Hello - Microsoft gave me the following instructions to get rid of epoclick. They work!
Step 1: Reset Proxy
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Reset Proxy for LAN
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1. Click Start, click Run, type "inetcpl.cpl" (without quotation marks) in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Click the Connections tab.
3. Click "LAN Settings" under "Local Area Network (LAN) settings".
4. Uncheck "Automatically detect settings" and "Use a proxy server for your LAN" if the two options are selected.
Reset Proxy for Dial-up or VPN
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1. Open "Internet Explorer".
2. In the "Tools" menu, select "Internet Options".
3. Click on the "Connections" tab.
4. In "Dial-up and Virtual Private Network settings" area, is there any connection listed? If so, please highlight it, and click "Settings" button.
5. In the proxy settings area, please click on the "Advanced" button, and delete any entry in the "Exceptions" section.
6. Click "OK", and return to the previous window. Clear the proxy server address, and uncheck the option "Use a proxy server for this connection".
7. Quit "Internet Explorer".
Step 2: Rename the Hosts file
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The Hosts file is used for host name resolution. If this file has been modified, we cannot access the Windows Update site properly and can receive the error code.
1. Click Start, Run, type "%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc" (Without the quotation) and then press Enter.
2. Right-click on the file "Hosts" (without quotations) and choose "Rename"
3. Rename the file to "hostsold" (without quotations)
4. Then, clear the DNS (Domain Name Resolution) cache:
1). Click "Start", "Run", type "cmd" (Without the quotation) and press Enter.
2). In the opened window, type: "ipconfig /flushdns" (Without quotations) and press Enter.
Note: The hosts file will be generated automatically after being removed.
Step 3: Change to Another DNS Address
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1. Click "Start", and click "Control Panel".
2. Open "Network Connection".
3. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and select "Properties".
4. Highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click "Properties".
5. A popup window titled "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP Properties)" will open. Please select "Use the following DNS server address."
6. Set the IP Address for "Preferred DNS Server" to 4.2.2.2 and "Alternate DNS Server" to 4.2.2.3
Step 4: Reset IE and register IE components
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Note1: The following steps will remove all of installed add-ons, passwords, etc. and reset IE to default settings. We need to reinstall the add-ons after resetting.
Note2: The steps are for IE 7&8. If you are using IE6, please feel free to let me know.
1. Click "Start", click "Run", please type "inetcpl.cpl" (without quotation marks) and press "Enter" to open the Internet options window.
2. Switch to the "Advanced" tab.
3. Click "Reset…" . In the open window, check "Delete personal settings" and click "Reset" to confirm the operation.
4. Click "Close" when the resetting process is complete.
5. Launch "Internet options" window and switch to the "Advanced" tab again.
6. Uncheck the "Enable third-party browser extensions" option in the Browsing.
7. Switch to the "General" tab, and click "Use Blank" under the Home page area.
8. Click "Apply" and “OK".
9. Close the Internet Explorer window.