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DeanCapture · 04-14-2004, 03:55 PM

I restarted my computer today and a couple of errors popped up. Can someone tell me what these mean and/or how to get them corrected?

AOJ Brian · 04-14-2004, 03:58 PM

that bridge.dll one is spyware if my memory serves..

I'd start scanning with the usual suspects.

asuna · 04-14-2004, 04:00 PM

yeah, did you just run some spyware removal software?

DeanCapture · 04-14-2004, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by asuna
yeah, did you just run some spyware removal software?

Yea - Ad-aware 6. After I ran that - the problems started.

stephanie m. · 04-14-2004, 04:39 PM

Try spybot search and distroy.

AlxCds · 04-14-2004, 04:43 PM

wmplayer.exe is hahahahahahas media player, however thats not the place where it should be so it must have been a virus. Once ad-aware removed it you are essentially clean. However, the registry still says to run the virus at boot up. Get spybot which will clean your registry and hopefully remove that entry. Otherwise you can manually remove it by doing a search on your registry for that file in that specific location. Dont delete the real wmplayer.exe

DeanCapture · 04-14-2004, 05:18 PM

Thanks -

Downloaded and ran Spybot S&D and it fixed that last error message :bridge.ddl.

Still trying to fix the wmplayer.exe problem

mardigras · 04-14-2004, 05:33 PM

Go to Start >Run and type in msconfig. Click the Startup tab. See if anything to do with media players is there and checked. In fact, while you're there, uncheck everything but your anti-virus, firewall, and perhaps messenger. Click Apply and OK. reboot and see if it still happens.

KRosh · 04-14-2004, 05:45 PM

run Hijack This

mrthumbs · 04-14-2004, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DeanCapture

Yea - Ad-aware 6. After I ran that - the problems started.

the latest adaware update is lethal.

few weeks ago i ran adaware and it removed my custom USB
device driver for my external harddisks probably because
it ulilized a suspicious name or contained some kind of spyware like code.

resulting in a BSOD at startup.. safe mode and even w2k repair couldnt get me back on track.

Fuck adaware..

lagwagon · 04-14-2004, 06:01 PM

hahahha i look away and i see that on my screen. i was trying to close it before i read the thread.

DeanCapture · 04-14-2004, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mardigras
Go to Start >Run and type in msconfig. Click the Startup tab. See if anything to do with media players is there and checked. In fact, while you're there, uncheck everything but your anti-virus, firewall, and perhaps messenger. Click Apply and OK. reboot and see if it still happens.

Thanks Mardigras - that fixed the problem.

It was listed in there 3 times so I unchecked all three of
them. WTF?

DeanCapture · 04-14-2004, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrthumbs

the latest adaware update is lethal.

few weeks ago i ran adaware and it removed my custom USB
device driver for my external harddisks probably because
it ulilized a suspicious name or contained some kind of spyware like code.

resulting in a BSOD at startup.. safe mode and even w2k repair couldnt get me back on track.

Fuck adaware..

Shit that sucks man.

What are you using now?

mardigras · 04-15-2004, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DeanCapture

Thanks Mardigras - that fixed the problem.

It was listed in there 3 times so I unchecked all three of
them. WTF?

Could be another program that called for the media player or maybe something installed a shortcut in Start>Programs>Startup

If you slide the Location column over while in msconfig startup you can see the whole name of what executable is being called to see if it is actually Win</>dows or if it's part of a program you don't want (in which case you'll know what to remove from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel); if it's another program but something you want to keep you can probably launch the program itself and set it's options.

I think peeking in at msconfig startup every once in awhile is just as important as updating and running your anti-virus & spyware programs

There is little that you need enabled there. Anything you don't need to launch with Win</>dows every time (ie anti-virus) should be launched from a real shortcut you can stick on the quicklaunch bar, desktop or browser shortcut areas. When you have a bunch of un-needed programs running in the background you are more likely to have conflicts, not to mention slow some systems down.

u4ia · 04-15-2004, 05:35 PM

http://housecall.trendmicro.com

^online free virus scan.

http://www.grisoft.com

^local free virus scan (AVG).

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04-14-2004, 03:58 PM	#2
AOJ Brian Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 257	that bridge.dll one is spyware if my memory serves.. I'd start scanning with the usual suspects.

04-14-2004, 04:43 PM	#6
AlxCds Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 95	wmplayer.exe is hahahahahahas media player, however thats not the place where it should be so it must have been a virus. Once ad-aware removed it you are essentially clean. However, the registry still says to run the virus at boot up. Get spybot which will clean your registry and hopefully remove that entry. Otherwise you can manually remove it by doing a search on your registry for that file in that specific location. Dont delete the real wmplayer.exe

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DeanCapture Haters & Trolls SUCK! Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 9,275	Thanks - Downloaded and ran Spybot S&D and it fixed that last error message :bridge.ddl. Still trying to fix the wmplayer.exe problem

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