pfmisc.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Common Client Scanned by antivirus

pfmisc.dll is a file of the software Common Client (“Common Client Miscellaneous Proxy Filter”), published by Symantec Corporation. Version offered here: 2.0.2.806, 32-bit.

Programs that need it refuse to start, or show an error, when it is missing or damaged. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only pfmisc.dll

Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.

⇓ Download pfmisc.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,011 times

Version: 2.0.2.806
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 34.98 KB
Publisher: Symantec Corporation

Then:

Extract pfmisc.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its .exe file is).
Still getting the error? Copy it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (64-bit Windows) or C:\Windows\System32 (32-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: 59455f81249e16d7f9ad8784a4a7bfd45e5665d3969e0ed63e057ef94ee4d093 · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Common Client

Method 2 · complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides pfmisc.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.

Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.

Error messages related to pfmisc.dll

The program can't start because pfmisc.dll is missing.
Error loading pfmisc.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Failed to load pfmisc.dll

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