Should I block it?

40%
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, ExtTextOutW, Escape, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, CreateSolidBrush, GetClipBox, SetMapMode, SetBkMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, CreateFontIndirectW, SelectObject, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteDC, DeleteObject, GetStockObject, GetPixel, StretchBlt, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, CombineRgn, CreateRectRgn, GetObjectW, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateBitmap
kernel32.dll
TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, LocalReAlloc, TlsFree, SetErrorMode, GlobalFlags, lstrlenA, WritePrivateProfileStringW, RtlUnwind, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, GetCommandLineA, GetProcessHeap, ExitThread, CreateThread, ExitProcess, SetStdHandle, GetFileType, HeapSize, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetStartupInfoA, GlobalHandle, VirtualAlloc, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, GetModuleFileNameA, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetTimeZoneInformation, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GlobalReAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetFullPathNameW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetCurrentProcess, DuplicateHandle, UnlockFile, LockFile, ReadFile, LocalAlloc, GetCurrentThread, ConvertDefaultLocale, GetVersion, EnumResourceLanguagesW, lstrcmpA, GetLocaleInfoW, CompareStringA, InterlockedExchange, GetFileTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, CreateEventW, SuspendThread, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, ResumeThread, SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalAddAtomW, GlobalFindAtomW, GlobalDeleteAtom, CompareStringW, LoadLibraryA, lstrcmpW, GetVersionExA, GetModuleHandleA, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, Sleep, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, FindClose, CreateDirectoryW, lstrcpynW, lstrcpynA, WideCharToMultiByte, GetThreadLocale, SetThreadLocale, LoadLibraryExW, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleFileNameW, LoadLibraryW, lstrcmpiW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenW, GetFileAttributesW, SetLastError, GetFileSize, SetEndOfFile, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, CreateFileW, CloseHandle, GetLastError, LockResource, MulDiv, GetModuleHandleW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, FreeResource, VirtualFree, GetProcAddress
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, ReleaseStgMedium
shlwapi.dll
PathStripToRootW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathIsUNCW
user32.dll
UnregisterClassW, CharUpperW, SetCursor, PostQuitMessage, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetCursorPos, ValidateRect, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetActiveWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, ModifyMenuW, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, RegisterWindowMessageW, LoadIconW, SendDlgItemMessageA, WinHelpW, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExW, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongW, GetClassNameW, SetPropW, GetPropW, RemovePropW, GetForegroundWindow, GetLastActivePopup, SetActiveWindow, DispatchMessageW, GetTopWindow, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, PeekMessageW, MapWindowPoints, GetKeyState, UpdateWindow, GetMenu, MessageBoxW, CreateWindowExW, GetClassInfoExW, GetClassInfoW, RegisterClassW, AdjustWindowRectEx, CopyRect, DefWindowProcW, CallWindowProcW, SystemParametersInfoA, IsIconic, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowTextW, GetFocus, GetParent, SetWindowPos, SetFocus, IsWindowEnabled, ShowWindow, MoveWindow, SetWindowLongW, GetDlgCtrlID, IsWindow, SetWindowTextW, GetWindowLongW, IsDialogMessageW, SendDlgItemMessageW, GetDlgItem, GetWindow, EndPaint, BeginPaint, ReleaseDC, ClientToScreen, DestroyMenu, LoadCursorW, DestroyWindow, GetSysColorBrush, GrayStringW, DrawTextExW, DrawTextW, TabbedTextOutW, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetMenuState, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, GetSubMenu, GetSystemMetrics, DrawIcon, FillRect, CreateMenu, InsertMenuW, SetMenuItemBitmaps, CharNextW, KillTimer, SetTimer, RedrawWindow, IsWindowVisible, LoadImageW, SetForegroundWindow, InvalidateRect, GetDC, GetClientRect, GetWindowRect, SetWindowRgn, PostMessageW, GetSysColor, SendMessageW, EnableWindow, GetDesktopWindow, LoadBitmapW, PtInRect, UnregisterClassA
winspool.drv
DocumentPropertiesW, OpenPrinterW, ClosePrinter
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

SlimShell.dll

SlimCleaner Shell Extension by SlimWare Utilities Inc. (Signed)

Remove SlimShell.dll
Version:   2.1.4271.525
MD5:   01b23854ed26b7b4ef4be4051f19dbbe
SHA1:   dedda3191c1cbe30231580f4a912f8dc18e35730
SHA256:   7fb255bdc127d09e25062f5562d68cc04f9bfc7d7dfc04b3d5645d0e1d201e40

Overview

slimshell.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including SlimCleaner published by SlimWare Utilities, Inc. and inSSIDer published by MetaGeek, LLC. The file is digitally signed by SlimWare Utilities Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:slimshell.dll
Publisher:Slimware Utilities, Inc.
Product name:SlimCleaner Shell Extension
Typical file path:C:\programas\slimcleaner\slimshell.dll
File version:2.1.4271.525
Product version:2.1.5.1
Size:582.46 KB (596,440 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:SlimWare Utilities Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Saturday, October 1, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, September 1, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
MetaGeek, LLC
1% remove
inSSIDer is Wi-Fi network scanner software for Microsoft Windows from MetaGeek, LLC.
SlimWare Utilities, Inc.
19% remove
SlimCleaner is SlimWare Utilities' most ambitious update ever released for keeping PCs clean and running at peak performance. This new version combines solutions to the most common PC problems and puts them in a single, easy-to-use, automated software product. New features include Intelligent Defrag, a Duplicate File Finder (featuring IntelliMatch Scan), a Solid-State Drive Optimization Tool and a Software Updater to keep all the softwa...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Context menu handler
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
  • Name: 'SlimShellExt'

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 50.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Windows 7 Professional 25.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of SlimCleaner Shell Extension.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 66.67%
GIGABYTE 33.33%
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