Additional versions

1.2.7	14.29%
1.2.5	14.29%
1.2.5	14.29%
1.2.3	14.29%
1.2.3	14.29%
1.2.3	14.29%
1.2.3	14.29%

Warning 5 antivirus scanners has detected malware.

zlib is a common software library used for data compression. zlib compressed data is typically written with a gzip or a zlib wrapper. zlib is something of a de facto standard, to the point that zlib and DEFLATE are often used interchangeably in standards documents, with thousands of applications relying on it for compression, either directly or indirectly.

zlib.dll is malware that is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This is typically installed with the program AdwareAlert published by C-Net Media and is most likely removed by most users once installed (76% removed). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Cerberus which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 5 of them detected the following malware.