ssl3.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Network Security Services Scanned by antivirus

ssl3.dll is a file of the software Network Security Services (“NSS SSL Library”), published by Netscape Communications Corporation. Version offered here: 3.9, 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 ssl3.dll

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

⇓ Download ssl3.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,007 times

Version: 3.9
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 110.59 KB
Publisher: Netscape Communications Corporation

Then:

Extract ssl3.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: 8ea0cdaa9f19631e968643cc58bf5e9ca6a8bfa29ee591ee825a69f89a08509c · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Network Security Services

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides ssl3.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 ssl3.dll

The program can't start because ssl3.dll is missing.
Error loading ssl3.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Failed to load ssl3.dll

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