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[Alan]

[PeterJones]

@Alan ,

TextShaping.dll is not a file that comes with Notepad++, nor is it in the right location for Notepad++ to be trying to load it as a plugin. If your copy of “notepad++.exe” is trying to access that DLL, scan those files and your entire computer for viruses!

[pbarney]

@Alan, listen to @PeterJones when he says to scan your computer for viruses. TextShaping.dll is commonly used in DLL sideloading exploits, and if your executables are trying to call it when it resides in a place it doesn’t belong (your Notepad++ directory), then there’s a good chance your computer has been hacked.

That doesn’t mean you should freak out just yet, just take some steps to ensure that you’re not hacked.