Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
ThemeUI.dll
Windows Theme API by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| MD5: | 8fabb5ac37860dea0a6c05e56447c8d7 |
| SHA1: | 0b0e13c75a49f33b225a0f69137b44eb290a167c |
| SHA256: | d4896f9c0d68d99b59b988af2c95cbb16f6d076d9cfb7abfc6c68220d47b3a40 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is ThemeUI.dll?
The Windows Theme API allows interaction and changes to a Windows Theme programatically. A theme is a combination of desktop background pictures, window colors, and sounds.
About ThemeUI.dll (from Microsoft)
“If you spend a lot of time looking at your computer screen, you know how important it is to like what you see. The pictures, colors, and sounds you choose can reflect who you are and what's important ”
Overview
themeui.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This version is installed on Windows XP.
Details
| File name: | themeui.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Theme API |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\themeui.dll |
| File version: | 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) |
| Product version: | 6.00.2900.2180 |
| Size: | 379.5 KB (388,608 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.452781 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Approved shell extension
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'PlusPack CPL Extension' with CLSID {41E300E0-78B6-11ce-849B-444553540000}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
92.00% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
4.50% |
|
| Windows XP Home Edition |
2.50% |
|
| Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition |
0.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 46.55% of Windows Theme API.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
39.73% |
|
| Intel |
16.44% |
|
| Compaq |
8.22% |
|
| American Megatrends |
6.85% |
|
| Toshiba |
6.85% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
4.79% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.11% |
|
| ASUS |
4.11% |
|
| Sahara |
2.74% |
|
| Gateway |
2.74% |
|
| Acer |
2.05% |
|
| Sony |
1.37% |
|
