OAER: Outlook Stops Responding and You Receive an Error That References the Spamnet.dll File (328872)

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ERROR SIGNATURE

This article describes a problem in which Microsoft Outlook unexpectedly quits (crashes) with the following error signature

   App Name      App Version    Module Name    Module Version  Offset
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Outlook.exe   appversion     Spamnet.dll    version         0001c45f

where appversion is a number greater than or equal to 9.0.0.2416, and where version is a number greater than or equal to 0.9.9.3. Additionally, other offsets and module names are possible.

SYMPTOMS

When you use one of the Outlook products listed at the beginning of this article, you may receive the following error message:

Microsoft Outlook has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

To see what data this error report contains, click here.

When you view the data in the error report, the report contains an error signature similar to the error listed at the beginning of this article.

WORKAROUND

Cloudmark has released a later version of the SpamNet Outlook add-in (6g or later) that may contain a fix for this issue. You can download this add-in from the Cloudmark Web site listed below.
http://www.cloudmark.com/products/spamnet/download
If the updated version of the SpamNet Outlook add-in does not fix this problem, contact Cloudmark Inc. to obtain assistance to remove the Cloudmark SpamNet Outlook add-in from your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Cloudmark SpamNet Outlook add-in, visit the following Cloudmark Web site:

http://www.cloudmark.com

For information about how to contact Cloudmark, Inc., click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

The Office Error Reporting dialog box appears when an error occurs that results in a fatal event in the program. The dialog box includes a button to send the information about the fatal event to Microsoft. Microsoft gathers information about these types of events in a database to try to identify the cause. For more information about the Microsoft Data Collection Policy, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/dcp20.asp

For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

283768 OFFXP: End User Privacy Policy in Application Error Reporting

289508 HOW TO: Read the Error Signature from Office Application Error Reporting If Program Quits Unexpectedly

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