From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 22, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: DSP layer has been inserted into my winsock
>
> Leo,
> Hi-learned of you from Online Tonight. I seem to have a
> winsock issue. MS Antispyware alerted me that a DSP layer has
> been inserted in my winsock file. All I have read on this
> says this is usually done to monitor my web activity and is
> basically not a good thing. Solutions have been difficult to
> find, but I downloaded an addon to AdAware to read the levels
> of my winsock file and I can't identify anything foreign or
> intrusive. What say ye?
Hard to say. Do you have any idea when the DSP layer was
installed, and what you might have been doing at the time?
Normally MS Anti-Spyware offers the option to remove - if you
right click on it's little target icon in the notification
area, and select "Run a Spyware Scan", does it still report
the problem, and if so, offer to fix it?
Are you behind a firewall, and if so, what kind? In this case
a firewall that monitors outgoing activity (like ZoneAlarm)
may at least help contain the issue ... if in fact there is
an issue.
What information did AdAware's add-on provide?
I know, more questions than answers, I'm afraid.
It might be worth running a system file check as a precaution
as well:
http://ask-leo.com/what_is_the_system_file_checker_and_how_do_i_run_it.html
Thanks for asking!
Leo
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