What is shfolder.dll?

shfolder.dll is part of Microsoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the shfolder.dll version information.

shfolder.dll's description is "Shell Folder Service"

shfolder.dll is usually located in the 'c:\documents and settings\%USERNAME%\desktop\stronghold crusader extreme [www.asiadownload.ir]\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on shfolder.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionShell Folder Service
Internal nameshfolder
Original filenameshfolder.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999
Product version5.50.4027.300
File version5.50.4027.300

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

Product nameMicrosoft(R) Windows (R) 2000 Operat..
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionShell Folder Service
Internal nameshfolder
Original filenameshfolder.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1..
Product version5.50.4027.300
File version5.50.4027.300

Digital signatures [?]

shfolder.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the shfolder.dll file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the shfolder.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5153241df0b44d47db2aa2ee755ea62c9
SHA256fd3f175e7d31a16e116616ab29c1b672ae4ed08d397fac014d1279b969af3b68

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with shfolder.dll. 25% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 4 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 3 votes to keep

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Malware or legitimate?

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