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wsock32.dll is not a valid windows image error msg. Possible virus?

Tags: The application or DLL C:\windows\system32\wsock32.dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against your installation disk.
Hi,

I usually load a program called SafeBoot on to our company laptops and loaded it on a Panasonic Toughbook laptop. I've done many before but while it was in my posession the laptop became very erroraneous. On startup I get an error msg from UpdaterUI.exe (mcafee) saying "The application or DLL c:\windows\system32\wsock32.dll is not a valid windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette." I also get one from Intel PROSet/Wireless saying "Error loading plug-ins. Application will exit". I can't install or uninstall any programs without receiving an error msg about wsock32.dll. It looks like something may have targeted mcafee or something may be on the system. I can't imagine this happening from SafeBoot because I have installed this many times on many laptops including this model without any problems. Has anyone ever seen this before? Thanks in advance.
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Zone: Virus & Spyware
Question Asked By: troehm
Solution Provided By: b0xa
Participating Experts: 2
Solution Grade: A
Views: 115
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