What is c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll?

c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll is digitally signed by Common Dots.

c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Dots\Extensions\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.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 c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll:

PropertyValue
Product version1.0.5641.17471
File version1.0.5641.17471

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

Product version1.0.5641.17471
File version1.0.5641.17471

Digital signatures [?]

c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameCommon Dots
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number4edd0bb696bb5c5b9aa1f0a302cc6028

VirusTotal report

26 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll file. That's a 46% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.BrowseFox
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
AVG Generic.FBE
Avira ADWARE/BrowseFox.Gen7
AVware Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.BA
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.B960
DrWeb Trojan.Yontoo.1949
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/BrowseFox.BA potentially unwanted
Fortinet Riskware/BrowseFox
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004c32681 )
K7GW Adware ( 004c32681 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.CommonDots.A
McAfee Artemis!ED7EE8B9BB1C
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Yontoo.dshjen
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
Rising PE:Malware.BrowseFox!6.26DB
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.BrowseFox/Variant
Symantec PUA.Yontoo.C
Tencent Win32.Risk.Adware.Amwc
TrendMicro TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OFL15
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.BHO.146160[h]
Zillya Adware.BrowseFox.Win32.10874
26 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll file.

c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.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 c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.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 c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common ..ensions\c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.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 c3842ff3-4633-4f81-a633-a8175a7f2884.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 [?]

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MD5ed7ee8b9bb1c5bf8b65aaf1a71363ea5
SHA256213f14fe4f3f60a17e957c7237d37ca6534ddb4d35a1d5e300bc934818bdf2eb

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