Popups about viruses and spyware anytime anything is done on the computer. - Page 2

jerrinator · 08-04-2008, 07:45 PM

oh ok thanks alot....also i recently blocked an action that mcafee picked up that told me somehting about to runn a dll as an app.....it was trying to get internet access i think.

i just blocked it cause i wasnt sure what it was.... what is it?

**chemist** · 08-04-2008, 08:06 PM

Unless I was sitting in front of your computer, how would I know "what is it"?

What dll? Have you read the Help section of your antivirus to help you decide what to block and what to allow?

jerrinator · 08-05-2008, 08:06 AM

ok my apologies for making the assumptuion.

Umm whenever a program wants to access the internet the AV asks me if to allow it or not.

SO i guess i just blocked it because i never installed a program called Run DLL as a Program. And in a way it kinda sounds like spyware. not that i know anything about computers....just was a quick thought.

**chemist** · 08-05-2008, 10:17 AM

I need to know what the name is exactly. Is it run.dll, run32.dll, rundll32.dll, run32dll.exe, or what? Whether it is uppercase or lowercase doesn't matter.

If it is run.dll, then it is spyware. And would mean your computer is already infected again.

jerrinator · 08-05-2008, 10:32 AM

well it says this

Rule Type: Registry

Process: C:/WINDOWS/system32/rundll32.exe

Process Description: Run a DLL as an App

**chemist** · 08-05-2008, 11:03 AM

That is a legitimate Microsoft file.

jerrinator · 08-05-2008, 12:05 PM

oooooo oh ok i c...well thanks for that then....

08-04-2008, 07:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
jerrinator Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 OS: win xp	Re: Popups about viruses and spyware anytime anything is done on the computer. oh ok thanks alot....also i recently blocked an action that mcafee picked up that told me somehting about to runn a dll as an app.....it was trying to get internet access i think. i just blocked it cause i wasnt sure what it was.... what is it?

08-04-2008, 08:06 PM	#22 (permalink)
chemist Moderator, Analyst, Security Team; Rangemaster, TSF Academy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,469 OS: XP SP3	Re: Popups about viruses and spyware anytime anything is done on the computer. Unless I was sitting in front of your computer, how would I know "what is it"? What dll? Have you read the Help section of your antivirus to help you decide what to block and what to allow? __________________ Our help is free but please donate Proud member of ASAP Proud member of UNITE

08-05-2008, 08:06 AM	#23 (permalink)
jerrinator Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 OS: win xp	Re: Popups about viruses and spyware anytime anything is done on the computer. ok my apologies for making the assumptuion. Umm whenever a program wants to access the internet the AV asks me if to allow it or not. SO i guess i just blocked it because i never installed a program called Run DLL as a Program. And in a way it kinda sounds like spyware. not that i know anything about computers....just was a quick thought.

08-05-2008, 10:17 AM	#24 (permalink)
chemist Moderator, Analyst, Security Team; Rangemaster, TSF Academy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,469 OS: XP SP3	Re: Popups about viruses and spyware anytime anything is done on the computer. I need to know what the name is exactly. Is it run.dll, run32.dll, rundll32.dll, run32dll.exe, or what? Whether it is uppercase or lowercase doesn't matter. If it is run.dll, then it is spyware. And would mean your computer is already infected again. __________________ Our help is free but please donate Proud member of ASAP Proud member of UNITE

08-05-2008, 10:32 AM	#25 (permalink)
jerrinator Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 OS: win xp	Re: Popups about viruses and spyware anytime anything is done on the computer. well it says this Rule Type: Registry Process: C:/WINDOWS/system32/rundll32.exe Process Description: Run a DLL as an App

08-05-2008, 11:03 AM	#26 (permalink)
chemist Moderator, Analyst, Security Team; Rangemaster, TSF Academy Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,469 OS: XP SP3	Re: Popups about viruses and spyware anytime anything is done on the computer. That is a legitimate Microsoft file. __________________ Our help is free but please donate Proud member of ASAP Proud member of UNITE

08-05-2008, 12:05 PM	#27 (permalink)
jerrinator Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 OS: win xp	Re: Popups about viruses and spyware anytime anything is done on the computer. oooooo oh ok i c...well thanks for that then....