connection time out (Error # 10060)

[Tom]

I have been using XP home edition for 3 or 4 months with
no problems. Yesterday I started getting the same pop up
box with APP_BK_048 and the time out error message. I see
that others have also started having this problem, does
anyone know what's causing this to happen and is there a
solution to stop it?

 

[Matt DuBois [MSFT]]

This has been reported to be caused by the SoBig virus. See the following
links for info on the virus and removal:

Computer Associates:
http://www3.ca.com/solutions/collateral.asp?CT=27081&CID=46275
F-Secure: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/sobig.shtml
McAfee: http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=100343
Symantec:
http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

Or search the web site of your favoriate/most trusted AV vendor.



*Alphabetic order used above, the order in the list is no reflection of the
quality of the information or antivirus product, and exclusion from the list
is no reflection on the quality of other products or informational sites.
Sites listed are the sites of all AV Vendors currently on page 1 of a google
search for sobig virus information.