[RESOLVED] Corrupted Winsock32.dll

January 30th, 2001, 01:07 PM

I have a virus in the winsock32.dll. How do I
get and install a clean one?

jbar1 · January 30th, 2001, 02:51 PM

Goto windrivers home page and click on DLLs on the left side of page. Goto the Ws and scroll down to the winsock that you need download and replace your old one. Be sure you have removed all traces of the virus. Sounds like you had the Hybis or some form of it. Be sure to check all your E-mail and delete all attachments. Might reccomend a copy of innoculate personal edition from Computer Associates. It is free!!

Hope this helps

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Rkring1 · January 30th, 2001, 03:25 PM

Just went thru a session with this on a customers computer , they ran it till it would no longer run then wanted to fix it ! The machine (266 Pent) took forever to do anything , wouldn't allow a lot of things and was such a mess I took the easy way out and "0" filled the drive ,fdisk,etc.I was able to get Inoculate installed and it recognised the virus , but loocked up and would do no more.Customer had Norton 5.0 installed , and last update was Dec. 99 , not good enough ! If you have an antivirus program installed , try to do the update and run a scan , if not , try a download of Inoculate IT and install / run it. Heres the address http://antivirus.cai.com/ good luck

February 2nd, 2001, 09:52 AM

I would recommend Inoculate It PE (the free one from CA). It has real-time detection, and it runs a light load on your system.

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February 7th, 2001, 11:01 AM

You could always run System File Checker (sfc.exe) and use that to extract a new version of the winsock.dll.

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"You can't win the game with government cheese." --The Great Brain Robbery -- Cheapass Games

February 8th, 2001, 01:12 PM

Had a system with that this morning, the virus w32.hybris virus corrupts the wsock32.dll file really bad, any virus software with updates should be able to fix it.

February 9th, 2001, 08:51 PM

Symantec has the solution to this problem on their website. Doesn't even require downloading Norton Antivirus.

Good Luck

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January 30th, 2001, 01:07 PM	#1
Trmsrone Guest Posts: n/a	Corrupted Winsock32.dll I have a virus in the winsock32.dll. How do I get and install a clean one?

January 30th, 2001, 02:51 PM	#2
jbar1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Isleton, Calif, USA Posts: 463	Goto windrivers home page and click on DLLs on the left side of page. Goto the Ws and scroll down to the winsock that you need download and replace your old one. Be sure you have removed all traces of the virus. Sounds like you had the Hybis or some form of it. Be sure to check all your E-mail and delete all attachments. Might reccomend a copy of innoculate personal edition from Computer Associates. It is free!! Hope this helps ------------------ If life is a bitch then what is death? I believe I will take the bitch! __________________ If life is a bitch, then what is death? I believe that I will take the bitch...

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January 30th, 2001, 03:25 PM	#3
Rkring1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Redwood , NY , USA Posts: 332	Just went thru a session with this on a customers computer , they ran it till it would no longer run then wanted to fix it ! The machine (266 Pent) took forever to do anything , wouldn't allow a lot of things and was such a mess I took the easy way out and "0" filled the drive ,fdisk,etc.I was able to get Inoculate installed and it recognised the virus , but loocked up and would do no more.Customer had Norton 5.0 installed , and last update was Dec. 99 , not good enough ! If you have an antivirus program installed , try to do the update and run a scan , if not , try a download of Inoculate IT and install / run it. Heres the address http://antivirus.cai.com/ good luck

February 2nd, 2001, 09:52 AM	#4
QSECOFR Guest Posts: n/a	I would recommend Inoculate It PE (the free one from CA). It has real-time detection, and it runs a light load on your system. ------------------ I wish they had Doom for OS/400...then the day would go much faster!

February 7th, 2001, 11:01 AM	#5
Delbruc Guest Posts: n/a	You could always run System File Checker (sfc.exe) and use that to extract a new version of the winsock.dll. ------------------ "You can't win the game with government cheese." --The Great Brain Robbery -- Cheapass Games

February 8th, 2001, 01:12 PM	#6
ocdt Guest Posts: n/a	Had a system with that this morning, the virus w32.hybris virus corrupts the wsock32.dll file really bad, any virus software with updates should be able to fix it.

February 9th, 2001, 08:51 PM	#7
jfesler Guest Posts: n/a	Symantec has the solution to this problem on their website. Doesn't even require downloading Norton Antivirus. Good Luck ------------------ Everywhere you go, there you are...