Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

11.0.03.37 27.17%
10.1.8.24 10.87%
10.1.7.27 13.04%
10.1.0.534 11.96%
9.5.5.316 2.17%
9.3.3.177 1.09%
9.3.0.148 2.17%
8.3.1.289 4.35%
8.2.2.217 1.09%
8.1.0.0 9.78%
8.0.0.0 3.26%
8.0.0.0 1.09%
7.0.0.0 10.87%
7.0.0.0 1.09%

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW
comctl32.dll
CreatePropertySheetPageW, DestroyPropertySheetPage
gdi32.dll
CreateDIBSection, GdiFlush
kernel32.dll
WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, WaitNamedPipeW, DisconnectNamedPipe, WriteFile, ReadFile, ConnectNamedPipe, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateThread, ResetEvent, LocalFree, CreateNamedPipeW, CreateEventW, GetCurrentProcessId, InitializeCriticalSection, Sleep, SetNamedPipeHandleState, lstrlenW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetTickCount, OpenMutexW, GetModuleHandleA, GetFileAttributesW, GetVersion, RaiseException, lstrcmpiW, LoadLibraryW, SetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, OutputDebugStringA, LoadLibraryExW, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, InterlockedDecrement, FreeLibrary, MultiByteToWideChar, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, ReadProcessMemory, OpenProcess, WaitForMultipleObjects, LoadLibraryA, FileTimeToSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, lstrcpynW, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, LocalAlloc, SetThreadLocale, GetThreadLocale, GetCurrentThreadId, TerminateProcess, FormatMessageW, CreateProcessW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, CreateMutexW, CallNamedPipeW, GetLastError, CreateFileW, GetVersionExW, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, InterlockedIncrement, GetVersionExA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, lstrcpyW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, DecodePointer, EncodePointer
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
_initterm, _encoded_null, wcscat_s, isdigit, _vsnwprintf, wcscpy_s, _recalloc, _initterm_e, wcsncpy_s, memcpy_s, free, malloc, wcsstr, _amsg_exit, _snprintf_s, _adjust_fdiv, __CppXcptFilter, _crt_debugger_hook, _time64, rand, srand, swprintf_s, wcsrchr, memmove_s, _wcsicmp, _malloc_crt, _wmakepath_s, _wsplitpath_s, tolower, _except_handler4_common, _unlock, __dllonexit, _encode_pointer, _lock, __clean_type_info_names_internal, _onexit, _decode_pointer, _local_unwind4, __CxxFrameHandler3, memset, memcpy, _CxxThrowException, DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, ReleaseStgMedium, CoCreateInstance
rpcrt4.dll
NdrOleFree, NdrStubForwardingFunction, IUnknown_Release_Proxy, IUnknown_AddRef_Proxy, RpcStringFreeW, UuidCreate, UuidToStringW, NdrDllUnregisterProxy, NdrDllRegisterProxy, NdrCStdStubBuffer2_Release, NdrDllCanUnloadNow, NdrDllGetClassObject, IUnknown_QueryInterface_Proxy, NdrOleAllocate
shell32.dll
DragQueryFileW
shlwapi.dll
PathRenameExtensionW
user32.dll
GetParent, CharNextW, LoadStringW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, SetDlgItemTextW, GetDlgItemTextW, SetWindowPos, SendMessageW, WaitForInputIdle, PeekMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetWindowTextW, GetActiveWindow, MessageBoxW, MapWindowPoints, GetDlgItem, GetWindowRect, wsprintfW, UnregisterClassA
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

PDFShell.dll

Adobe PDF Shell Extension by Adobe Systems (Signed)

Remove PDFShell.dll
Version:   9.3.3.177
MD5:   78399abe7d00a9c5d405337875afc76c
SHA1:   b1f617ecc0d76e111f76e9a00043cfe636b9c153
SHA256:   f1e1983a2057d94a4f47d6beefb848ce4a2c7b1cc52a9da84b6edb8a8ad8ff15

What is PDFShell.dll?

Adobe PDF Shell Extension for Adobe Acrobat Reader is a shell extension that is executed by Windows Explorer to retrieve metadata about the selected PDF file. The Adobe shell extension adds this extra data so that users can see details about a file at a glance in Windows Explorer. Details include Title, Author, Subject, Size and thumbnail image; details that typically occur in tooltips.

About PDFShell.dll (from Adobe Systems)

When you install Acrobat or Adobe Reader on a system with a browser, you automatically configure the browser to open PDF files within the browser window. Acrobat and Adobe Reader install ActiveX plug-

DetailsDetails

File name:pdfshell.dll
Publisher:Adobe Systems, Inc.
Product name:Adobe PDF Shell Extension
Description:PDF Shell Extension
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\adobe\acrobat\activex\pdfshell.dll
File version:9.3.3.177
Size:369.4 KB (378,264 bytes)
Build date:6/20/2010 3:37 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Adobe Systems
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, September 27, 2009
Expiration date:Sunday, November 4, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:5.272895
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Adobe Systems Incorporated
11% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Reader are a set of applications designed to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). Acrobat and Reader are widely used as a method of presenting information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.
Adobe Systems Incorporated
5% remove
Adobe Acrobat and Reader are a set of applications designed to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format (PDF). Acrobat and Reader are widely used as a method of presenting information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication. Adobe also allows Acrobat plug-ins to be developed by third parties, which can add extra functions to the Acrobat program.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 74.60%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.94%
Windows 7 Professional 4.76%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.76%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.59%
Windows 8 1.59%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.59%
Windows XP Professional 1.59%
Windows 7 Starter 1.59%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 32.76% of Adobe PDF Shell Extension.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 39.44%
American Megatrends 12.68%
Compaq 8.45%
Hewlett-Packard 8.45%
ASUS 8.45%
GIGABYTE 7.04%
Acer 4.23%
NEC 2.82%
Intel 2.82%
Lenovo 2.82%
Toshiba 2.82%
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