opus.dll is considered a type of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file. Dynamic Link Library files, like opus.dll, are essentially a "guide book" that stores information and instructions for executable (EXE) files - like MpSigStub.exe - to follow. These files were created so that multiple programs (eg. Ares Galaxy) could share the same opus.dll file, saving valuable memory allocation, therefore making your computer run more efficiently.
Unfortunately, what makes DLL files so convenient and efficient, also makes them extremely vulnerable to problems. If something happens to a shared DLL file, either it goes missing or gets corrupted in some way, it can generate a "runtime" error message. Runtime is pretty self-explanatory; it means that these errors are triggered when opus.dll is attempted to be loaded either when Ares Galaxy is starting up, or in some cases already running. Some of the most common opus.dll errors include:
- Access Violation at address - opus.dll.
- opus.dll could not be found.
- Cannot find C:\Program Files (x86)\Ares\opus.dll.
- Cannot register opus.dll.
- Cannot start Ares Galaxy. A required component is missing: opus.dll. Please install Ares Galaxy again.
- Failed to load opus.dll.
- The application has failed to start because opus.dll was not found.
- The file opus.dll is missing or corrupt.
- This application failed to start because opus.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Your opus.dll file could be missing due to accidental deletion, uninstalled as a shared file of another program (shared with Ares Galaxy), or deleted by a malware infection. Furthermore, opus.dll file corruption could be caused from a power outage when loading Ares Galaxy, system crash while loading opus.dll, bad sectors on your storage media (usually your primary hard drive), or quite commonly, a malware infection. Thus, it's critical to make sure your anti-virus is kept up-to-date and scanning regularly.