What is rarext.dll?

rarext.dll is part of WinRAR and developed by Alexander Roshal according to the rarext.dll version information.

rarext.dll's description is "WinRAR shell extension"

rarext.dll is digitally signed by win.rar GmbH.

rarext.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\WinRAR\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on rarext.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameWinRAR
Company nameAlexander Roshal
File descriptionWinRAR shell extension
Internal nameWinRAR shell extension
Original filenameRarExt.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2014
Product version5.11.0
File version5.11.0

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

Product nameWinRAR
Company nameAlexander Roshal
File descriptionWinRAR shell extension
Internal nameWinRAR shell extension
Original filenameRarExt.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © Alexander Roshal 1993-2..
Product version5.11.0
File version5.11.0

Digital signatures [?]

rarext.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer namewin.rar GmbH
Certificate issuer nameCOMODO Code Signing CA 2
Certificate serial number75953fa54dd12dd9ca6b948c17bfd67c

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rarext.dll file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the rarext.dll file.

Other files also named rarext.dll

rarext.dll (31 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52942bba5bdad802093102639c588227b
SHA25697eba1aef3c8345cb064aca6ec861a152552b09b587567deb3556feb51d0791f

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User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

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