I disabled it and restarted to see if it was neccessary, it simply put the entry back in msconfig and started again. I finally renamed it to testmituo.dll and restarted again. I got this error upon startup.
Of course you did. You re-enabled the file, so Windows tried to load it but could not find it because you have renamed it. That’s completely normal and to be expected.
What is mituo.dll and if it is not beneficial, how can I stop it from putting itself back on msconfig?
Like you said, there are absolutely no hits for that filename other than this page.
You should navigate to the location (C:\Users\Me\AppData\Roaming) in Windows Explorer and examine the Details tab of its Properties dialog to see what information can be gleaned from the Company, Copyright, FileDescription, etc. fields.
You can also use a strings tool to examine text inside the file for more hints on what is does and where it came from.
Also try searching for it (Ctrl+F) in Process Explorer since that may help you determine where and how it is being loaded and run.
What DLL files in general should exist in a clean Windows 7 installation, and how would you get rid of ones not on that list?
The location of the file is indeed concerning. Windows absolutely does not store any DLLs there (in fact, no program should store files in the root directory of user profiles; that’s poor design and/or a bug).
That a DLL is being loaded from there is not good and is possibly/likely a virus or other malware. You should scan it immediately.
How do programs get back onto the msconfig list after being disabled? And how can you prevent this?
When you disable it, all you are doing is disabling it, you are not removing it. So of course the next time you run msconfig, the item will be in the list, but its check-box will be cleared because it is disabled. If you want to permanently remove it rather than just turning it off, then you need to use a different tool like Autoruns.
If I disabled it (uncheck it) in msconfig, it will simply make another checked entry. The unchecked/disabled entry is still there, it just makes a duplicate each time I restart. After renaming the file it can't find it, but the enry in msconfig always replicates.
If the autorun item actually creates a new entry every time you disable it, then it is either a very poorly designed legitimate program, or much more likely, malware. Malware often uses randomly generated filenames which could explain why you cannot find anything about that file. The DLL file itself may not be infected, but it cannot run by itself, so another program must be loading it. Have you run a malware scan?
You should copy the item to your question including which tab of MSConfig it appears on and the contents of each column related to it. Also try Autoruns since it makes it easier to copy a line, open the related registry entry, and disable/delete it.
