What is "hook.dll load fail"?

Question

Turned on Spyware remover, it said hook.dll should be removed immediately. I looked online to see what it was, and it says it's a trojan. so i deleted it. now everytime i open my laptop it says "hook.dll load fail" Is that a problem? How do I go about removing the message?

Answer 1

I think your problem lies with an entry in the registry that is calling for hook.dll on startup. If you are familiar with editing your registry, then try this. First back up your registry. This can be done by clicking 'start' then 'run'. Type 'regedit' and click 'okay'. To backup, click on 'file', 'export'. Select a location to save your registry. Once saved, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Run.
Look in the list to see if the suspect is evident. If so delete that key. Be careful not to delete something unless you are absolutely sure! If you run into issues, you can restore your backup copy by selecting 'File' and 'Import'.

If you prefer not to mess with the Registry, look for a registry cleaner on line.