sporder.dll problems

[Guest]

I personaly don't have this problem but it looks to be
the most common one. If I'm not mistaken the sporder.dll
file has to do with making api calls to winsock. So
basicaly the sporder.dll file isn't actually spyware or
adware but is sometimes used by them causing it to be
mistaken as spyware etc. I don't use winsock and don't
even have the sporder file on my system but I can see
where deleting the file could cause various networking
problems etc. on systems depending on windows sockets.
I'm not sure on the specifics of engine used in the MS
Antispyware scanner but I could see where other software
using the dll could cause it to be flagged as spyware.
It may be best to just ignore sporder.dll in the scan
routine.

Just my two cents on the subject.

Jason

 

[Guest]

Who is using sporder.dll? I have searched all my XP
machines and W2K3 servers and I don't have that on any
machine.

 

[Stephanie]

I aparently had this SPORDER.dll file on my computer.
(WinXP Pro, service pack 2)

I used the AntiSpyware yesterday after getting it and it
saw this file as a spyware and removed it. After a
reboot my McAfee Privacy Service said it needed this file
and I needed to reinstall it. Also, my AOLDialer.exe
said it needed this file and AOL would not dial to get me
on-line to find any help. So, needless to say, with my
limited computer knowledge I tried uninstalling AOL 9.0
SE and reistalled it. Same problem. So I ended up
reformatting my hard drive and reinstalled everything
except the McAfee Privacy Service (which I was trialing
and will not be keeping) AOL works fine - since I am on
line again - and I have done numerous searches for this
SPORDER.dll file and it is nowhere on my computer.

So, I do not know if this helps anyone, but that was my
experiance.

What I was thinking was that something else installs this
SPORDER.dll and somehow tells AOL that it needs it, so
when it is removed it messes everything up, eventhough
AOL works fine without this file that AntiSpyware wants
to remove??

I do not know, but I hope some of this helps someone.

Thank you for reading this.

 

[Nobody]

I have this file (sporder.dll) on my system and it was NOT flagged when
I ran the MS antispyware program. That would suggest that the proggy
can tell the difference between a corrupted one and a legitimate one,
but I'm not making any bets. The program DID flag (and remove) the
searchsquire file...

 

[Bill Sanderson]

In your case, Stephanie, I believe it was installed by the Mcafee Privacy
Service.

Nothing to worry about at this point--I believe this was a false positive on
the part of the antispyware program, and I'm sorry you went to all that
trouble, but it sounds like you are in good shape now--thanks!