What is rpshell.dll?

rpshell.dll is part of RealPlayer and developed by RealNetworks, Inc. according to the rpshell.dll version information.

rpshell.dll's description is "RealPlayer Shell Extensions"

rpshell.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about rpshell.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on rpshell.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameRealPlayer
Company nameRealNetworks, Inc.
File descriptionRealPlayer Shell Extensions
Internal namerpshellext
Original filenamerpshellext.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © RealNetworks, Inc. 2001-2004
Product version1.0.1.1798
File version1.0.1.1798

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

Product nameRealPlayer
Company nameRealNetworks, Inc.
File descriptionRealPlayer Shell Extensions
Internal namerpshellext
Original filenamerpshellext.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright © RealNetworks, Inc. 2001..
Product version1.0.1.1798
File version1.0.1.1798

Digital signatures [?]

rpshell.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the rpshell.dll file.

None of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the rpshell.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5ea12e58bda99446ec2b9b31ebaffe1d7
SHA256cbdc247dc3431de26c999599702791b5807ce59bf4bc95867722fc2f0a8d4448

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