KB951748 Microsoft Update (KB890830, KB951978, KB955020, KB950582)

If you are using ZoneAlarm and installed MS Windows update kb951748, kb890830, kb951978, kb955020, kb951698, or kb950582, possibly you lose your Internet connection. There is a possibility that the update made changes to the networking files that ZoneAlarm does not recognize.

To workaround this problem, you can do any of the following: (Do these steps at your own discretion)
- Set ZA Internet security settings to Medium.
- Uninstall KB951748 and leave the ZA Internet settings on High.
- Initialize the ZA database and let the ZA firewall reconfigure itself from scratch.
- Uninstall/reinstall ZoneAlarm.

*** This post will be updated once better fixes will be available.

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Js.worthathousandwords.com Redirect Error

If you updated your Mozilla Firefox to their latest version on July 2, you probably receive a redirect error js.worthathousandwords.com when you try to open your Yahoo email account. It is a known browser issue - not a problem with Yahoo. Obviously, it is primarily caused by the Mozilla update because it does not happen on Internet Explorer.

To resolve this error, go to Mozilla site. Go to "Add-ons" section and download Adblock Plus. Once downloaded, click on Tools on the menu bar, click on Adblock Plus, add the address js.worthathousandwords.com, and click OK.

Everything will work well after this...

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XPCom: Event Receiver error message

Every time I turn off my computer, I receive a pop-up message saying "XPCom: Event Receiver". I thought it was another kind of virus so I made some research to confirm what is it and why am I receiving it. I found this article below which is very informative and helpful. It has guidelines on how to resolve the error and to prevent it from re-appearing. The good this is - it's not a virus!!!

There have been isolated reports of people getting an error message when they try to shut down Windows or when they are browsing the web with Mozilla Firefox. The error has to do with the XPCom: Event Receiver. The problem seemed to be connected to old versions of Firefox and some wonky anti-virus software. However, since the release of Firefox 2, the problem has started to reappear.

MozillaZine has a forum thread that is covering this problem. Check there first to see if a fix has been found. At the time of this writing, it has not.

Many users that have reported this problems are still running Windows 98. Since Windows 98 is no longer supported by Microsoft, it is highly advisable to upgrade your PC to Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

Otherwise, the following techniques seem to have worked for some:

1) If you upgraded from a previous version of Firefox, uninstal the program and reinstall.

2) If you continue to get the error, try disabling all of your Firefox extensions.

3) Make sure that you don't have competing anti-virus and anti-spyware programs running. One anti-virus program and one anti-spyware program will suffice in most cases. You should never run more than 1 anti-virus program at the same time. Running more than 2 anti-spyware programs at the same time could also cause problems.

4) Check your firewall settings. If you are running a 3rd-party firewall, make sure that the Windows firewall has been disabled.

5) Update all of your security programs (anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall) to their latest versions.

Source: Help2go.com

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