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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 6.15%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.08%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 1.26%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.47%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.08%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.08%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.08%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 1.66%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 0.47%
9.00.8112.16421 (WIN7_IE9_RTM.110308-0330) 4.81%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 25.32%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.47%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 3.63%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 30.44%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.08%
8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.87%
7.00.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.08%
7.00.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.08%
7.00.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.08%
7.00.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.08%
7.00.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 1.74%
6.00.3790.4555 (srv03_sp2_gdr.090718-1230) 0.08%
6.00.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710) 0.08%
6.00.2900.6325 (xpsp_sp3_gdr_escrow.130104-1422) 0.55%
6.00.2900.6212 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.120419-1615) 0.08%
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mshtml.dll

Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft

Remove mshtml.dll
Version:   6.00.2900.3020 (xpsp.061023-0222)
MD5:   88e1c15bb1a9ed3cba4d6f2f408d5010
SHA1:   370fc04ac82ce2cbdcec7229669d295bc8aa7ffc
SHA256:   346bfa4b5496fad0a4f65deb4d6e3f293a27f632aabaca43dd420ac78079e8dd
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is mshtml.dll?

Mshtml.dll is at the heart of Internet Explorer and takes care of its HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) parsing and rendering functionality. Mshtml.dll exposes interfaces that enable you to host it as an active document. Other applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, and many non-Microsoft applications also expose active document interfaces so they can be hosted by shdocvw.dll. For example, when a user browses from an HTML page to a Word document, mshtml.dll is

About mshtml.dll (from Microsoft)

Internet Explorer is designed to make it easy to browse and interact with websites on your intranet or on the Internet.

DetailsDetails

File name:mshtml.dll
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows® Internet Explorer
Description:Microsoft (R) HTML Viewer
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\mshtml.dll
Original name:MSHTML.DLL.MUI
File version:6.00.2900.3020 (xpsp.061023-0222)
Product version:6.00.2900.3020
Size:2.92 MB (3,061,248 bytes)
Build date:10/23/2006 8:34 AM
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.729447
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

PROTOCOLS handlers
  • vbscript
  • res
  • mailto
  • javascript
  • about
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • 'HTML Document' with CLSID {25336920-03f9-11cf-8fd0-00aa00686f13}
  • 'MSHTML Document' with CLSID {3050f3d9-98b5-11cf-bb82-00aa00bdce0b}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 60.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 7.50%
Windows 8 Pro 6.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 3.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.50%
Windows 8 Pro N 2.50%
Windows 8 2.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Ireland installs about 17.50% of Windows® Internet Explorer.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 30.42%
Acer 15.21%
Sony 15.21%
Hewlett-Packard 11.41%
ASUS 11.41%
Intel 3.80%
Lenovo 3.80%
American Megatrends 2.66%
Toshiba 2.28%
GIGABYTE 1.90%
Sahara 1.90%
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