re: 'Bridge Class' Thursday, December 25, 2003 at 12:09 am Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by MaddMaxx (1988 messages posted) You have been hacked, browser type. Download CWShredder. It will remove that stuff. On Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at 4:43 pm, john wrote: >I have no idea how this file got on my computer or what it does, but last night I >noticed this file that is running on my startup. I tried deleting it from msconfig >and currentversion\run but it just keeps coming back. > >The file is located in: >'C:\Winnt\Downloaded Program Files' under the name of 'brdg class.' > >I tried just deleting/removing the file but it tells me it is currently in use. I >viewed the properties of the file and this is what I found. > >Brdg Class >Type: Active-X Control >Creation Date: 12/23/03 7:26pm >Last Accessed: 12/24/03 >Total Size: 57,344 bytes (56kb) >ID: {9C691A33-7DDA-4C2F-BE4C-C176083F35CF} >Status: Installed >CodeBase: http://www2.flingstone.com/cab/2000XP/bridge.cab > >I downloaded the file and viewed the contents with Notepad. There were 2 files, bridge.dll >and bridge.inf. > >I searched my computer for 'bridge.dll' and 'bridge.inf' but no entries were found. > >The contents of 'bridge.inf' are: > >; INF file for bridge > >[version] >; version signature (same for both NT and Win95) do not remove >signature="$CHICAGO$" >AdvancedINF=2.0 > >[Add.Code] >bridge.dll=bridge.dll > >[bridge.dll] >file-win32-x86=thiscab >clsid={9C691A33-7DDA-4C2F-BE4C-C176083F35CF} >FileVersion=1,0,0,109 >RegisterServer=yes > >I went to the website that it gave me and it was just a picture but I think it is >some kind of search bar. > >And and and, I can't believe I didn't think of the easiest solution. Try going to >Add/Remove programs and seeing if it was in there. > >Now I feel really stupid and I am just rambling on but I guess I am going to post >this anyway. Written in response to: 'Bridge Class' (john: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at 4:43 pm) Responses to this message: re: 'Bridge Class' (Dave: Thursday, December 25, 2003 at 11:29 am) All messages in this thread [show all] 'Bridge Class' (john: Wed, Dec 24, 2003, 4:43 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (MaddMaxx: Thu, Dec 25, 2003, 12:09 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (Dave: Thu, Dec 25, 2003, 11:29 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (Jeremy: Fri, Jan 23, 2004, 6:47 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Robert: Sun, Jan 25, 2004, 3:22 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Nuts4pi: Tue, Jan 27, 2004, 12:35 pm) Removing Bridge Class (SteveO: Sat, Jan 31, 2004, 11:32 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (ThatGuy: Tue, Mar 9, 2004, 11:18 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (lxllxll_dragon_llxllxl: Fri, Mar 12, 2004, 5:45 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (arubalady: Fri, Mar 12, 2004, 8:04 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (Steve: Fri, Mar 12, 2004, 6:40 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Armatolos: Thu, Mar 18, 2004, 6:55 pm) Bridge (ME: Sun, Apr 18, 2004, 1:07 pm) re: Bridge (Farhad: Sat, Apr 24, 2004, 6:33 pm) re: Bridge (Kellie: Wed, Apr 28, 2004, 6:56 pm) re: Bridge (brendon: Mon, May 10, 2004, 8:11 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (ryan: Tue, May 25, 2004, 10:38 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (JuneBone: Sun, May 30, 2004, 5:47 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (reason: Fri, Jun 18, 2004, 11:35 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (reason: Fri, Jun 18, 2004, 11:39 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Gareth Oakes: Mon, Jul 12, 2004, 2:30 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Gareth Oakes: Mon, Jul 12, 2004, 2:42 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Harvey: Tue, Jul 13, 2004, 5:23 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (BillyJ: Wed, Feb 4, 2004, 5:14 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (Hazel1014: Tue, Feb 10, 2004, 12:23 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Alan: Sat, Feb 14, 2004, 10:45 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (David: Wed, Feb 25, 2004, 10:36 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (radu: Sun, Feb 29, 2004, 7:53 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (Citrine: Fri, Jun 4, 2004, 7:56 am) re: 'Bridge Class' (Harvey: Fri, Jun 4, 2004, 8:22 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Farhad: Sat, Apr 24, 2004, 6:31 pm) re: 'Bridge Class' (Farhad: Sat, Apr 24, 2004, 6:23 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum