Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
PDFShell.dll
Adobe PDF Shell Extension by Adobe Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 10.1.7.27 |
| MD5: | af9846a79bdcec0870f123c3e6c4ce85 |
| SHA1: | 2863505158fec96acfe5b4478e9c62cb7bc2a2a4 |
| SHA256: | d94bb83331d2b7a33dd899b48e9905a1840bdba669a06ff9c3e0f402d30b974c |
What is PDFShell.dll?
Adobe PDF Shell Extension for Adobe Acrobat Reader is a shell extension that is executed by Windows Explorer to retrieve metadata about the selected PDF file. The Adobe shell extension adds this extra data so that users can see details about a file at a glance in Windows Explorer. Details include Title, Author, Subject, Size and thumbnail image; details that typically occur in tooltips.
About PDFShell.dll (from Adobe Systems)
“When you install Acrobat or Adobe Reader on a system with a browser, you automatically configure the browser to open PDF files within the browser window. Acrobat and Adobe Reader install ActiveX plug-”
Details
| File name: | pdfshell.dll |
| Publisher: | Adobe Systems, Inc. |
| Product name: | Adobe PDF Shell Extension |
| Description: | PDF Shell Extension |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\acrobat\activex\pdfshell.dll |
| File version: | 10.1.7.27 |
| Size: | 387.56 KB (396,864 bytes) |
| Build date: | 5/9/2013 11:33 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Adobe Systems |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, September 27, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, November 4, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 5.272895 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Acrobat and Reader are a set of applications designed to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). Acrobat and Reader are widely used as a method of presenting information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Adobe Common File Installer installs a number of shared components between multiple Adobe programs. If you remove this program some features of other related programs might not function properly.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
74.60% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.94% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.76% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
4.76% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.59% |
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| Windows 8 |
1.59% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.59% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
1.59% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.59% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 32.76% of Adobe PDF Shell Extension.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
39.44% |
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| American Megatrends |
12.68% |
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| Compaq |
8.45% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.45% |
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| ASUS |
8.45% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.04% |
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| Acer |
4.23% |
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| NEC |
2.82% |
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| Intel |
2.82% |
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| Lenovo |
2.82% |
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| Toshiba |
2.82% |
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