November 25, 2008

User32.dll: Malware

Filed under: Issues — Cyrill @ 5:35 am

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Recently, a virus definition update for the widely used anti virus program AVG has wrongfully tagged a Windows file called user32.dll as a malware and considered it as a threat and recommended it to be removed. This is just one of the many flaws that really prove anti virus softwares that exist are not perfect in dealing with its purpose. WHY? For the benefit of the readers who have not a clue in Windows registry system, user32.dll is a vital function of the Windows operating system. You DELETE it, you will have no chance of booting up your PC again. Luckily for Windows Vista, the Problematic tagging is limited only to Windows XP. AVG on the other hand has updated the definition and resolved the false tagging.