How to find application that is calling for a missing file?

[Guest otcmx]

My problem started when my antivirus detected a trojan virus on a file

gdcyxydi.dll located in system32 folder. I tried to heal the file but wasn't

successful. I quarantined the file and deleted it. Now everytime I started my

computer, I received an error missing file gdcyxydi.dll. So somewhere in my

computer, an application is calling for this file on Windows startup. My

question is, how do I find out which application is calling for this file? So

that I can remove this application or re-install it. I'm currently using

Windows XP professional. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: How to find application that is calling for a missing file?

 

Normally any dll that is a part of the Windows OS will be automatically

replaced. Apparently, this Dll isn't part of Windows and may be part of

the virus itself. What you are dealing with is a Registry call to load/run

the module. Download AutoRuns and run. It will start with the Everything

(TAB) shown - scan the Path column looking for that Dll name and when

found Right Click the entry then delete it.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

 

"otcmx" <otcmx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5F331C39-37AD-4EF3-B213-3945C2781E7A@microsoft.com...

> My problem started when my antivirus detected a trojan virus on a file

> gdcyxydi.dll located in system32 folder. I tried to heal the file but

> wasn't

> successful. I quarantined the file and deleted it. Now everytime I started

> my

> computer, I received an error missing file gdcyxydi.dll. So somewhere in

> my

> computer, an application is calling for this file on Windows startup. My

> question is, how do I find out which application is calling for this file?

> So

> that I can remove this application or re-install it. I'm currently using

> Windows XP professional. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank

> you.

[Guest otcmx]

Re: How to find application that is calling for a missing file?

 

That fixed the problem. Thank you very much R. McCarty, I really appreciate it.

 

 

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Normally any dll that is a part of the Windows OS will be automatically

> replaced. Apparently, this Dll isn't part of Windows and may be part of

> the virus itself. What you are dealing with is a Registry call to load/run

> the module. Download AutoRuns and run. It will start with the Everything

> (TAB) shown - scan the Path column looking for that Dll name and when

> found Right Click the entry then delete it.

> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

>

> "otcmx" <otcmx@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:5F331C39-37AD-4EF3-B213-3945C2781E7A@microsoft.com...

> > My problem started when my antivirus detected a trojan virus on a file

> > gdcyxydi.dll located in system32 folder. I tried to heal the file but

> > wasn't

> > successful. I quarantined the file and deleted it. Now everytime I started

> > my

> > computer, I received an error missing file gdcyxydi.dll. So somewhere in

> > my

> > computer, an application is calling for this file on Windows startup. My

> > question is, how do I find out which application is calling for this file?

> > So

> > that I can remove this application or re-install it. I'm currently using

> > Windows XP professional. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank

> > you.

>

>

>