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32%
32% of PCs block this file from running.

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4, 1, 0, 0 12.00%
4, 0, 6, 0 1.33%
3, 6, 8, 0 9.33%
3, 6, 7, 0 38.67%
3, 6, 5, 0 29.33%
3, 2, 0, 0 9.33%

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegDeleteKeyW
comctl32.dll
ImageList_GetIconSize, ImageList_Create, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_AddMasked, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Replace, ImageList_Add, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_SetOverlayImage
comdlg32.dll
ChooseFontW, CommDlgExtendedError, GetSaveFileNameW, GetOpenFileNameW, ChooseColorW
dwmapi.dll
DwmIsCompositionEnabled
gdi32.dll
GetTextMetricsW, GetDeviceCaps, GetStockObject, SelectObject, SetBkMode, SetTextColor, CreateBitmap, DeleteObject, DeleteDC, CreateDIBSection, CreateCompatibleDC, Rectangle, SetDCPenColor, SetDCBrushColor, GetTextExtentPointW
kernel32.dll
GetThreadLocale, TlsSetValue, LocalAlloc, TlsGetValue, GlobalDeleteAtom, TlsFree, LocalFree, GlobalAddAtomW, TlsAlloc, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, SetLastError, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, CreateProcessW, FormatMessageW, GetTempFileNameW, GetTempPathW, LockResource, FindResourceExW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, SetThreadLocale, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetModuleFileNameW, LoadLibraryExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, SetEndOfFile, CreateFileA, GetFileAttributesW, CreateFileW, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoA, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetModuleHandleA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, SetFilePointer, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, ReadFile, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, ExitProcess, Sleep, HeapCreate, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, WriteFile, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCommandLineA, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, RtlUnwind, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, LoadLibraryA, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetProcessHeap, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, CreateThread, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, EnumResourceNamesW, LoadLibraryW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, GetVersion, InitializeSRWLock, FreeLibrary, InterlockedDecrement, lstrcmpiW, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, GetModuleHandleW, RaiseException, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedIncrement, GetVersionExW, GetThreadPreferredUILanguages, DeleteFileW, GetCPInfo, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, AcquireSRWLockExclusive, ReleaseSRWLockShared, AcquireSRWLockShared, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetLocaleInfoEx, GetLocaleInfoW, WideCharToMultiByte
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, IIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc
oleacc.dll
AccessibleObjectFromWindow, AccessibleChildren
shell32.dll
SHBindToObject, SHCreateItemFromParsingName, ExtractIconExA, ExtractIconExW, SHCreateItemFromIDList, SHParseDisplayName, DoEnvironmentSubstW, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHGetKnownFolderIDList, ShellExecuteExW, SHBindToParent, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetNameFromIDList, ShellExecuteW, SHGetKnownFolderPath, SHGetFileInfoW
shlwapi.dll
PathUnExpandEnvStringsW, SHAutoComplete, PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, StrRetToStrW, StrFormatByteSizeW, PathAppendW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
ReleaseCapture, SetMenuDefaultItem, MapVirtualKeyW, UnregisterClassA, GetDlgItem, PostMessageW, SetForegroundWindow, EndDialog, DestroyIcon, PeekMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, DestroyCursor, GetWindowTextLengthW, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, MessageBoxW, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetDlgItemTextW, GetMessagePos, TrackPopupMenu, EnableWindow, RegisterWindowMessageW, RedrawWindow, GetWindowRect, SetWindowPos, FillRect, IsWindowVisible, GetGUIThreadInfo, IsChild, SetFocus, BeginPaint, DrawIconEx, GetSysColor, DrawTextW, EndPaint, TrackPopupMenuEx, PtInRect, GetFocus, CharUpperW, DestroyMenu, CreatePopupMenu, AppendMenuW, LoadImageW, SetMenuItemInfoW, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, SetMenuInfo, GetPropW, SetPropW, RemovePropW, CallWindowProcW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, DefWindowProcW, ShowWindow, DestroyWindow, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoExW, IsWindow, GetParent, InvalidateRect, MapWindowPoints, ClientToScreen, GetClientRect, SetWindowLongW, EnumChildWindows, GetClassNameW, CharNextW, SetWindowsHookExW, CallNextHookEx, SetTimer, KillTimer, GetSystemMetrics, CreateIconIndirect, GetAncestor, GetWindow, DialogBoxParamW, GetKeyState, CheckDlgButton, SendMessageW, GetWindowLongW, UnhookWindowsHookEx, LoadStringW, SetWindowTextW, FindWindowExW, GetWindowTextW, SetDlgItemTextW, LoadIconW, SendDlgItemMessageW, GetSystemMenu, IsDlgButtonChecked, DrawFrameControl, InflateRect, GetDesktopWindow, IsDialogMessageW, GetMessageW, SetActiveWindow, OffsetRect, InsertMenuW, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, GetIconInfo, ScreenToClient, SetCapture, SetCursor, GetKeyNameTextW
uxtheme.dll
CloseThemeData, BeginBufferedPaint, GetWindowTheme, DrawThemeTextEx, EnableThemeDialogTexture, IsAppThemed, OpenThemeData, DrawThemeBackground, SetWindowTheme, SetWindowThemeAttribute, EndBufferedPaint
wininet.dll
InternetOpenW, InternetReadFile, InternetOpenUrlW, InternetCloseHandle
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllInstall
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer
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classicexplorer32.dll

