shdocvw.dll
Shell Doc Object and Control Library by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 96 versions of shdocvw.dll in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). It is integrated as a plugin to Internet Explorer by adding a URL search hook for web search redirection and will load for each instance of IE. It adds a context menu to the Window's shell named Window Switcher. The average file size is about 1.33 MB. The programs ModelBuilder, Media Investigator 6 and Tamin listDisk 2 have been observed as installing specific variations of shdocvw.dll.
What is shdocvw.dll?
Shdocvw.dll provides functionality such as navigation and history, and is commonly referred to as the WebBrowser control. This DLL exposes ActiveX Control interfaces, enabling you to easily host the DLL in a Windows application using frameworks such as Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), Active Template Library (ATL), or Microsoft .NET Windows Forms. When your application hosts the WebBrowser control, it obtains all the functionality of Internet Explorer except for the us
About shdocvw.dll (from Microsoft)
“Internet Explorer is designed to make it easy to browse and interact with websites on your intranet or on the Internet.”
 Details
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| File name: | shdocvw.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Shell Doc Object and Control Library |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\shdocvw.dll |
| Original name: | SHDOCVW.DLL.MUI |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Shell Doc Object and Control Library.)
“SEO Suite will help you optimize your or your client's website. In fact, it incorporates both our Web Ranking software and Dynamic Submission software, as well as a host of other features. Now you can...”
“A powerful but easy-to-use professional file recovery tool allowing you to find your lost, deleted and formatted files (including Office files), photos and videos (including MTS / AVCHD High Definitio...”
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Pharox Automatisering B.V. |
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of shdocvw.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Internet Explorer bars
- CLSID: {8F4902B6-6C04-4ade-8052-AA58578A21BD}
- CLSID: {2C5A7A51-7E8D-497E-852A-D63AD9014E14}
- CLSID: {BDEADE7F-C265-11D0-BCED-00A0C90AB50F}
- CLSID: {EFA24E61-B078-11D0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}
- CLSID: {FE54FA40-D68C-11d2-98FA-00C0F0318AFE}
- CLSID: {EFA24E64-B078-11D0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}
- CLSID: {EFA24E62-B078-11D0-89E4-00C04FC9E26E}
- CLSID: {4D5C8C25-D075-11d0-B416-00C04FB90376}
Shell open commands
Copy hook handlers
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- CLSID: {788D76BA-D134-41FB-A196-E7BD038B39FB}
- 'Microsoft Url Search Hook' with CLSID {CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}
- CLSID: {DCB5B297-65AE-46d8-93C9-FA4559783552}
- CLSID: {BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}
- CLSID: {B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}
- CLSID: {78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
- CLSID: {4D1209BD-36E2-4e2f-840D-6C7FB879DD9E}
- CLSID: {58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
- CLSID: {96AE8D84-A250-4520-95A5-A47A7E3C548B}
- CLSID: {335a31dd-f04b-4d76-a925-d6b47cf360df}
- 'BitLocker Drive Encryption CPL' with CLSID {D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91}
- CLSID: {E95A4861-D57A-4be1-AD0F-35267E261739}
- CLSID: {9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915}
- CLSID: {60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}
- CLSID: {17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
- CLSID: {ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
- CLSID: {BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
- 'Microsoft Power Options' with CLSID {025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
- CLSID: {8E908FC9-BECC-40f6-915B-F4CA0E70D03D}
- CLSID: {D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
- 'Common Places Folder' with CLSID {D34A6CA6-62C2-4C34-8A7C-14709C1AD938}
- 'Search Folder' with CLSID {C73F6F30-97A0-4AD1-A08F-540D4E9BC7B9}
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{64AB4BB7-111E-11d1-8F79-00C04FC2FBE1}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
- {64AB4BB7-111E-11d1-8F79-00C04FC2FBE1}
Internet Explorer extensions
- CLSID: {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE}
Internet Explorer URL search hooks
- CLSID: {CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}
Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
All file variations of shdocvw.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
93.75% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
0.75% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.75% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
0.50% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 69.50% of Shell Doc Object and Control Library.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
37.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
26.00% |
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| ASUS |
22.69% |
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| Toshiba |
12.22% |
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| Acer |
1.05% |
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| Lenovo |
0.70% |
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| Samsung |
0.35% |
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