuild the LSP
configuration data. The following steps apply if you are running
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

To use Windows to rebuild the LSP configuration data

1. Log on to your computer with an account that is part of the
Administrators group.
2. Open a command prompt window. To do this, click Start, click Run,
type cmd, and click OK.

3. At the command prompt, type netsh Winsock reset and press ENTER.
4. When the Winsock reset is finished, The command window shows the
following message:
Successfully reset the Winsock Catalog. You must restart the
machine in order to complete the reset.
If you see this message, restart your machine.

If you are not logged in with an administrator group, you will receive
the following error message:
Unable to reset the Winsock Catalog. Access is denied.
If you receive this message, log off of your computer, and log on with
an account that is part of the Administrators group. Repeat steps 2-4.

5. After you restart your computer, see the KB article at
support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;892350 for more information.


In some instances third-party applications can be affected while
connecting to the Internet or network after you follow these steps. If
you notice that third-party applications are not properly accessing the
Internet or network, you should reinstall the application to restore
network functionality.


If you are running any other version of Microsoft Windows, see the KB
article at support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;892350 for information
about how to resolve this problem.



Joe pretended :

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

Hi Joe,

Use the method below which fits your OS version. If you are on XP SP2, use
the second method:

1) (winsock reset for 2k, xp pre sp2, and 2003 pre sp1)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;817571

2) (Winsock reset for xpsp2)

netsh winsock reset

enter
restart machine.

After resetting Winsock, applications which have added themselves to the
stack will need to be reinstalled. These may include third-party VPN
clients, some McAfee privacy or network security related software, and
others--check what is working and what is not.

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP