RarExt.dll
WinRAR by win.rar GmbH (Signed)
Overview
rarext.dll has 90 known versions, the most recent one is 5.10.4. It adds a context menu to the Window's shell named WinRAR. The average file size is about 173.92 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to win.rar GmbH by the certification authority COMODO CA Limited. The programs WinRAR 4.20 (32-bit), QuickTime and WinRAR 5.20 (32-bit) have been observed as installing specific variations of rarext.dll.
What is rarext.dll?
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.
About rarext.dll (from win.rar GmbH)
“There is no better way to compress files for efficient and secure file transfer, faster e-mail transmission and well organized data storage. Over 500 million users world-wide make WinRAR the worlds's ”
 Details
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| File name: | rarext.dll |
| Publisher: | Alexander Roshal |
| Product name: | WinRAR |
| Description: | WinRAR shell extension |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\winrar\rarext.dll |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | win.rar GmbH |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, June 14, 2015 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of WinRAR.)
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of rarext.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
- Name: 'WinRAR32'
- Name: 'WinRAR'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'WinRAR shell extension' with CLSID {B41DB860-64E4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}
- 'WinRAR shell extension' with CLSID {B41DB860-8EE4-11D2-9906-E49FADC173CA}
All file variations of rarext.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.25% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.75% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
2.25% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.75% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.25% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
0.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
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| Windows Se7en Titan |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro N |
0.50% |
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| 24 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 24.43% of WinRAR.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
19.73% |
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| Dell |
17.79% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.96% |
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| Acer |
11.80% |
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| Lenovo |
10.06% |
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| Toshiba |
5.42% |
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| Intel |
4.64% |
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| Sony |
4.64% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.26% |
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| Compaq |
3.87% |
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| Alienware |
1.16% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.16% |
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| Samsung |
0.97% |
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| Gateway |
0.77% |
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| MSI |
0.77% |
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