The ctldlg32.dll file has been reported by many users as a malicious application flagged by their anti-malware tools as a Trojan. These users claim that the ctldlg32.dll file is capable of infecting unprotected Windows-based systems with outdated or missing OS security certificates and an unsecured Windows System Registry. Most Trojans are distributed with executable component processes that are embedded with self-activating functionalities or autorun code that may be implemented by these EXE files upon its initial placement and execution in the unprotected system, and these users reported that the ctldlg32.dll malware also comes bundled with such EXE component processes, which are capable of creating and inserting keys and entries into the unsecured Windows System Registry of the unprotected computer, and these registry strings are said to allow the ctldlg32.dll malware and its executable components to automatically initialize during system startup and operate as cloacked background processes during system runtime. These same users also reported that the ctldlg32.dll malware is capable of exploiting and using unencrypted TCP/IP network ports, especially in systems with outdated or missing OS security certificates, to download more malicious applications unto the system from predesignated remote servers that are managed by the authors of the ctldlg32.dll malware. A few of these users claim that the ctldlg32.dll malware is also capable of performing instructions or directives transmitted by these remote servers to the infected system.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. ctldlg32.dll. is used by Trojan, If you shut down ctldlg32.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop ctldlg32.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Trojan, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed ctldlg32.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Trojan, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if ctldlg32.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that ctldlg32.dll, belongs to, in this case Trojan