So, I've got SIX atl.dll files on my computer

Yesterday it was mentioned these are BAD. How so? How bad? I've already downloaded the MSFT patch and critical fix module; what the hell are THESE?

It looks like many are attached to the service pack. Is this a future setup to allow MSFT to remote fix their systems?

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

In addition to no evidence being given why atl.dll is bad, no claims were even made as to why it's bad and should be deleted NOW. A bit of shoddy reporting there. :)

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

ATL.DLL is a common file going back to win95. It has something to do with passing Visual Basic and Visual C++ code back and forth. Nothing wrong with having it on your system-- it's part of Windoze.

HOWEVER-- there are many versions of this thing, and apparently the problem is with Diebold's version that may do some nasty things in the voting machines, or other versions that may execute evil code on our machines.

Dunno what software you've got installed, and some might need a certain version of it, but I would suggest that you isolate all copies of this file not in the Windows\System directory and see what happens. If you can find an original Windoze disk, see if the copy in Windows\System is the same as the one on the disk. Or see that it is the one in a service pack.

Don't completely erase the extra copies of the file, you might actually need them, just save them to a floppy, with the directory info, or rename them to something else.

Regularly run anti-virus and AdAware and Spybot in case one of them left an obvious nasty on your machine.

Look what happened...

The server seemed to be down, so I stopped the posting, then tried again, a lot, and all of them went through.

<gaack!>

is that I'm hooked up to private corporate intranets; some of them major financial institutions and trading desks. My Privacy firms charge me $750 for a housecall; I don't know if this is justifiable reason to call.

is that I'm hooked up to private corporate intranets; some of them major financial institutions and trading desks. My Privacy firms charge me $750 for a housecall; I don't know if this is justifiable reason to call.

Damn, the more I read about all this the more paranoid I become :tinfoilhat:

is that I'm hooked up to private corporate intranets; some of them major financial institutions and trading desks. My Privacy firms charge me $750 for a housecall; I don't know if this is justifiable reason to call.

Damn, the more I read about all this the more paranoid I become :tinfoilhat:

groups of fixes to Microsoft code. The atl data link library file is nothing to worry about. The Diebold stuff is a total non-issue.