What is SecurityManager.dll?

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

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

SecurityManager.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Security\Manager\' folder.

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

SecurityManager.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

11 of the 49 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SecurityManager.dll file. That's a 22% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Hydra
AVG Generic35.BMYW
Ikarus Trojan.Win64
McAfee Artemis!49A232B5F4D7
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!49A232B5F4D7
Microsoft Trojan:Win64/Sathurbot.A
Norman Suspicious_Gen4.FSZMY
Panda Suspicious file
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DB514
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DB514
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
11 of the 49 anti-virus programs detected the SecurityManager.dll file.

SecurityManager.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove SecurityManager.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the SecurityManager.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that SecurityManager.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 SecurityManager.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SecurityManager.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 SecurityManager.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Security\Manager\SecurityManager.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SecurityManager.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SecurityManager.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SecurityManager.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If SecurityManager.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 SecurityManager.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Folder name variants

SecurityManager.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Common Files\Security\Manager\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD549a232b5f4d7de786a17ed74c197b117
SHA25644b002f207bb83ee59faa62516f2fb36208aff63b28e4f253de9ef34d865df4a

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 50% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 2 users.

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

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.

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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