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bridge.dll is related to some sort of adware, but there are a few things to try and remedy the issue.
I get a pop up when I boot my laptop with XP PRO. I says it can not find C:\windows\system32\bridge.dll. I also crash to a Blue Screen at random times. Could these be related? How can I fix this?
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Bridge.dll is related to adware of some sort, and crashing certainly could result. Here's what I suggest:
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Article C2182 - September 7, 2004
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Detailed description how to solve this problem I found in 2-spyware.com site. follow this link http://www.2-spyware.com/file-bridge-dll.html
Posted by: zero at September 17, 2004 3:35 AMhttp://www.dll-files.com/
Posted by: Robert at November 10, 2004 5:49 AMFollow text below - couldnt find systray but there was another file called RUNDLL that had bridge.exe. YOU NEED TO DELETE that and rest in the below resolution and restart. worked for me!!!
FROM PCANSWERS
The Bridge.dll is a known spyware component, which is called Adware.WinFavorites at Symantec’s Security Response Web pages. Norton AntiVirus would detect it as such, but even if you don’t have this on your PC you can get rid of the remaining elements manually. To do this, we suggest booting into Safe mode. Once there, perform a search for the following files and delete them if you find them: bridge.exe, winfavorites.exe, bridge.dll, and bridge.inf.
Now click Start -> Run, type regedit and press [Return]. First browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ explorer \ Browser Helper Objects \ {9C691A33-7DDA-4C2F-BE4C-C176083F35CF}. Right-click the {9C691A33...} entry in the left-hand pane and select Delete. Now browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Uninstall \ bridge. Again, right-click the bridge entry and select Delete.
Finally, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run. In the right-hand pane you’ll see a value called systray: right-click this and delete it. This should remove all trace of the adware from your PC and get rid of the message at startup.
Posted by: reema at November 14, 2004 3:01 PMsave teh following as a bat and run
Posted by: daking at February 26, 2005 4:06 PM%systemdrive%
cd %systemroot%\system32
attrib -h -r -s D2KPAX.DLL
ren D2KPAX.DLL D2KPAX.bad
del D2KPAX.bad
attrib -h -r -s BRIDGE.DLL
ren BRIDGE.DLL BRIDGE.bad
del BRIDGE.bad
attrib -h -r -s JAC.DLL
ren JAC.DLL JAC.bad
del JAC.bad
attrib -h -r -s MSXSLAB.DLL
ren MSXSLAB.DLL MSXSLAB.bad
del MSXSLAB.bad
exit
http://www.2-spyware.com/file-bridge-dll.html
Posted by: spyware at May 5, 2005 5:11 AM