Did you uninstall the patch that caused this issue?
Also, if XP, Vista what happens if you use System Restore to yesterday?
No this is not the zonealarm problem that happened tuesday of this week.
Earlier today i was on the internet and got disconnected i tried getting back on and no luck. i have checked my cables modem etc. and the computer next to me works fine. also ad-aware did not find anything wrong with my PC. do u guys have any info that would help me.

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