What is _socket.pyd?

_socket.pyd is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\_mei35362\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about _socket.pyd.

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Vendor and version information [?]

_socket.pyd does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

_socket.pyd is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the _socket.pyd file.

None of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the _socket.pyd file.

Folder name variants

_socket.pyd may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\_mei35362\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD51b249aa0ef1d0e9a99e5d88c87ec86da
SHA2560f85624270d9e0d66bb75cccd4c3fb8f29c8da59cddebe07ff1f79792012291b

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with _socket.pyd. 80% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

User vote results: There were 4 votes 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 _socket.pyd. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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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