What is BingDesktopOverlays.dll?

BingDesktopOverlays.dll is part of Online files icon's overlay and developed by Microsoft according to the BingDesktopOverlays.dll version information.

BingDesktopOverlays.dll's description is "Online files icon's overlay"

BingDesktopOverlays.dll is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\BingDesktop\BingCore\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on BingDesktopOverlays.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameOnline files icon's overlay
Company nameMicrosoft
File descriptionOnline files icon's overlay
CommentsOnline files icon's overlay
Legal copyrightMicrosoft
Legal trademarkMicrosoft
Product version1.0.2.3
File version1.0.2.5

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

Product nameOnline files icon's overlay
Company nameMicrosoft
File descriptionOnline files icon's overlay
CommentsOnline files icon's overlay
Legal copyrightMicrosoft
Legal trademarkMicrosoft
Product version1.0.2.3
File version1.0.2.5

Digital signatures [?]

BingDesktopOverlays.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the BingDesktopOverlays.dll file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Symantec WS.Reputation.1
1 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the BingDesktopOverlays.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD587d86c993d4c09845943d5c362313235
SHA2566b7fd6ef310252208802ead5a944617b9a02151fa3651cf39b5ea600bd2f00de

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What did other users do?

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Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
20

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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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