DLL error message

Hi all,

I just updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and I'm having a little
problem that I can't seem to figure out. I get this error message.

" RunDLL
There is a problem starting
C:\UsersJohnDoe\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundCo ntainer\BackgroundContaine.dll

The specified module could not be found"

I get this error message when I first reboot and I have no idea what's
causing it.





Albert
(make it S instead of Z to email me

Albert wrote:
Hi all,

I just updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and I'm having a little
problem that I can't seem to figure out. I get this error message.

" RunDLL
There is a problem starting
C:\UsersJohnDoe\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundCo ntainer\BackgroundContaine.dll

The specified module could not be found"

I get this error message when I first reboot and I have no idea what's
causing it.





Albert
(make it S instead of Z to email me


If occurring on a boot it may be related to a program running at Startup.

In Win8 use Task Manager to review Start Up applications.

Start Up programs (and also the source of the Rundll error) can be
loaded via the registry via the Run, RunOnce and other registry keys.

One can also use Microsoft's Fellow Mark Russinovich's program 'Autoruns
for Windows v11.70' to show what programs are configured to run during
system bootup. This program also shows the entries in the order Windows
processes them.


You might wish to review this for additional details
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/p...a-d02161d8bc19



--
...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

Albert wrote:
Hi all,

I just updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and I'm having a little
problem that I can't seem to figure out. I get this error message.

" RunDLL
There is a problem starting
C:\UsersJohnDoe\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundCo ntainer\BackgroundContaine.dll

The specified module could not be found"

I get this error message when I first reboot and I have no idea what's
causing it.

Albert

Conduit is some kind of toolbar thing that comes with other programs.
Some examples here, of people who had it.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...ngine-a-virus/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...90102/conduit/

Conduit is classed a "Potentially Unwanted Program" or PUP. Regular
AV programs will not normally remove a PUP, because it's not "offically
malware". The people who write PUPs, do it to earn money from advertising,
and the lawyers who work for those people, will sue the AV companies
if they remove it. The lawyers will claim the search toolbar is
"something the customer wanted" :-( Which is bull**** of course.

But the symptoms in your case are, something *did* attempt to remove it.
Perhaps you ran ADWCleaner or something, which is an example of a program
that removes content of that "class". When you delete a thing like
BackgroundContaine.dll and the Startup items still refer to it, it
causes an error message to pop up, which is what you're seeing. Removing
that item from Startups, as Winston suggests, should make the error go
away.

Now, a good PUP, really isn't something people want on their computer.
Perhaps you did try to remove it, and just that Startup item remains.
A good PUP will re-infect the computer and put back both the DLL and
the Startup item. I cannot conclude from seeing this message, whether
you're actually fully clear of it or not. But at least you'll have
some idea what to look for.

I don't know for sure it is Conduit, but my knee-jerk reaction is,
you had a PUP, and part of it is removed. I don't think Malwarebytes
MBAM for example, is designed to remove it. The ADWCleaner is the
right kind of tool to try. But something did already try to remove
it, and that message is evidence the thing is half-gone.

Paul

Conduit is classed a "Potentially Unwanted Program" or PUP. Regular
AV programs will not normally remove a PUP, because it's not "offically
malware". The people who write PUPs, do it to earn money from advertising,
and the lawyers who work for those people, will sue the AV companies
if they remove it. The lawyers will claim the search toolbar is
"something the customer wanted" :-( Which is bull**** of course.

But the symptoms in your case are, something *did* attempt to remove it.
Perhaps you ran ADWCleaner or something, which is an example of a program
that removes content of that "class". When you delete a thing like
BackgroundContaine.dll and the Startup items still refer to it, it
causes an error message to pop up, which is what you're seeing. Removing
that item from Startups, as Winston suggests, should make the error go
away.

Now, a good PUP, really isn't something people want on their computer.
Perhaps you did try to remove it, and just that Startup item remains.
A good PUP will re-infect the computer and put back both the DLL and
the Startup item. I cannot conclude from seeing this message, whether
you're actually fully clear of it or not. But at least you'll have
some idea what to look for.

I don't know for sure it is Conduit, but my knee-jerk reaction is,
you had a PUP, and part of it is removed. I don't think Malwarebytes
MBAM for example, is designed to remove it. The ADWCleaner is the
right kind of tool to try. But something did already try to remove
it, and that message is evidence the thing is half-gone.

