Error when loading Windows

[Dawn]

my computer has a pop up message every time i turn it on....

Error loading
c:\WINDOWS\System32\jojimlsv.dll
"the specified module could not be found"

Anyone have any ideas how to clear this up?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

 

[Malke]

my computer has a pop up message every time i turn it on....

Error loading
c:\WINDOWS\System32\jojimlsv.dll
"the specified module could not be found"

Anyone have any ideas how to clear this up?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

A Google search for "jojimlsv.dll" brought up nothing. When
you don't get any hits for a file name on Google, chances are high that it
is a malware file.

Either you uninstalled the malware program or your antivirus/antispyware
program did. In any case, a reference was left to the file in Startup. You
can remove the reference by managing your Startup. Because you had one
piece of malware, the chances are also high that you had others. It would
be a good idea to scan. I recommend downloading and installing
MalwareBytes' Antimalware (MBAM) from http://www.malwarebytes.org. The
program is free. (There is a paid version but you don't need to buy it to
remove malware.)

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

This brings up the System Configuration Utility. Look on the Startup tab and
find the probable culprit. Uncheck the box next to its name, Apply and OK
out. You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you do you'll
get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Just tick the box that says in
effect, "don't bother me about this again".

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

The free Autoruns program is very useful for managing your Startup -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx - Autoruns

Malke

 

[Patrick Keenan]

my computer has a pop up message every time i turn it on....

Error loading
c:\WINDOWS\System32\jojimlsv.dll
"the specified module could not be found"

Anyone have any ideas how to clear this up?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

As noted elsewhere, this message is good news and bad news.

The good news is that your anti-virus program is working.

The bad news is that your system was exposed to viruses and malware, so you
should also examine your online practices. If other people are also using
the computer, you need to chat with them.

Lately I've seen systems becoming infected via bogus MP3 files. What
happens is that the user runs a P2P program like LimeWire, starts to
download an MP3 and then previews it to see if it's the file they wanted.
However, the MP3 file isn't real, and is designed to infect when launched or
previewed, and the A/V software doesn't catch it till the download is
finished.

If that sounds like something you'd have run into, stop previewing.
Instead, download to a folder and scan the files before running them.

In the meantime, you now know that your system was infected, and may still
be. You need to check that out.

HTH
-pk

 

[Dawn]

Malke,

Thank you so much...that worked and i no longer have the pop up!
when i did the scan i actually had 97 infected!
So again, Thank you!!!!
--
Dawn

my computer has a pop up message every time i turn it on....

Error loading
c:\WINDOWS\System32\jojimlsv.dll
"the specified module could not be found"

Anyone have any ideas how to clear this up?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

A Google search for "jojimlsv.dll" brought up nothing. When
you don't get any hits for a file name on Google, chances are high that it
is a malware file.

Either you uninstalled the malware program or your antivirus/antispyware
program did. In any case, a reference was left to the file in Startup. You
can remove the reference by managing your Startup. Because you had one
piece of malware, the chances are also high that you had others. It would
be a good idea to scan. I recommend downloading and installing
MalwareBytes' Antimalware (MBAM) from http://www.malwarebytes.org. The
program is free. (There is a paid version but you don't need to buy it to
remove malware.)

Start>Run>msconfig [enter]

This brings up the System Configuration Utility. Look on the Startup tab and
find the probable culprit. Uncheck the box next to its name, Apply and OK
out. You don't need to restart immediately, but the next time you do you'll
get a dialog saying you've used the Utility. Just tick the box that says in
effect, "don't bother me about this again".

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

The free Autoruns program is very useful for managing your Startup -
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx - Autoruns

Malke

 

[Malke]

Malke,

Thank you so much...that worked and i no longer have the pop up!
when i did the scan i actually had 97 infected!
So again, Thank you!!!!

You're extremely welcome. I'm very glad I was able to help you. Thanks for
taking the time to let me know.

Malke