Rundll Associated Problems - How To Deal With Them?



Posted: Friday, August 22, 2008

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Seeing error message about Rundll.exe is a widespread problem. It seemed that you did nothing wrong with your PC previously, but nevertheless Rundll error happens at Windows startup. If you experiencing Run32dll.exe error as thousands of other users, you are in the right place. The most interesting thing of Rundl error message is that most users think it comes from their Windows system, when in fact it is not. You can see Run32dll suddenly, when you don't expect it.

In most cases, there are no manifestations of Rundll problem other than error message window. Sometimes Run32dll.exe error message displays when you simply open some Windows folder or drive. Moreover, you can see an error window about Run32dll when you try to access your Control Panel. If public network you use is infected with Rundll.exe, Sooner or later your computer will be infected as well. In some circumstances you may even do not see its famous errors, but Rundll.exe trojan still presents in your PC memory.

Rundll virus infection can come to your PC in form of email attachment from unknown sender. Basically Run32dll errors are caused by Run32dll malicious program. Remember that there is no legal file in Windows connected with Run32dll. Another important notice is that malicious program Rundl file doesn't contain Microsoft signature and version info tab in its Properties. Do not mix Run32dll with the legal Windows file called Rundll32.exe which is always located in your Windows\System32 folder.

Great help in finding Rundll virus will provide system program called msconfig.exe which shows you all startup entries. If by accident you removed legal file which you thought was from Rundl, you can restore it from your Windows CD using sfc.exe utility. The common synonym for Rundll malicious program is Run32dll.exe file, which is the same infection in fact. If you see Rundl in your autorun list, disable it with msconfig.exe utility. If you see not executables but DLL files with names similar to what Rundll.exe source has, leave them alone, they can't be malicious.

Run32dll.exe should not appear in autorun list, so if you see it there, it is definitely malicious. No country and no company avoided epidemic of Run32dll problem. The hacker developed Run32dll.exe malicious program really did a "good" job. Editing registry and terminating unknown processes can end up with unstable PC and Rundl will still exist in a company of several new problems. The number of backing requests to save Run32dll.exe error are so high that we decided to create special application for this purpose.

It is not recommended to solve Rundll.exe manually if you are not convinced, what you are doing.
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