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:   6.0.0.54r
MD5:   c54a06250edcc231e87e73c3f8aa0f0f
SHA1:   5367b0981fc6707da3f1946c565650601aa2798a
SHA256:   18f257c2507b17fa99d1e5390c885d28eebc21420e8cd4cde15f36f4b9846e35

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:6.0.0.54r
Product version:6.0.0.54
Size:492 KB (503,808 bytes)
Build date:4/19/2013 3:28 PM
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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