Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

6.00.3790.4822 (srv03_sp2_gdr.110121-0354)	0.04%
6.00.3790.4822 (srv03_sp2_gdr.110121-0354)	0.04%
6.00.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710)	0.51%
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6.00.2900.6072 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.110121-1719)	6.18%
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6.00.2900.6072 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.110121-1719)	64.13%
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6.00.2900.5815 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.090518-1520)	0.04%
6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)	11.72%
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Relationships

wiaacmgr.exe (Windows Picture Acquisition Wizard by Microsoft)

shimgvw.dll

Windows Picture and Fax Viewer by Microsoft

Remove shimgvw.dll

Version:	6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
MD5:	6e2a76910a0b552a90555bb9d7fc24c2
SHA1:	6598c9d185f06e1fc6d94064c2a7473dae5d79b7
SHA256:	47cc6c50d516ac02d602a286db03c16706e11e071ffbef852aceba686a3da4e3

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is shimgvw.dll?

An image or picture is a photograph, line drawing, or text document converted to digitized form, usually by a scanning device such as a digital camera, fax machine, or scanner. You can download your images from the device and save them in a folder. After downloading pictures to your computer, you can view them as a slideshow or view them using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.

About shimgvw.dll (from Microsoft)

“Use Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to work with your images without having to open an image editing application. If you store your picture files in the My Pictures folder, you see the preview window a”

Details

File name:	shimgvw.dll
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
Description:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:	C:\Windows\System32\shimgvw.dll
File version:	6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Product version:	6.00.2900.2180
Size:	430 KB (440,320 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:	6.181935
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Shell open commands

pngfile
jpegfile
giffile

Autoplay handlers

Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'

Handler name 'MSPrintPicturesOnArrival'

Approved shell extensions

Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'

'Shell Image Property Handler' with CLSID {eb9b1153-3b57-4e68-959a-a3266bc3d7fe}
'HTML Thumbnail Extractor' with CLSID {EAB841A0-9550-11cf-8C16-00805F1408F3}
'Summary Info Thumbnail handler (DOCFILES)' with CLSID {9DBD2C50-62AD-11d0-B806-00C04FD706EC}
'GDI+ file thumbnail extractor' with CLSID {3F30C968-480A-4C6C-862D-EFC0897BB84B}
'Shell Image Data Factory' with CLSID {66e4e4fb-f385-4dd0-8d74-a2efd1bc6178}
'Shell Image Verbs' with CLSID {e84fda7c-1d6a-45f6-b725-cb260c236066}