Is ole16.dll a virus?
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From: David H. Lipman on 22 Jun 2007 16:57 From: "foghollow" <dave(a)davebudd.org.ku> | In article <qoFei.5271$tI5.3930(a)trnddc08>, | DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net says... >> From: "Jim" <j.n(a)nospam.com> >> |>> My reply was predicated on the assumption that the registry changes were not |>> fixed. The OP should investigate this issue. |>> You know McAfee is famous for the things that it should do but doesn't. |>> Jim |>> >> Having used McAfee for many years (v7.1E on this PC) I don't know that. >> | You haven't gone to 8.0 or 8.5? They seem OK to me. | | [enterprise versions, people - we all know about the non-corporate ones not being too | good] I have 8.5i but I have not instralled it on this PC yet. I have installed v8.0i and enjoyed it on the platforms it was installed on. I also agree... the McAfee retail version S U C K ! -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
From: Jim on 22 Jun 2007 21:14 "Roman King" <machocraig(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:f5gr65$8ka$1(a)iruka.swcp.com... >I am very disappointed to see that McAfee did not catch ole16.dll malware. > I found that the presence of malware ole.16.dll did not affecting > computing at all. > But its removal causes an enormous havoc on my computers. > No more McAfee on my computers. This is enough. > > BTW, this is what I solved the problem. > I have a month old mirror image of C-partition (backed up using Acronis > True Image). > I deleted the infected C-partition and restored the old C-partition. > Bingo. Everything looked fine. > I installed AVG. It did not see the presence of the malware ole16.dll in > my computers. > BTW, without the Acronis True Image backup, I might be forced to re-format > and re-install the whole C-drive. > > Now, I am very happy with AVG. > > Regards, > > Roman > I stated that ole16.dll can be a valid Windows file. However, there is no ole16.dll in the system32 folder on my computers. Ole16.dll may be a valid file on Windows 9x; I neither know nor care. I also cast aspersions toward McAfee; I have only used the retail version, and I will not retract what I wrote. Jim > > > > > > > > > > "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message > news:qoFei.5271$tI5.3930(a)trnddc08... >> From: "Jim" <j.n(a)nospam.com> >> >> >> | My reply was predicated on the assumption that the registry changes >> were not >> | fixed. The OP should investigate this issue. >> | You know McAfee is famous for the things that it should do but doesn't. >> | Jim >> | >> >> Having used McAfee for many years (v7.1E on this PC) I don't know that. >> >> -- >> Dave >> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html >> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm >> >> > >
From: Virus Guy on 22 Jun 2007 22:16 Jim wrote: > Ole16.dll may be a valid file on Windows 9x; There is an Ole32.dll on win-98 systems, but no Ole16.dll. > I neither know nor care. Well alrighty then.
From: Roman on 24 Jun 2007 12:41 It took me two weeks to control ole16.dll virus problem. I tried LiveCare, Norton 360, Avira, and McAfee VirusScan Pro. None of them removed ole16.dll malware, which forced me to reformat and reinstall my computer. Finally, I found that AVG7.5 was the king of AV. This program neutralized ole16.dll. Now, I am at peace after wasting my money for these untrustworthy software. Roman "Jim" <j.n(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:lu_ei.2994$vi5.2127(a)newssvr17.news.prodigy.net... > > "Roman King" <machocraig(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:f5gr65$8ka$1(a)iruka.swcp.com... >>I am very disappointed to see that McAfee did not catch ole16.dll malware. >> I found that the presence of malware ole.16.dll did not affecting >> computing at all. >> But its removal causes an enormous havoc on my computers. >> No more McAfee on my computers. This is enough. >> >> BTW, this is what I solved the problem. >> I have a month old mirror image of C-partition (backed up using Acronis >> True Image). >> I deleted the infected C-partition and restored the old C-partition. >> Bingo. Everything looked fine. >> I installed AVG. It did not see the presence of the malware ole16.dll >> in my computers. >> BTW, without the Acronis True Image backup, I might be forced to >> re-format and re-install the whole C-drive. >> >> Now, I am very happy with AVG. >> >> Regards, >> >> Roman >> > I stated that ole16.dll can be a valid Windows file. However, there is no > ole16.dll in the system32 folder on my computers. > Ole16.dll may be a valid file on Windows 9x; I neither know nor care. > I also cast aspersions toward McAfee; I have only used the retail version, > and I will not retract what I wrote. > Jim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message >> news:qoFei.5271$tI5.3930(a)trnddc08... >>> From: "Jim" <j.n(a)nospam.com> >>> >>> >>> | My reply was predicated on the assumption that the registry changes >>> were not >>> | fixed. The OP should investigate this issue. >>> | You know McAfee is famous for the things that it should do but >>> doesn't. >>> | Jim >>> | >>> >>> Having used McAfee for many years (v7.1E on this PC) I don't know that. >>> >>> -- >>> Dave >>> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html >>> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm >>> >>> >> >> > >
From: David H. Lipman on 24 Jun 2007 16:17
From: "Roman" <machocraig(a)hotmail.com> | It took me two weeks to control ole16.dll virus problem. | I tried LiveCare, Norton 360, Avira, and McAfee VirusScan Pro. | None of them removed ole16.dll malware, which forced me to reformat and | reinstall my computer. | Finally, I found that AVG7.5 was the king of AV. | This program neutralized ole16.dll. | Now, I am at peace after wasting my money for these untrustworthy software. | | Roman | There are MANY ways to deal with DLL files that load under the OS. The problem is that if the OS loads the DLL at an early stage and close to the Kernel, their File Handles can be held open and thus making it difficult to remove. Some may even protect the Registry key they are loaded under such that you can stop the DLL from being loaded. However there steps that can be taken to remove a DLL or a rooted DLL. First there is Safe Mode. Then there's Safe Mode with Command Prompt and also Recovery Console. Different ACV programs may handle the way a DLL is loaded different. There are ways to deal with such malware that does NOT require wiping the PC and re-installing the OS. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm |