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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PE structurePE file structure

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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:   2.10.0.0
MD5:   55611351b607d4605abf5da2116f5180
SHA1:   dac94d4b5fd0c359eade4de86d710cc420c3118d
SHA256:   565cb60583b4ed18949b82ffc5fbefbc174dc086cb3913bfd8bd205324fbe7b0

Overview

fencesmenu.dll executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Stardock Fences 2 published by Stardock Corporation, Fences 2 from Stardock Corporation and Fences 2 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:2.10.0.0
Size:468.17 KB (479,408 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
KRyLack Software
21% remove
Asterisk Password Decryptor is a powerful tool to recover lost or forgotten passwords. It allows you to reveal the hidden passwords on password dialog boxes and web pages that are hidden by the row of asterisks (*****). You can simply drag the icon to any password box to find the real password hidden by the asterisks. Asterisk Password Decryptor instantly recovers lost passwords from most Windows applications that store passwords hidden...
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,...
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.

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}

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00048801%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00048801%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:31 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:6,749/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.13 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):892 KB
Private (minimum):72 KB
Non-paged memory:3.13 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:56.66 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):57.93 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:236 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.01 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,499/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:14 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:68
600
GUI GDI count:15
103
GUI GDI peak:16
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:9
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Program Files\stardock\fences\fencesmenu.dll",startfences
Owner:User

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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