Medal-hook64.dll
| Scenario | Action | |----------|--------| | and the file is in C:\Program Files\Medal\ with a valid Medal digital signature. | Keep – It’s a legitimate component. Add an exclusion in your antivirus if needed. | | You uninstalled Medal.tv but the file persists. | Delete – Redundant leftover. | | You never installed Medal.tv , and file is in a system or temp folder. | Delete immediately – Highly likely malware. | | Antivirus keeps flagging it , but you trust the source. | Report as false positive to your AV vendor. Keep but monitor. |
: Check the Medal Subreddit for real-world user reports on specific version updates (like recorder-3.617.0) and how they fixed previous bugs. How to Repair Medal - Medal Support medal-hook64.dll
When the Medal client detects a game launching, it uses a technique called . This forces the medal-hook64.dll to load into the game's virtual address space. Once inside, the DLL has access to the game's memory and running threads. | Scenario | Action | |----------|--------| | and
The most common issue users face with medal-hook64.dll is antivirus software flagging it as malicious (often as "Trojan.Generic" or "PUP"). | | You uninstalled Medal
Sometimes the error isn't the DLL itself, but a missing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable that depends on.
This Dynamic Link Library is the workhorse of the Medal capture engine. While the main Medal executable handles the UI and uploads, this DLL is the spy that sits inside your game process.