bridge.dll?

**ukplc** · 8th March 2004

Hi - I just ran an AVG antivirus scan and it found C:\Windows\System32\bridge.dll, a trojan horse apparently. Anyway, AVG said it couldnt delete it, so I tried to do it myself, but it said I couldn't access the file. It definitely wasn't running at the time. Anyone know how I can get rid of it? Thankyou.

**TwoPlAnKs** · 8th March 2004

attack computer with fdisk

you could try making sure everything is displayed in the folder options thingie, don't hide extensions and show hidden files and system files. your signatures seems to be telling me that you run xp home, which doesnt really have much in the way of file acess restrictions so you should be ok.

you could try end tasking all rundlls in your ctrlalt+del since they are used for running dlls (duh)

start>run>msconfig and see if it is there, if so remove and reboot.

try a bootdisk and delete the file from dos (if fat32, not very likely)

**Realist** · 8th March 2004

Twosheds is at it again

Do the following.

Drop into safe mode and delete it from there.

Read this M8
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum...00/t1072312997

**neilmachin** · 8th March 2004

I have the same problem at the moment. I run all types of firewalls and antivirus and still they get in. :nowords:

**TwoPlAnKs** · 8th March 2004

my posts always rock

it wasnt to solve the problem, just to keep him occupied until someone posted something helpful

**Realist** · 8th March 2004

I know M8 And Im not knocking you.

**Realist** · 8th March 2004

These types of virus/trojens often come in to a PC via Email attachments or via sites that you visit and place nasty things in your PC without you knowing.

Best way to stop them is to install a good firewall like Visnetic and a good popup killer and also run Spybot as well.

Always keep you PC updated in regards to virus data files from what ever virus software you use and also run Windows update as well.

Laters

Originally Posted by neilmachin

I have the same problem at the moment. I run all types of firewalls and antivirus and still they get in. :nowords:

**ukplc** · 9th March 2004

Thanks for the help - that seems to have got rid of it. Spybot didnt spot it (although I ran it twice), AVG picked it up, but couldn't deal with it...

If anyone is having the same problem, the page Realist linked to was a lengthy discussion about it - the page with the actual instructions of how to deal is:

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner...ge/index.phtml

(NB: The first reccomendation of simply removing it from the Add/Remove programmes list is unlikely to work - you'll have to do it manually)

Thanks again everyone.