When turning on the computer it says - Error loading C:\WINDOWS\aluzonah.dll  - The specific module could not be found
When turning on the computer it says - Error loading C:\WINDOWS\aluzonah.dll - The specific module could not be found - The computer seems to be working alright though.
October 16th, 2010 6:34pm

When turning on the computer it says - Error loading C:\WINDOWS\aluzonah.dll - The specific module could not be found - The computer seems to be working alright though.A Google search for this returned no hits other than your own post. This suggests that the file relates to malware. Do you have a recent version of an antivirus application with a current subscription? Have you ever let the subscription lapse?Startup messages like these can happen if your antimalware application has removed the actual malware payload but has failed to clean up the start up calls.Start by downloading, installing, updating and running the following 2 free malware apps for the possibility that one or the other will detect and remove these remnants (along with anything else your original scan failed to detect):MalwarebytesSUPERAntiSpywareIf running these two applications does not make the message go away, you'll have to find out where the call to the now-missing dll file is being made. The best tool for this is AutoRuns:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx The main problem with using AutoRuns is that it finds so many start-up items that it can be a bit overwhelming. One of the good features of AutoRuns is that you can prevent an item from starting up by unchecking the corresponding box, but if you later decide that you really want the item to start, just re-check the box. Once you are sure that you will never want the item to start, delete it.Typical advice is to look at the Logon tab, but because the now-missing file is a dll, it is not likely to appear in a line in the Logon tab. Still, take a look at the Logon tab, and if aluzonah.dll is there, or if there is a line starting a suspicious looking application that a Google search suggests is malware, uncheck the box and reboot. If the entry goes away, re-run AutoRuns and delete the line. The next place to look is the Winlogon tab, which should have few, if any, entries.If you still haven't found the bad entry, click the Everything tab, click on the top row, and then click on File > Find and search for aluzonah.dll. If you find an instance, uncheck the box and then manually move the selection to the next lower line before you press F3 to "search again."
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October 16th, 2010 11:28pm

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