Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

11.0.03.37 27.17%
10.1.8.24 10.87%
10.1.7.27 13.04%
10.1.0.534 11.96%
9.5.5.316 2.17%
9.3.3.177 1.09%
9.3.0.148 2.17%
8.3.1.289 4.35%
8.2.2.217 1.09%
8.1.0.0 9.78%
8.0.0.0 3.26%
8.0.0.0 1.09%
7.0.0.0 10.87%
7.0.0.0 1.09%

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW
comctl32.dll
CreatePropertySheetPageW, DestroyPropertySheetPage
gdi32.dll
CreateDIBSection, GdiFlush
kernel32.dll
WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, WaitNamedPipeW, DisconnectNamedPipe, WriteFile, ReadFile, ConnectNamedPipe, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateThread, ResetEvent, LocalFree, CreateNamedPipeW, CreateEventW, GetCurrentProcessId, InitializeCriticalSection, Sleep, SetNamedPipeHandleState, lstrlenW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetTickCount, OpenMutexW, GetModuleHandleA, GetFileAttributesW, GetVersion, RaiseException, lstrcmpiW, LoadLibraryW, SetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, OutputDebugStringA, LoadLibraryExW, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, InterlockedDecrement, FreeLibrary, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, ReadProcessMemory, OpenProcess, WaitForMultipleObjects, LoadLibraryA, FileTimeToSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, lstrcpynW, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, LocalAlloc, SetThreadLocale, GetThreadLocale, GetCurrentThreadId, TerminateProcess, FormatMessageW, CreateProcessW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, CreateMutexW, CallNamedPipeW, GetLastError, CreateFileW, GetVersionExW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, InterlockedIncrement, GetVersionExA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, lstrcpyW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, DecodePointer, EncodePointer
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
_initterm, _encoded_null, wcscat_s, isdigit, _vsnwprintf, wcscpy_s, _recalloc, _initterm_e, wcsncpy_s, memcpy_s, free, malloc, wcsstr, _amsg_exit, _snprintf_s, _adjust_fdiv, __CppXcptFilter, _crt_debugger_hook, _time64, rand, srand, swprintf_s, wcsrchr, memmove_s, _wcsicmp, _malloc_crt, _wmakepath_s, _wsplitpath_s, tolower, _except_handler4_common, _unlock, __dllonexit, _encode_pointer, _lock, __clean_type_info_names_internal, _onexit, _decode_pointer, _local_unwind4, __CxxFrameHandler3, memset, memcpy, _CxxThrowException, DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, ReleaseStgMedium, CoCreateInstance
rpcrt4.dll
NdrOleFree, NdrStubForwardingFunction, IUnknown_Release_Proxy, IUnknown_AddRef_Proxy, RpcStringFreeW, UuidCreate, UuidToStringW, NdrDllUnregisterProxy, NdrDllRegisterProxy, NdrCStdStubBuffer2_Release, NdrDllCanUnloadNow, NdrDllGetClassObject, IUnknown_QueryInterface_Proxy, NdrOleAllocate
shell32.dll
DragQueryFileW
shlwapi.dll
PathRenameExtensionW
user32.dll
GetParent, CharNextW, LoadStringW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, SetDlgItemTextW, GetDlgItemTextW, SetWindowPos, SendMessageW, WaitForInputIdle, PeekMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetWindowTextW, GetActiveWindow, MessageBoxW, MapWindowPoints, GetDlgItem, GetWindowRect, wsprintfW, UnregisterClassA
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

PDFShell.dll

Adobe PDF Shell Extension by Adobe Systems (Signed)

Remove PDFShell.dll
Version:   11.0.03.37
MD5:   edfa163fdbd7051cd9148410e4b56af0
SHA1:   6c512b12f830ef82ed09e985187fbd704329f66b
SHA256:   8db4a369f42ff3701e02de3b3ba182e81b4690d6b95aa2c7281b43ccfbf9c242

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-”

DetailsDetails

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:11.0.03.37
Size:387.07 KB (396,360 bytes)
Build date:5/11/2013 11:34 AM
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

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Adobe Reader
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
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.
Adobe Common File Installer
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
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.
Adobe Reader - Español
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
11% remove
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.
Adobe Reader MUI
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
10% remove
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.
Adobe Reader 8
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
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.
Adobe Reader XI - Nederlands
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
11% remove
“Adobe Reader software is the free trusted standard for reliably viewing, printing, and annotating PDF documents. It’s the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all types of PDF content, including forms and multimedia. Reader XI comes with a full set of commenting tools. So you can add sticky notes, highlight text, and use lines, shapes, stamps, and a typewriter tool to place comments anywhere on your PDF document.”
Adobe Reader XI
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
6% remove
“Adobe Reader software is the free trusted standard for reliably viewing, printing, and annotating PDF documents. It’s the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all types of PDF content, including forms and multimedia. Reader XI comes with a full set of commenting tools. So you can add sticky notes, highlight text, and use lines, shapes, stamps, and a typewriter tool to place comments anywhere on your PDF document.”
Adobe Reader XI - Français
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
5% remove
Adobe Reader XI - Português
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
3% remove
Adobe Reader XI is an application 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.
Adobe Reader X - Nederlands
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
7% remove
“Adobe Reader software is the free trusted standard for reliably viewing, printing, and annotating PDF documents. It’s the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all types of PDF content, including forms and multimedia. Say goodbye to paper forms. Type your responses right on the PDF form, or click through and fill in the form fields. Then save and submit. That's really all there is to it. When you need to sign a PDF form,...”
SVG Viewer
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
7% remove
Adobe Reader 8 - Polish
 Adobe Systems Incorporated
7% remove
Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
 Microsoft Corporation
6% remove
“When you choose to download most software from the Microsoft Store, you have the option of using Download Manager or downloading from your browser. However, when you purchase Microsoft Windows 7 from Microsoft Store, you have an additional choice to make: whether to download a collection of compressed files or to download an ISO file. An ISO file combines all the Windows 7 installation files into a single uncompressed file.”

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 74.60%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.94%
Windows 7 Professional 4.76%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.76%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.59%
Windows 8 1.59%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.59%
Windows XP Professional 1.59%
Windows 7 Starter 1.59%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 32.76% of Adobe PDF Shell Extension.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 39.44%
American Megatrends 12.68%
Compaq 8.45%
Hewlett-Packard 8.45%
ASUS 8.45%
GIGABYTE 7.04%
Acer 4.23%
NEC 2.82%
Intel 2.82%
Lenovo 2.82%
Toshiba 2.82%
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