If the game suddenly stops working, the file is likely in your security software's quarantine.
If the file was permanently deleted, users often search for a standalone download of the DLL.
To prevent it from being deleted again, add the entire game installation folder to your antivirus Exclusion or Whitelist . 2. Manual Replacement
In the context of Assassin's Creed Valhalla , is a Dynamic Link Library file specifically designed to bypass the game’s Denuvo DRM (Digital Rights Management). Because it modifies the game's core execution code to allow it to run without a license, it is almost universally flagged as a "Trojan" or "Malware" by security software like Windows Defender .