winupd.dll error

[Tchgrif \(remove this\)]

I get multiple Winupd.dll pop-up error messages sometimes
as many as twenty separate messages pop up when I open a
browser. Any ideas?

 

[Michael D. Alligood]

Winupd.dll is associated with spyware programs and viruses. Anti-virus software and firewalls do not fully protect your system against the majority of spyware and privacy threats. Spyware is commonly bundled with software downloads, attached to e-mails, or transmitted through networks so it can appear to be legitimate software, but once installed it can be nearly impossible to detect and remove without the help of a dedicated spyware removal tool such as:

Ad-Aware 6.0 (build 6.181)

SpyBot 1.3

SpyWare Blaster

HiJackThis

Please make sure that you download the updates for each of these programs to ensure complete detection of known spyware programs. Although nothing is absolute in removing spyware and keeping it off, downloading and executing the programs above can dramically decrease future infections.

Also please utilize free virus scans from the following sites:

Trend Micro

Bit Defender

Panda

McAfee

After Spyware / Adware is remove, you may get an error finding files on reboot

After you use anyone of these programs (with the exception of HiJackThis) you may receive an error of some sort after rebooting your system. This is pretty common. Many spyware programs add themselves in the Startup location and execute when Windows boots. If you recieve an error when rebooting after removing spyware, do not panic. This is more than likely a startup remnant trying to access the spyware program that is no longer on your computer. HiJackThis is a great utility to find and remove these startup remnants. However, there is a less technical way of removing these items:

(1) Click START to RUN and type: msconfig
(2) Select the STARTUP tab
(3) Uncheck the file that pertained to the startup error message you received
(4) Click APPLY and OK
(5) Reboot your system

If this fails to fix the startup error message after reboot, there are still options:

(1) Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
(2) Delete the icon that pertained to the startup error message you received
(3) Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
(4) Delete the icon that pertained to the startup error message you received
(5) Reboot your system


--
Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI

 

[Kelly]

HTML?

/xp_tweaks.htm

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm


Winupd.dll is associated with spyware programs and viruses. Anti-virus
software and firewalls do not fully protect your system against the majority
of spyware and privacy threats. Spyware is commonly bundled with software
downloads, attached to e-mails, or transmitted through networks so it can
appear to be legitimate software, but once installed it can be nearly
impossible to detect and remove without the help of a dedicated spyware
removal tool such as:

Ad-Aware 6.0 (build 6.181)

SpyBot 1.3

SpyWare Blaster

HiJackThis

Please make sure that you download the updates for each of these programs to
ensure complete detection of known spyware programs. Although nothing is
absolute in removing spyware and keeping it off, downloading and executing
the programs above can dramically decrease future infections.

Also please utilize free virus scans from the following sites:

Trend Micro

Bit Defender

Panda

McAfee

After Spyware / Adware is remove, you may get an error finding files on
reboot

After you use anyone of these programs (with the exception of HiJackThis)
you may receive an error of some sort after rebooting your system. This is
pretty common. Many spyware programs add themselves in the Startup location
and execute when Windows boots. If you recieve an error when rebooting after
removing spyware, do not panic. This is more than likely a startup remnant
trying to access the spyware program that is no longer on your computer.
HiJackThis is a great utility to find and remove these startup remnants.
However, there is a less technical way of removing these items:

(1) Click START to RUN and type: msconfig
(2) Select the STARTUP tab
(3) Uncheck the file that pertained to the startup error message you
received
(4) Click APPLY and OK
(5) Reboot your system

If this fails to fix the startup error message after reboot, there are still
options:

(1) Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
(2) Delete the icon that pertained to the startup error message you received
(3) Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\username\Start
Menu\Programs\Startup
(4) Delete the icon that pertained to the startup error message you received
(5) Reboot your system


--
Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Michael,

As Kelly has oh-so-subtly hinted at, most try to avoid the use of html in
newsreaders. The chief reasons for this are that a) it can carry malware
script and b) many newsreaders cannot handle it well (some see it as added
garbage, others see it as an attachment to a plain text post).

For instance, this is part of your reply in plain text:

<start>

Winupd.dll is associated with spyware programs and viruses. Anti-virus
software and firewalls do not fully protect your system against the majority
of spyware and privacy threats. Spyware is commonly bundled with software
downloads, attached to e-mails, or transmitted through networks so it can
appear to be legitimate software, but once installed it can be nearly
impossible to detect and remove without the help of a dedicated spyware
removal tool such as:

Ad-Aware 6.0 (build 6.181)

<end>

And in html for a newsreader that can't decipher it:

<start>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Diso-8859-1">
<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Winupd.dll is associated with spyware =
programs and=20
viruses. Anti-virus software and firewalls do not fully protect your =
system=20
against the majority of spyware and privacy threats. Spyware is commonly =
bundled=20
with software downloads, attached to e-mails, or transmitted through =
networks so=20
it can appear to be legitimate software, but once installed it can be =
nearly=20
impossible to detect and remove without the help of a dedicated spyware =
removal=20
tool such as: </FONT>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A=20
href=3D"http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=3D69274&amp;=
subj=3Ddlpage&amp;tag=3Dbutton"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Ad-Aware 6.0</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>&nbsp;(build=20
6.181)</FONT></DIV>

<end>

Makes it pretty difficult to read for the non-html newsreader. While I don't
mind it and can see many benefits to using html, for me the difficulties
outweigh the benefits.

Also, using html adds greatly to the size of the post. While those on
broadband would never notice it, those who pay by the minute for dialup, or
by transfer rate in the many countries that use these groups are forced to
download a 10KB post that could've been done in 4KB. After a while, it adds
up.

The decision, of course, is yours, and many still do continue to use html,
but I though I would point out the rationale for you.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

<snip>

 

[Michael D. Alligood]

Thanks Kelly and Rick for the tip! I will correct my future posts...

--
Best of luck!

Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI

 

[Kelly]

No problem!