
Only windows related entries will be restored after reset. So if you face trouble with such programs after resetting, you should reinstall them. Some firewalls and programs add entries to winsock. All Winsock Layered Service Providers which were previously installed must be reinstalled. Remarks: Resets Winsock Catalog to a clean state. Now enter the following in the black command prompt window: netsh winsock reset To restore follow execute the following commands:Ĭlick the 'Start' orb on taskbar > Start > All Programs > Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, click Run as administrator > Allow if UAC prompt comes up > Enter password if asked. The issue of unable to connect to internet via any applications is because removing manually the lavasofttcpservice.dll from those folders corrupted your winsock LSP entries. If yes, its probably missing a dll file now. Make sure you don't have Ad-Aware installed in your machine. I am having this problem on a Win7 圆4 dll was a part of Lavasoft Ad-Aware Antivirus or related product of Lavasoft LTD( ) Any thought on troubleshooting will be appreciated. I have Internet access but no application can access the Internet. Icon in my task bar was showing I have Internet access. When I type a web address and hit Enter it does nothing but clear the address bar. I delete it in same process.īut next time I restart my computer, open Firefox and try to browse a website, but it does not work. I also notice another dll in C:\\Windows\system32\ with name lavasofttcpservice64.dll (cann't remember the name exactly). Then I restart the program and remove the dll from the computer. I try to rename it and it successfully renamed into new name.

I try to remove it but system prevents me as other programs are using it. This dll seems suspicious to me because I have removed a program from the same company few days ago and it is loaded in almost every program running in my system. I find a dll named lavasofttcpservice.dll loaded into firefox which is located in C:\\Windows\SysWOW64\ directory. Today I notice few ads at the beginning of my Google search result. I have never installed anything from lavasoft. Few days ago I noticed a new software in my computer named "lavasoft webcompanion".
