Hi,

It would appear that you may have unfortunately been hijacked by the "scumware benefactor" NewDotNet.  Their IE plug-in has been know to be bundled with GDivx, iMesh, KaZaA, RadLight / Subtitle Studio, RealNetworks (RealOne Player), UK Software, Babylon, BearShare, Cydoor (LingoWare), Go!Zilla, Grokster, Mindset Interactive (NetPalNow) and Webshots.  Read about NewDotNet here (cexx.org/newnet.htm).  Installed as a Layered Service Provider, it alters winsock settings.  Consequently, if removed improperly you will  lose your internet connection.  Isn't NewDotNet the sunshine in your life, or your PC's life as the case may be?  Detailed removal instructions for NewDotNet can be found here ... www.newdotnet.com.  Download Spybot Search and Destroy (www.safer-networking.org/).  This should remove any remaining elements of NewDotNet's parasitic foistware (not spyware, but an unwanted application that is included, trojan-style, with completely unrelated software).  Spybot Search and Destroy will likely spare you the manual removal process altogether.  I would advise that you try running it first and you might find that it painlessly rids you of your perplexing problem whithout having to roll up your sleeves and get you fingernails dirty.  Good luck and do write back to let us know how things worked out for you.  If this does not entirely cure your problem, write back.

Jim McNamara

Message Edited by jimmymac_4 on 05-27-2004 08:14 AM

Help,

   I have a Dimension 2400 and every time I login I get an error message:

Error loading c:\windows\Downloaded Program Files\bridge.dll

The specific module could not be found.

 

   When I click on ok the error goes away. It is very annoying to have to see it every time I login.  Can anyone help?

 

 

 

 

jrocha,

"bridge.dll" is spyware related. Try cleaning up your system with Ad-Aware and Spybot, as described in the second link listed below. If the problem persists, download and run the analysis tool called HijackThis (also described in the second link below), and submit the log output to the good folks in the Virus Information and Removal board

Jim

Help,

   I have a Dimension 2400 and every time I login I get an error message:

Error loading c:\windows\Downloaded Program Files\bridge.dll

The specific module could not be found.

 

   When I click on ok the error goes away. It is very annoying to have to see it every time I login.  Can anyone help?

Thank you !

Achala,

You are infected with spyware.  Follow jimw's advice in his reply above.

Steve

jimmymac_4............ Thanks for all your help in removing newdotnet .......

You are a star !!!  Thank You

Kitty

Hi Kitty,

Glad to have been able to help and I appreciate the feedback.  If more would follow your lead, others that experience a problem would be able to pursue with confidence a solution that was validated by the person that tried a suggestion that resolved their problem.

Jim McNamara 

 ive went to spybot and it found 142 spyawares! ive went to new.net and ai cant get rid of it ! please someone help! ive just got this computer a week ago and it says i have a virtual memory problem and the rundll error newdot newdot etc etc

You need to continue with the advice given by jimw in his message above.  Download HijackThis, run it, and post your log in the Virus Information and Removal forum where a HijackThis expert can review it and make recommendations.

Steve

LizzLake

click on the link  "newdotnet" that jimmymac_4 has given and follow instructions to get rid of newdot... It worked for me !!!!

Kitty