What is IEHint.dll?
IEHint.dll is part of 搜狗高速下载助手 and developed by Sogou.com Inc. according to the IEHint.dll version information.
IEHint.dll's description is "IE BHO"
IEHint.dll is digitally signed by Beijing Sogou Information Service Co., Ltd..
IEHint.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\SogouDownLoad\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected IEHint.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on IEHint.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | 搜狗高速下载助手 |
| Company name | Sogou.com Inc. |
| File description | IE BHO |
| Internal name | IEHint.dll |
| Original filename | IEHint.dll |
| Legal copyright | ? 2014 Sogou.com Inc. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 2.0.7.12 |
| File version | 2.0.7.12 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | 搜狗高速下载助手 |
| Company name | Sogou.com Inc. |
| File description | IE BHO |
| Internal name | IEHint.dll |
| Original filename | IEHint.dll |
| Legal copyright | ? 2014 Sogou.com Inc. All rights res.. |
| Product version | 2.0.7.12 |
| File version | 2.0.7.12 |
Digital signatures [?]
IEHint.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Beijing Sogou Information Service Co., Ltd. |
| Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA |
| Certificate serial number | 704ee79f856a67016f012541a75f6446 |
VirusTotal report
8 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the IEHint.dll file. That's a 14% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| Antiy-AVL | RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.Sogou.g |
| AVG | Generic.537 |
| AVware | Adware.Sogou |
| Fortinet | Riskware/Sogou |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Sogou.g |
| Panda | Generic Suspicious |
| VBA32 | Downloader.Sogou |
| VIPRE | Adware.Sogou |
IEHint.dll removal instructions
The instructions below shows how to remove IEHint.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the IEHint.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that IEHint.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:
- Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
- Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
- When the scan is finished, locate IEHint.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the IEHint.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 IEHint.dll in the scan result.
C:\Program Files\SogouDownLoad\IEHint.dll 
- Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the IEHint.dll file.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If IEHint.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If IEHint.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
- If IEHint.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
- Restart your computer.
- Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that IEHint.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 2ea299dd5bfbbfeee090a593aa953656 |
| SHA256 | 52f50b4a29f9a24c14daf8ea628514fdd1b32404e65a8c3535dac6ae29b1b119 |
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