What is msoshext.dll?

msoshext.dll is part of Microsoft Office and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the msoshext.dll version information.

msoshext.dll's description is "Microsoft Office Shell Extension Handlers"

msoshext.dll is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

msoshext.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about msoshext.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on msoshext.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft Office
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Office Shell Extension Handlers
Internal nameMsoShellExt
Original filenameMsoShExt.dll
Legal copyright© 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version14.0.7015.1000
File version14.0.7015.1000

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

Product nameMicrosoft Office
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Office Shell Extension Han..
Internal nameMsoShellExt
Original filenameMsoShExt.dll
Legal copyright© 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All ..
Product version14.0.7015.1000
File version14.0.7015.1000

Digital signatures [?]

msoshext.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number33000000b011af0a8bd03b9fdd0001000000b0

VirusTotal report

None of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the msoshext.dll file.

None of the 49 anti-virus programs detected the msoshext.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD51d89b7c00d6caea48cf64617d6ceb899
SHA2563b3645b7a1870021cba71e5defd643e02762fad3294a107f9f2733b320b3c443

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with msoshext.dll. 65% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 17 users.

User vote results: There were 11 votes to remove and 6 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with msoshext.dll. Only 17 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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.

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