SHELL32.dll
SHELL32.dll was added to FreeFixer's database on 13th February 2007. The most recent search for this file was done on 11th November 2009. SHELL32.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder and has a size of 8453632 bytes.
Please note that the location of the file can vary. A list of the most common folder variants are listed ahead in this document.
So far there have been 788 searches for SHELL32.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on SHELL32.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Company name | Microsoft Corporation |
| File description | Windows Shell Common Dll |
| Internal name | SHELL32 |
| Original filename | SHELL32.DLL |
| Legal copyright | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 6.00.2900.3051 |
| File version | 6.00.2900.3051 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.061219-0316) |
Digital signatures [?]
This file has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Microsoft Windows Component Publisher |
| Certificate issuer name | Microsoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA |
| Certificate serial number | 6110c352000000000003 |
Folder name variants
SHELL32.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\C\system32\
- C:\WINDOWS.0\system32\
- C:\WINNT\system32\
- D:\WINDOWS\system32\
- E:\WINDOWS\system32\
- G:\WINDOWS\system32\
- F:\WINDOWS\system32\
- D:\WINDOWS1\system32\
- C:\WINSAVE\system32\
- C:\WINDOWS2\system32\
- C:\WINDOWS1\system32\
- C:\WIN\system32\
- H:\WINDOWS\system32\
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Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | abfcbda41d2bd08baa1b0b2db558df03 |
| SHA256 | 5645a91716c9e9cd4c8996c6be75f35c568018420a5741126cd1dd4da45c487e |
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
But my AVG antivirus picks this up as a virus every time when I scan and in details says "change" which I just don't understand. Anyone have the same problem?
# 10 Mar 2007, 4:29
Lyn Hall writes
I have the same problem, but no one knows any answers - this is so confusing
# 26 May 2007, 22:31
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