Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, VMware publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
 PE file structure
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Import table
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
Export table
adler32
compress
compress2
compressBound
crc32
deflate
deflateBound
deflateCopy
deflateEnd
deflateInit_
deflateInit2_
deflateParams
deflatePrime
deflateReset
deflateSetDictionary
get_crc_table
gzclearerr
gzclose
gzdopen
gzeof
gzerror
gzflush
gzgetc
gzgets
gzopen
gzprintf
gzputc
gzputs
gzread
gzrewind
gzseek
gzsetparams
gztell
gzungetc
gzwrite
inflate
inflateBack
inflateBackEnd
inflateBackInit_
inflateCopy
inflateEnd
inflateInit_
inflateInit2_
inflateReset
inflateSetDictionary
inflateSync
inflateSyncPoint
uncompress
zError
zlibCompileFlags
zlibVersion
zlib1.dll
zlib by VMware (Signed)
| Version: | 1.2.3 |
| MD5: | d12d6db004c5f8d6eb1cf841fab8d0b0 |
| SHA1: | f8951e55a6db7633739c0401d1b15f0a53489073 |
What is zlib1.dll?
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.
About zlib1.dll (from VMware)
“You can dramatically improve the availability, performance and utilization of your IT resources through VMware virtualization, where the hardware resources of a single computer are used by multiple ”
Details
| File name: | zlib1.dll |
| Product name: | zlib |
| Description: | zlib data compression library |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware workstation\zlib1.dll |
| File version: | 1.2.3 |
| Size: | 67.05 KB (68,656 bytes) |
| Build date: | 7/23/2008 12:32 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | VMware |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, October 30, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
12.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 37.50% of zlib.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
80.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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