watermark.dll is considered a type of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) file. Dynamic Link Library files, like watermark.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. Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate) could share the same watermark.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 watermark.dll is attempted to be loaded either when Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate is starting up, or in some cases already running. Some of the most common watermark.dll errors include:
- Access Violation at address - watermark.dll.
- watermark.dll could not be found.
- Cannot find C:\Program Files (x86)\Xilisoft\Video Converter Ultimate\watermark.dll.
- Cannot register watermark.dll.
- Cannot start Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate. A required component is missing: watermark.dll. Please install Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate again.
- Failed to load watermark.dll.
- The application has failed to start because watermark.dll was not found.
- The file watermark.dll is missing or corrupt.
- This application failed to start because watermark.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.
Your watermark.dll file could be missing due to accidental deletion, uninstalled as a shared file of another program (shared with Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate), or deleted by a malware infection. Furthermore, watermark.dll file corruption could be caused from a power outage when loading Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate, system crash while loading watermark.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.