What is npapihelper.dll?

npapihelper.dll is part of APIHelper and developed by Vkusikus according to the npapihelper.dll version information.

npapihelper.dll's description is "APIHelper"

npapihelper.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\program\plugins\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected npapihelper.dll.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on npapihelper.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameAPIHelper
Company nameVkusikus
File descriptionAPIHelper
Internal nameAPIHelper
Original filenamenpapihelper.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

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

Product nameAPIHelper
Company nameVkusikus
File descriptionAPIHelper
Internal nameAPIHelper
Original filenamenpapihelper.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2012
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

Digital signatures [?]

npapihelper.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

5 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the npapihelper.dll file. That's a 9% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Antiy-AVL GrayWare[AdWare:not-a-virus]/Win32.BHO
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BHO.berl
Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BHO.berl
Panda Generic Suspicious
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R047H07AA15
5 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the npapihelper.dll file.

npapihelper.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove npapihelper.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the npapihelper.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that npapihelper.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate npapihelper.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the npapihelper.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate npapihelper.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\program\plugins\npapihelper.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the npapihelper.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If npapihelper.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If npapihelper.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If npapihelper.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that npapihelper.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Folder name variants

npapihelper.dll may also be located in other folders than c:\Program Files (x86)\Opera\program\plugins\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD50fde2498d24702ea43cf56175bef56e9
SHA2567583f914784279e6942b3725ff36f1dcf25537fead9f5f8c02071bcd771a11ec

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
2

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with the file. Only 2 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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