Eset Service error message

I have ESS 3.0.667.0 and XPpro with SP3.

Over the past week, I've been getting a messagebox with "Eset Service has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry etc etc"

The error information is szApp: ekrn.exe ModName: mswsock.dll ModVer 5.1.2600.5512 offset:0x0001b2c2

When I click close, I lose internet access for a minute or so, and then I assume the service must restart.

The error does show up in EventViewer, so I'm not sure if SP3 has changed mswinsock.dll or if there is some corruption either with ESS or mswinsock.

Anyone else having this problem, and is ESS actually still working properly? Task Manager reckons so, but........

Colin

Perhaps should add I'm using Safari for Windows as my browser.

 

I'm having the exact same problem. Here is the information copied from my event log.

Faulting application ekrn.exe, version 3.0.667.0, faulting module mswsock.dll, version 5.1.2600.5625, fault address 0x0001b2fa.

Have you found a solution to this problem yet ?

 

I have also been getting the same message. Here are the details from the Windows Event log:

Faulting application ekrn.exe, version 3.0.669.0, faulting module mswsock.dll, version 5.1.2600.5625, fault address 0x0001b2fa.

If it's of any help, I am running Windows XP SP3.

 

In case of any problems, please always try uninstalling the program completely and installing the latest version from the download page (3.0.672).

 

I have previously uninstalled and re-installed 3.0.672.

I'm still having a problem but the 'error' has changed - it now tells me that it can't find a 'proxy server' (I don't use one) and that POP3 and HTTP protocols will not be monitored. During this message internet access is blocked - after clicking OK, and clicking refresh on the browser or mail client (PocoMail) , everything seems to work again.

Looking in Event Viewer (XP) I still have the following error.

Faulting application ekrn.exe, version 3.0.672.0, faulting module mswsock.dll, version 5.1.2600.5625, fault address 0x0001b2fa.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

Note the sub version number has changed as has the address offset.

The category according to XP is 100 and the Event ID is 100

I have just noticed that there are multiple entries for a source called ESENT, this would appear to have something to do with XP's search indexing and database, just after the event of :

SearchIndexer (708 ) The database engine 5.01.2600.5512 started. this has an event ID of 100 followed by an entry

Windows (708 ) Windows: The database engine started a new instance (0).

Then it seems more often than not the ESET error follows.




Colin

 

If you have Windows XP, try the following:
1, uninstall ESS
2, download and run WinsockFix
3, install the latest version of ESS (3.0.672)

Please let us know if it resolves the issue.

 

Have done the above, that seems to have fixed it for the moment.

Thanks

Colin