Paul
NOT OP.

Would a registry cleaner remove the offending bits from the registry?

Paul wrote:
Albert wrote:
Hi all,

I just updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and I'm having a little
problem that I can't seem to figure out. I get this error message.

" RunDLL
There is a problem starting
C:\UsersJohnDoe\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundCo ntainer\BackgroundContaine.dll


The specified module could not be found"

I get this error message when I first reboot and I have no idea what's
causing it.

Albert

Conduit is some kind of toolbar thing that comes with other programs.
Some examples here, of people who had it.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...ngine-a-virus/

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/foru...90102/conduit/

Conduit is classed a "Potentially Unwanted Program" or PUP. Regular
AV programs will not normally remove a PUP, because it's not "offically
malware". The people who write PUPs, do it to earn money from advertising,
and the lawyers who work for those people, will sue the AV companies
if they remove it. The lawyers will claim the search toolbar is
"something the customer wanted" :-( Which is bull**** of course.

But the symptoms in your case are, something *did* attempt to remove it.
Perhaps you ran ADWCleaner or something, which is an example of a program
that removes content of that "class". When you delete a thing like
BackgroundContaine.dll and the Startup items still refer to it, it
causes an error message to pop up, which is what you're seeing. Removing
that item from Startups, as Winston suggests, should make the error go
away.

Now, a good PUP, really isn't something people want on their computer.
Perhaps you did try to remove it, and just that Startup item remains.
A good PUP will re-infect the computer and put back both the DLL and
the Startup item. I cannot conclude from seeing this message, whether
you're actually fully clear of it or not. But at least you'll have
some idea what to look for.

I don't know for sure it is Conduit, but my knee-jerk reaction is,
you had a PUP, and part of it is removed. I don't think Malwarebytes
MBAM for example, is designed to remove it. The ADWCleaner is the
right kind of tool to try. But something did already try to remove
it, and that message is evidence the thing is half-gone.

Paul

The worst thing about that little devil is a browser-hijacker that often
comes with it; named something like "SearchSafe", it puts an icon in the
systray.

I got rid of it in four steps.
1. Remove it from all browser search engines list.
2. CCleaner, Start Up; remove.
3. Uninstall it from installed programs.
4. Reset browser home pages.

Ed

In article ,
says...

Hi all,

I just updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and I'm having a little
problem that I can't seem to figure out. I get this error message.

" RunDLL
There is a problem starting
C:\UsersJohnDoe\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundCo ntainer\BackgroundContaine.dll

The specified module could not be found"

I get this error message when I first reboot and I have no idea what's
causing it.





Albert
(make it S instead of Z to email me


Look in task scheduler for 'BackgroundContainer' and delete it. This is
left behind by a conduit malware infection.

On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:14:40 -0700, Albert
wrote:

Hi all,

I just updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and I'm having a little
problem that I can't seem to figure out. I get this error message.

" RunDLL
There is a problem starting
C:\UsersJohnDoe\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundC ontainer\BackgroundContaine.dll

The specified module could not be found"

I get this error message when I first reboot and I have no idea what's
causing it.





Albert
(make it S instead of Z to email me



Well, I downloaded a anti-malware program Malwarebytes today and it
found about 285 problems
and when I deleted them it seemed to help matters out a great deal.
I'll have more time in the future to see if it's taken care of the
problem (S). I do know it's not showing the error message when I boot
it up anymore.

Thanks for everyone's input all of it was much appreciated if not well
understood ;-)

Albert
(make it S instead of Z to email me

Albert wrote:
On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 22:14:40 -0700, Albert
wrote:

Hi all,

I just updated Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 and I'm having a little
problem that I can't seem to figure out. I get this error message.

" RunDLL
There is a problem starting
C:\UsersJohnDoe\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundCo ntainer\BackgroundContaine.dll

The specified module could not be found"

I get this error message when I first reboot and I have no idea what's
causing it.





Albert
(make it S instead of Z to email me



Well, I downloaded a anti-malware program Malwarebytes today and it
found about 285 problems
and when I deleted them it seemed to help matters out a great deal.
I'll have more time in the future to see if it's taken care of the
problem (S). I do know it's not showing the error message when I boot
it up anymore.

Thanks for everyone's input all of it was much appreciated if not well
understood ;-)

Albert
(make it S instead of Z to email me


You can get ADWCleaner for the stuff that Malwarebytes won't touch.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

Paul