Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

2.10.0.0 12.50%
2.10.0.0 12.50%
1, 0, 1, 0 62.50%
1, 0, 0, 0 12.50%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegOpenKeyW
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject, CreateDIBSection
gdiplus.dll
GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipAlloc, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDisposeImage, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipCreateBitmapFromStreamICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipCloneImage, GdipDrawImageRectRectI, GdipFree, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipBitmapLockBits
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentProcess, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, LoadLibraryW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, CloseHandle, CreateThread, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, FreeLibrary, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalSize, WideCharToMultiByte, TryEnterCriticalSection, GetLocalTime, Sleep, WaitForSingleObject, FlushFileBuffers, SetThreadPriority, OutputDebugStringW, GetTickCount, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreW, GlobalAddAtomW, GlobalFindAtomW, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, CreateFileW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LoadLibraryA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCurrentProcessId, lstrcmpiW, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, GetCurrentThread, lstrlenW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, WriteConsoleA, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, SetHandleCount, HeapSize, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, IsValidCodePage, InterlockedExchange, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, GetVersionExA, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, RtlUnwind, HeapReAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, GetProcessHeap, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, GetModuleHandleA, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetCPInfo, GetOEMCP, GetLocaleInfoW, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetUserDefaultLCID, ReadFile, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEndOfFile, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, CreateMutexW, GetVersionExW, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, LockResource, lstrcpynW, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, FatalAppExitA, GetStartupInfoW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, EncodePointer, DecodePointer
ole32.dll
ReleaseStgMedium, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize
shell32.dll
SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetDesktopFolder
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathFindExtensionW, StrStrIW
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, PostMessageW, GetCursorPos, WindowFromPoint, RegisterWindowMessageW, SendMessageW, GetAncestor, GetClassNameW, GetParent, InsertMenuItemW, RegisterClipboardFormatW, wvsprintfW, FindWindowW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, CharNextW, CreateWindowExW, IsWindow, DestroyWindow, wsprintfW, KillTimer, UnhookWindowsHookEx, CallNextHookEx, SendMessageTimeoutW, SetWindowsHookExW, DefWindowProcW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, RegisterClassExW, SetTimer, LoadCursorW, ReleaseDC, GetDC, ShowWindow, UnregisterClassW, GetPropW, SetPropW, GetWindow, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, GetClientRect, SetWindowPos
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer
StartFences

FencesMenu.dll

Fences by Stardock Corporation (Signed)

Remove FencesMenu.dll
Version:   1, 0, 1, 0
MD5:   398a8ec90f058c61f6ddc0e5440a8f27
SHA1:   eec9f64db7934f85a0b1ef5136916514bd4d0ae4
SHA256:   7c2f5786da73915daff018472e652c85dd5c585db52ebc211d5c12feb1b72176

Overview

fencesmenu.dll executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Fences published by Stardock Corporation, Fences from Stardock Corporation and Fences by Stardock Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Stardock Corporation which was issued by the The USERTRUST Network certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:fencesmenu.dll
Publisher:Stardock
Product name:Fences
Description:Stardock Fences Shell Extension
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\stardock\fences\fencesmenu.dll
File version:1, 0, 1, 0
Size:197.35 KB (202,088 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Stardock Corporation
Authority (CA):The USERTRUST Network
Effective date:Monday, October 13, 2008
Expiration date:Friday, October 14, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Stardock Corporation
5% remove
Fences is a revolutionary new program that lets users clean up their desktop icons in moments. Users draw "fences" on their desktop which enables users to drag and drop icons into them. Users can have fences show and hide by double-clicking on the desktop. In addition, users can control which icons show and hide when the desktop is double-clicked on allowing for easy desktop clean-up.
Stardock Corporation
3% remove
Fences® is a program that helps you organize your desktop and hide your icons when they're not in use. Fences is the world's most popular desktop enhancement for Windows®. What makes it so compelling is that what it does is so obviously useful and necessary that it is amazing that no one has thought of it before. You can have pages of fences on your desktop. To flip a page, just take your mouse cursor to the edge of your screen and clic...
Stardock Corporation
5% remove
Fences is a revolutionary new program that lets users clean up their desktop icons in moments. Users draw "fences" on their desktop which enables users to drag and drop icons into them. Users can have fences show and hide by double-clicking on the desktop. In addition, users can control which icons show and hide when the desktop is double-clicked on allowing for easy desktop clean-up.
Stardock Corporation
3% remove
Fences is a program that helps you organize your desktop. It can hide icons when they are not in use as well as make it easy to place icons into moveable groups called "fences". You can have pages of fences on your desktop. To flip a page, just take your mouse cursor to the edge of your screen and click and drag. Then a new page of fences can be displayed. This feature makes it easy to use your desktop to organize all of your programs,...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Shared task scheduler
  • {1984DD45-52CF-49cd-AB77-18F378FEA264}
Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
  • Name: 'FencesShellExt'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • 'FencesShlExt' with CLSID {1984DD45-52CF-49cd-AB77-18F378FEA264}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 75.00%
Windows 8 Pro 12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 75.00% of Fences.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 66.67%
Intel 16.67%
GIGABYTE 8.33%
American Megatrends 8.33%
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