Thanks lee , Right now i searching my PC for virus using housecall i hoppe that works

I've got this message : IE Update Windows socket error (10049) on API 'connect' it appears on and on. at first it's disappear when I connect to internet, but now it's still apearing even after I connect to Internet. I'm using Windows ME. Please anybody there help me.

and I know this kinda stupid. but since this topic is about problem with Window Socket. Can somebody explain what Window Socket / Winsock is anyway ? how many they are needed in PC, and what's their use.

I have a windows socket error (10048) on API bind- anyone know how to fix this. there is a pop up window that appears over and over and over again. is this caused by a virus? or certain software? Please anyone help!!

I have a windows socket error (10110) on API Async lookup - anyone know how to fix this ? Please anyone help!!

i have this same error, 11001, and my pc is all up in a bad place, its doing things that i dont want it to, i started geting this when i downloaded something from kazaa

I had exactly the same problem. And I got it from downloading stuff off kazaa too. After running several virus checks I found it was a file called sysbat.exe in the windows directory causing the problem. Anyhow...You have to delete this file from DOS as it is always in use by windows (hold F8 when booting, chose dos prompt option, and type "DEL C:\windows\sysbat.exe"). This has fixed the problem with me, and everything still works fine - at least for now. Get back to me and tell me if it works for you too.

The host 'pop.sbcglobal.net' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: 'pop3', Server: 'pop.sbcglobal.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

Windows Socket Errors - WinME - Pentium 4 - IE5 - I've had a problem for several days with windows socket errors 10049-API connect & 11001-API ASnyc lookup - I find my Norton Antivirus won't run. The scandisk won't run properly either. As per a suggestion on one board, I ran the PC through the 'housecall' virus scan and found five 'palukka' trojans, all either received or activated on the same date/time. They were: FPSCAN.EXE, WINSERV.EXE, MODULATE.EXE, SYSBAT.EXE, and SYSLOAD.EXE, as well as a 'JS.EXCEPTION.EXPLOIT' in my temp internet files under content.IE5\6P2LYNIL\track[2].JSE and a 'VBS.IESTART.A'. I'm unsure how long these latter viruses have been active. I have had trouble lately with lockups and slow loading, with occasional disappearance/closing of a window I'm on. I've been able to delete everything except the WINSERV.EXE, which the PC claims can't be deleted because it's being used by Windows. Another suggestion I found somewhere stated that a virus that is active in Windows would have to be deleted in DOS. I researched WINSERV.exe and found conflicting things: I found someone selling a shareware program that keeps track of keystrokes and screen content in one case. Now I wonder if WINSERV.exe is something that belongs in Windows and shouldn't be deleted, or just a virus, or ???. I found no reference to it in my PC before the date that the five trojans first appeared, so I'm thinking that perhaps it's a keystroke logging program that has been infected with the trojan before being sent out to cause problems. I saw directions suggesting going into the regedit to delete it, but it isn't there. I'm unsure why. Question 1: Is it safe to delete this EXE? Is it indeed something needed by windows to run, or just something that invaded my system? Question 2: Can this be deactivated by renaming the exe to another type of file, as I read of someone doing? Or is the better way of deleting it in safe mode or DOS? I'm not too sharp on the inner workings and don't want to make matters worse. Thanks for any help someone can offer... Den6N

i have a windows socket error: (11001) on API and i have a windows socket error: (10049)on API Connect, i tryed booting my conputer wiv the floppy disk and i tryed to reinstall the windows 98 cd but it didn't work. I looked at the respone and i don't understand what you mean by winsock, could u plese help a basic computer gamer

Hi all I can see u all are having problems with winsock, I can tell u it wasn't easy but I went all my windows files trough every single one... I will try to help u all in an easy way... plz all delete these 2 files and your problem will go away... FPSCAN.EXE SYSCTRLS.EXE the problem is coused by hackers, like the trojan... they are adding a program so they will try to gain access to your computer.. delete those two files and the problem should be solved.. :-) (there are also other programs that couses the same problem like trojan.. but search the net for trojan hacking programs and find the files on your computer) I hoped that I could help some off you....

We have detected a file in Windows folder that is sysbat.exe and we already deleted the file but stil we are having the same error message which is: Windows socket error: (10065), on API 'connect'. How can we get rid of this error message??? Please help before I come to an option to reformat my hard disk.

We scanned the computer with socket error messages and then scanned it McAffee anti virus and we found out that it has a trojan backdoor virus named Winohme.exe which it was not detected by Norton Anti virus and we immediately deleted the file but still we are receiving socket error messages. How can we remove the socket error message --> WinUpd32 Windows socket error: (10065), on API 'connect'. Please we really need help badly.

i had thiss problem to. what i do is- erase real.exe winpd.exe

download "the cleaner" from www.moosoft.com that'll help

I get these same messages, and eventually a screen arrives saying something about a file named newestdark. I looked it up on my pc, and it is an exe file which i am unable to delete. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

OK GUYS, a lot of you have posted many suggestions, BUT what worked for me was pretty simple actualy. I used Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel and in the HKLM/Run tab I found THIS FILE C:\WINDOWS\System32\win32.exe registered. It's the file that caused the 11001 and 10049 errors every time my puter started. *VERY ANNOYING* but I used the same utility to simply delete the entry, rebooted, no error happened, then I just deleted the win32.exe file myself. It had some devious POKEMON icon to it. Give this simple solution a try first before you go crazy. I also installed Startup Monitor (same author) just in case some other stupid trojan tries to register itself behind my back. GOOD LUCK!! it worked for me. Mike Lin rox0rz!! ^_^

I used Housecall and found the virii in my _restore/archive files. When I try to delete the offending files, I am told that access is denied, file may be in use. I cannot remember how to delete files in DOS mode in Win Me. Please help.

g'day. i would much like to be writing tis reply as an answer to ta problem, but the fact is i got it as well and its annoyen ta hell outta me. Mine are Windows socket error : (10050), on API "connect" Windows socket error : (11001), on API 'ASYNC lookup' Ive run Mcafee virus scan and it has found some virus from a kazaa file. I downloaded a file for called GTA3 crack off kazaa last night and this morning to my delight had the error message. Ive tried some of the above methods but in most cases the files mentioned to delete arn not present on my system. I am keen to get rid of this problem, but dont want to delete anything that is then goin cause more trouble. If anyone knows files that can be safly deleted from windows with out upsetting another program, please let me know. Thanks

a solution, well to my problem. I simple ran McAfee virus scan, ta retail version not a cheap downloaded copy, and it found about 4 virus on my computer associated with the kazaa file. After it had deleted the 4th one the problem went away. Hope it stays tat way!

I'm getting the same problem, and also another one right after the ASync 'lookup' window comes up, another one that says API 'connect' follows and I really don't know how to get rid of this one. Any help would be Appreciated.

I get a message that reads...... Windows Socket error: (11001),on API 'ASYNC LOOKUP' Please somebody help me !! This thing is driving me nuts!!! Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks Frank

I get a message that reads...... Windows Forgot my Email address! I keep getting this: Socket error: (11001),on API 'ASYNC LOOKUP' Please somebody help me !! This thing is driving me nuts!!! Any help will be greatly appreciated! Thanks Frank