What is shosh.dll?

shosh.dll is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\cookies\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected shosh.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 [?]

shosh.dll does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

shosh.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

18 of the 58 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the shosh.dll file. That's a 31% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.Sasquor.C1509616
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Arcabit Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Agent
BitDefender Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Obfuscated.NIG
F-Secure Application.Downloader.Sasquor
GData Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1
Ikarus not-a-virus:Downloader.YeSearch
Invincea virus.win32.grenam.b
K7AntiVirus Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 )
K7GW Riskware ( 0049f6ae1 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.HohoSearch
Microsoft BrowserModifier:Win32/Sasquor
MicroWorld-eScan Application.Downloader.Sasquor.Gen.1
Panda PUP/Qksee
18 of the 58 anti-virus programs detected the shosh.dll file.

shosh.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove shosh.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the shosh.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that shosh.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 shosh.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the shosh.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 shosh.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\cookies\shosh.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the shosh.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If shosh.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If shosh.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If shosh.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 shosh.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59488c2bfc83dd4e1fcef027280af4363
SHA2566cf1e68fe37d4693a994c8f5a0bfcbfb03c86453d0a238e3b29cef4a39364a58

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