Re: Replacing .dll file
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 10/24/04
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Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:16:47 -0600
winterman wrote:
> I accidentally deleted windows/system32/bridge.dll file. How can I
> replace this file? What does it do? My computer seems to have
> problems of slowness on start-up. Do not have XP cd.
>
> Thanks
Bridge.dll is not a valid Windows file, it's part of
LoudMarketing's spyware.
http://pestpatrol.com/pestinfo/l/loudmarketing.asp
To deal with issues caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Smiley Central, Xupiter,
Bonzai Buddy, or KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately
(but without understanding the consequences) installed, two products
that are quite effective (at finding and removing this type of
scumware) are Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search &
Destroy from www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions.
It's even possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your
system against most future intrusions. I use both and generally
perform manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most common
varieties of scumware are available here:
PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
More information and assistance is available at these sites:
Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
The Parasite Fight
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
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