What is MSDBG2.DLL?

MSDBG2.DLL is part of Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the MSDBG2.DLL version information.

MSDBG2.DLL's description is "Active Debugging Proxy/Stub"

MSDBG2.DLL is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about MSDBG2.DLL.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MSDBG2.DLL:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Visual Studio .NET
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionActive Debugging Proxy/Stub
Internal namemsdbg.dll
Original filenamemsdbg.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version7.00.9466
File version7.00.9466

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft® Visual Studio .NET
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionActive Debugging Proxy/Stub
Internal namemsdbg.dll
Original filenamemsdbg.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All right..
Product version7.00.9466
File version7.00.9466

Digital signatures [?]

MSDBG2.DLL is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MSDBG2.DLL file.

None of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the MSDBG2.DLL file.

Folder name variants

MSDBG2.DLL may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD54c841bd27d0f66caa2422eb921edd474
SHA256646417e89bf19eb32727750d8dbc38405263afdf85c25fbc9d716814f0de9915

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User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 2 votes to keep

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