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RarExt.dll

WinRAR by win.rar GmbH (Signed)

Remove RarExt.dll
Version:   5.0.4
MD5:   d445d1bd398c9158022a03f6fc6b1217
SHA1:   9dc64b323ce1af54ef30634519dcc081124a0229
SHA256:   bf78c6ee7e2c487c1ff61f2b691c3be7a160468f7033adda14ceb8fd3904008d

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

Overview

rarext.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including WinRAR 4.20 (64-bit) published by win.rar GmbH, WinRAR 5.00 beta 4 (64-bit) from win.rar GmbH and WinRAR 5.00 beta 4 (64-bit) by win.rar GmbH. The file is digitally signed by win.rar GmbH which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:rarext.dll
Publisher:Alexander Roshal
Product name:WinRAR
Description:WinRAR shell extension
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\winrar\rarext.dll
File version:5.0.4
Size:202.5 KB (207,360 bytes)
Build date:5/20/2013 7:17 AM
Certificate
Issued to:win.rar GmbH
Authority (CA):COMODO CA Limited
Expiration date:Sunday, June 14, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
win.rar GmbH
4% remove
Since version 4.20 Compression speed in SMP mode has been increased significantly. ZIP compression now uses SMP as well. WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility that is able to create RAR archives natively. WinRAR supports RAR (WinRAR native conversion format) and ZIP archives, and unpacking of ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE, 7z, and Z archives.
win.rar GmbH
7% remove
WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility that supports RAR, and ZIP and can unpack ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE and 7z compressed archives. Version 5 uses the RAR5 archive format that cannot be managed by old versions of WinRAR. This format features a maximum 1GB dictionary (only in 64bit version), better multicore support, it removes multimedia, text and itanium binaries special compression algorithms.
win.rar GmbH
10% remove
WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility that supports RAR, and ZIP and can unpack ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE and 7z compressed archives. Version 5 uses the RAR5 archive format that cannot be managed by old versions of WinRAR. This format features a maximum 1GB dictionary (only in 64bit version), better multicore support, it removes multimedia, text and itanium binaries special compression algorithms.

BehaviorsBehaviors

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}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 5.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 4.00%
Windows 8.1 4.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 3.50%
Windows 7 Professional 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.50%
Windows 8.1 N 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 27.00% of WinRAR.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 27.16%
Dell 18.11%
Hewlett-Packard 14.40%
Lenovo 13.99%
Acer 11.11%
Intel 4.12%
GIGABYTE 3.29%
Toshiba 3.29%
Sony 2.47%
Alienware 1.23%
Samsung 0.82%
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