How to remove the dae virus

Most antivirus programs identify dae.dll as malware, e.g. Microsoft identifies it as Adware:Win32/AdHelper, and Symantec identifies it as Adware.Adhelper.
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Dae.dll file information

The process known as Response Target belongs to software Response Target by unknown.

Description: dae.dll is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows - generally C:\WINDOWS\system32\ or C:\Program Files\Avid\Avid Xpress DV\. The file size on Windows 7/XP is 60,416 bytes.
This .dll file is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser. BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are identified by the firewall as your browser itself. BHOs are often used by adware and spyware. The unique ID of this BHO is 81A99149-F047-4090-8AAD-D11FF4EFB734. There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. File dae.dll is an unknown file in the Windows folder. File dae.dll is able to monitor Internet browser. The service has no detailed description. The file is not a Windows system file. dae.dll seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 77% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you experience any issues with installation of dae.dll, you can completely remove DAE (Control Panel⇒Add/Remove programs).

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External information from Tony Klein:

This spyware BHO (dae.dll) is related to Adware DAE.A

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as dae.dll, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the dae.dll process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Was installing BETA 1.93 of AutoGK. Not sure if it's dangerous or not, can't find any info about it. Might just be an update tool or something, but seems weird for it to be a BHO object when AutoGK is nothing to do with IE. Very odd.
vibe666

When installed - very rarely it shows ads relevant to the websites you're visiting.
Kresimir Pavlovic

Associated with a program called Auto Gk which actually contains adware/spyware/malware. It sends certain keywords from IE (like stuff you search for) to dae.responsetarget.com and it can be uninstalled from Add/Remove Programs.
Pip

is a adware part, from gordian knot prog.

I've found 'AdWare' strings inside the file.. It also shows up as DAE in Add/Remove Programs
djet

it sends every pagevisit to http://dae.responsetarget.com/showit.php
UrS

Installed with Digidesign Pro Tools. Digidesign Audio Engine. ©1998-2003 Digidesign, A Division of Avid Technology, Inc.
Steve Tew

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chipkeith (further information)

Summary: Average user rating of dae.dll: based on 7 votes with 8 reviews.

2 users think dae.dll is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 2 users think dae.dll is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade dae.dll ("not sure about it").

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