Classic Shell by Ivaylo Beltchev (Signed)

Remove classicexplorer32.dll
Version:   4, 1, 0, 0
MD5:   fe71a27c66112f15175747ee5c9c8cc9
SHA1:   0bf8f5b242cfb3e5c8e4bf0a0fcade2d35591c58

Overview

classicexplorer32.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of Internet Explorer. It is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) which has full acess to the web browser's behaviors and content. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Classic Shell published by IvoSoft, Yahoo Community Smartbar Engine from Linkury Inc. and Yahoo Community Smartbar Engine by Linkury Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Ivaylo Beltchev which was issued by the StartCom Ltd. certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:classicexplorer32.dll
Publisher:IvoSoft
Product name:Classic Shell
Description:Adds classic Windows Explorer features
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\classic shell\classicexplorer32.dll
Original name:ClassicExplorer.dll
File version:4, 1, 0, 0
Size:667.19 KB (683,200 bytes)
Build date:4/20/2014 9:17 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Ivaylo Beltchev
Authority (CA):StartCom Ltd.
Expiration date:Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Acer Incorporated
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Acer Incorporated
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Dell Inc.
3% remove
Dell Edoc Viewer is pre-installed with various Dell PCs and is part of the Dell support system. Dell eDoc Viewer or Dell Document Viewer is a display tool that collects and displays all documents hardware and software installed on your Dell computer. This display shows documents in HTML and PDF formats and also supports many other document formats.
IvoSoft
8% remove
Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but are removed from Vista and Windows 7. It has a classic start menu for Windows 7. It adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features. Classic Shell adds some missing features to Windows 7 and Vista like a classic start menu, toolbar for Explorer and others.
Linkury Inc.
  63% remove
Yahoo Community Smartbar Engine is a web browser toolbar and extension that modifies the browsers search and home pages as well as delivers contextual based advertising. This toolbar currently supports Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. In order to provide search advertising revenue, the software is designed not only to modify the search provider but to protect it so that it remains the default browser search engine. It is typicall...
Linkury Ltd.
  81% remove
This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension this is distributed and installed by PINWID LTD, ReSoft LTD., MY POP SHOP LTD and Linkury. It will display advertisements including banners and popups in the user's web browser.
Microsoft Corporation
5% remove
XML Notepad 2007 provides a simple intuitive user interface for browsing and editing XML documents. The editor features incremental search in both tree and text views, drag/drop support, IntelliSense, find/replace with regular expressions and XPath expressions, and support for XInclude. The editor has good performance on large XML documents and has real time XML schema validation. The editor also features an HTML viewer for displaying X...
Microsoft Corporation
9% remove
Pinwid Ltd.
  82% remove
This adware program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups. These ads are aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products, all so the publisher can generate pay-per-click revenue. Once infected by this common symptoms include: - Random web...
ReSoft Ltd.
  85% remove
Snap.Do is a web browser addin/toolbar (depending on the browser it is installed within) that plugs into all the major web browsers including Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Snap.Do provides the standard generic toolbar features such as social integration for Facebook and Twitter as well as others. It also leverages the SimularSites engine to provide "recommendations". On installation it will modify the browser's home page and se...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
  • BHO CLSID: {449D0D6E-2412-4E61-B68F-1CB625CD9E52}
Internet Explorer toolbars
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar'
  • CLSID: {553891B7-A0D5-4526-BE18-D3CE461D6310}
Internet Explorer extensions
  • CLSID: {64964764-1101-4bbd-8891-B56B1A53B9B3}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 33.33%
Windows 8 18.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.67%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 16.00%
Windows 8.1 6.67%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.33%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 40.00% of Classic Shell.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 36.73%
Hewlett-Packard 24.49%
Dell 14.29%
Lenovo 12.24%
Medion 6.12%
Acer 5.10%
Samsung 1.02%
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