Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.1.0.27r 10.00%
6.0.0.63r 10.00%
6.0.0.54r 10.00%
6.0.0.43r 70.00%

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegOpenKeyA, RegQueryValueA, RegCreateKeyExA, GetLengthSid, SetTokenInformation, CreateProcessAsUserA, OpenProcessToken, GetTokenInformation, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, GetSidSubAuthority, RegEnumKeyA, RegEnumValueA, RegDeleteValueA, RegSetValueExA, FreeSid, DuplicateTokenEx, RegQueryInfoKeyA, ConvertStringSidToSidA, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegDeleteKeyA, RegSetKeySecurity, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey
kernel32.dll
GetModuleHandleA, OpenProcess, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, WaitForSingleObject, TerminateThread, CloseHandle, Sleep, GetLastError, GetFileAttributesA, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, InterlockedExchange, RaiseException, GetCurrentProcess, GetVersionExA, VerifyVersionInfoA, VerSetConditionMask, GetSystemInfo, ReadFile, CreateFileA, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexA, lstrcpynA, AreFileApisANSI, SetLastError, GetFullPathNameA, SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThread, GetTickCount, GetCurrentThreadId, QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, CreateProcessA, lstrcatA, WriteFile, GetTempFileNameA, GetTempPathA, GetTimeZoneInformation, FormatMessageA, SetEvent, OpenEventA, CreateEventA, GlobalMemoryStatus, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, OutputDebugStringA, CreateFileMappingA, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenMutexA, OpenFileMappingA, InterlockedIncrement, CreateDirectoryA, WideCharToMultiByte, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, InterlockedCompareExchange, RtlUnwind, HeapFree, FindClose, FileTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetDriveTypeA, FindFirstFileExA, OpenFile, CreateThread, GetCommandLineA, HeapReAlloc, ResumeThread, HeapAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, GetModuleHandleW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, HeapSize, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetFileInformationByHandle, PeekNamedPipe, GetFileType, GetCurrentDirectoryW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, SetHandleCount, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetStartupInfoW, FatalAppExitA, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, GetStringTypeW, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoA, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, LoadLibraryW, GetDriveTypeW, SetStdHandle, SetEndOfFile, GetProcessHeap, WriteConsoleW, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CreateFileW, CopyFileA, DeleteFileA, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetCurrentProcessId, GetModuleFileNameA, lstrcpyA, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedDecrement, ExitThread
ole32.dll
CoCreateGuid, OleUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, OleInitialize
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHGetMalloc, SHGetDesktopFolder
urlmon.dll
IsValidURL
user32.dll
UnhookWindowsHookEx, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetSystemMetrics, PostMessageA
Export table
DoCheckBandwidth
DoDownloadFile
DoExitCommDll
DoGetData
DoGetNetStatus
DoInitCommDll
DoPostData
DoPostWithHeader
DoUploadFile
SetNetOption

communication.dll

NielsenOnline

Remove communication.dll
Version:   6.0.0.43r
MD5:   85e6e6402661552e660b8b9602d7a196
SHA1:   92f40d9f29573a33d1b2ad087034fdde40f28c5f
SHA256:   924760a1ac82fa1fa175e615962b8625c10a68c773c6ed44d058841d76a288f4

Overview

communication.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process.

DetailsDetails

File name:communication.dll
Product name:NielsenOnline
Description:communic Dynamic Link Library
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netratingsnetsight\netsight\meter2\communication.dll
Original name:communic.dll
File version:6.0.0.43r
Product version:6.0.0.43
Size:492 KB (503,808 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 70.00%
Windows 8.1 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 70.00% of NielsenOnline.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 54.55%
Toshiba 18.18%
Hewlett-Packard 18.18%
Acer 9.09%
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