ContentHost.dll
Smartinline Extension by Smartinline
Overview
There are 2 versions of contenthost.dll in the wild, the latest version being 1.4.5.0. It is integrated as a plugin to Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object, often without any obvious user interface, and will load for each instance of IE. The average file size is about 408 KB. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program SmartInline from SmartInline.
 Details
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| File name: | contenthost.dll |
| Publisher: | Smartinline |
| Product name: | Smartinline Extension |
| Description: | ContentHost |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\smartinline\contenthost.dll |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Smartinline Extension.)
SmartInline is a web browser extension and toolbar that delivers contextual based advertising as well as modify the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search.
What ...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of contenthost.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {8B482FEC-B7B9-48EA-A366-86D2EAF6FFDA}
All file variations of contenthost.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
33.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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| Windows 8 |
16.67% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
16.67% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 20.00% of Smartinline Extension.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Gateway |
66.67% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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