Lost Internet Donnection?

[golfnut]

For some unknown reason I have lost my internet connection. I have also lost the monitor icon(internet icon) in the tool tray eventhough when I check my internet connection in the control panel it says I am connected. I use cable connection from comcast and I know the signal is coming in ok because my son's compter is on a network with me and his internet works fine. I called Comcast and they think something is wrong in my Wndows XP. I did recieve notice from my AVG Virus software that a virus was detected. After I "healed" the virus I reooted my computer and got the below error message, this is when I lost the internet connection. Can anyone advise how I may fix this problem short of having to reinstall a frest windows program ( I use Windows XP). Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

"Error loading C:\progra~1\newdot~1\newdot~2.dll"
"The specified module can not be found"

[reboot]

Go to microsoft.com and download new dot net framework. (Look in the windows catalogue section).
Burn it to cdrw on your son's machine, then install it on yours.

[bazooka]

Go to microsoft.com and download new dot net framework. (Look in the windows catalogue section).
Burn it to cdrw on your son's machine, then install it on yours.

That is the wrong advice.

He is suffering from a spyware affliction.

[reboot]

Yeah, could be that too. I was only going by the filename
Try Spywareblaster, Adaware, Spybot, or the new MS anti-spyware thingy.

[golfnut]

I have both adaware and spybot search and destroy and have had for over a year.

[glockjs]

if those other dont work get hijackthis and...er um, somebody help me out whats the shredder one? its been awhile since ive had to fix a friends computer

[ViRaL1]

Go to microsoft.com and download new dot net framework. (Look in the windows catalogue section).
Burn it to cdrw on your son's machine, then install it on yours.

You're thinking of the .net framework. New.net is somewhat of a proxy service that allows people to use domain names that aren't standard. You might want to check your proxy settings in Internet Options. You might even want to, dare I say RE-install new.net, so that you can do a clean uninstall of it. It usually shows up in Add / Remove Programs if you have it.

[Shocker Milwaukee]

You might try rolling your computer back a few weeks with System Restore.

[golfnut]

I tried system restore, 3 different dates and windows will not let me restore. Why I wonder?

[golfnut]

Got internet connection back. Deleted new.net in control panel (add, remove programs) and it worked. Do I need to reinstall new.net, if so how do I do it? What is new.net anyway? Thanks again for everyone's help and advice.

[bazooka]

Do I need to reinstall new.net

NO

What is new.net anyway?

Spyware

[golfnut]

Thanks Bazooka.

[ViRaL1]

Oh sure, thank HIM.

[golfnut]

Viral1 can you read, in the post prior to thanking Bazooka I thanked "everyone" for their help. What is the problem?

[Shocker Milwaukee]

His status is a typo, it's supposed to be "Inhaler."

[ViRaL1]

Does this help?

[/sarc]

[bazooka]

@golfnut,

Here is some more info on new.net.
http://www.cexx.org/newnet.htm

The New.net browser plugin:
The NewDotNet software is what we like to call Foistware: it's something that you probably didn't ask for, and never felt a need for, but it came along anyway with an unrelated program you downloaded. New.net accomplishes this by compensating the authors of unrelated third-party software, which has ranged from media players to peer-to-peer file sharing programs, for "bundling" the browser plugin with their program. At one time, New.Net advertised a 5 cent commission for each system the plugin was successfully installed on; however, we are unable to find current published figures for compensation. For its part, New.net has updated its policies to require "distribution partners" to now prominently disclose software bundling practices in the program's End-User License Agreement (EULA) and provide an "I agree" or similar checkbox or button. Historically, however, we have been made aware of complaints from numerous users asserting that they do not know what the New.net client does or how it got onto their systems.

The New.net software consists of a browser "plug-in" DLL (e.g. newdotnet?_??.dll, where ??? indicate a version number), which, in current versions, is placed in C:\Program Files\NewDotNet . Some older versions of the software installed themselves in the Windows directory (typically C:\WinNT\ for NT/2000/XP users, C:\Windows\ for everybody else). Once installed, the client runs silently at start-up (via Rundll32) by a Run key placed in the Windows registry. The software may be more accurately termed an OS plugin due to the way it integrates itself with the network configuration (Windows Sockets, or Winsock stack) so that all DNS queries are passed through the New.net DLL. If the DLL is removed without also rolling back the changes made to the Winsock stack, such as by simply deleting the file, the computer's Internet connection will be broken.

[golfnut]

Great info, thanks again Bazooka, you've been really helpful and I really appreciate your going the "extra mile", not many folks would do that.

[bazooka]

No problem