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VersionsAdditional versions

6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 4.52%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 47.32%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 9.88%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.09%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 34.71%
6.00.2900.5853 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.090727-1736) 0.56%
6.00.2900.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) 0.09%
6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 0.09%
6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 0.09%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 1.88%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.75%

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
GetCurrentHwProfileW, CloseServiceHandle, GetSecurityInfo, GetAce, AllocateAndInitializeSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, FreeSid, SetSecurityInfo, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, AddAccessAllowedAce, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegEnumValueW, RegDeleteValueW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, EqualSid, GetTokenInformation, CryptVerifySignatureW, CryptHashData, CryptImportKey, CryptDestroyKey, CryptDestroyHash, RegEnumKeyExW, CryptReleaseContext, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptCreateHash, OpenSCManagerW, QueryServiceStatus, QueryServiceConfigW, DeleteService, ChangeServiceConfigW, SetServiceStatus, ChangeServiceConfig2W, CreateServiceW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, EventWrite, EventEnabled, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegDeleteKeyW, OpenServiceW, CreateProcessAsUserW, SetThreadToken, RevertToSelf, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, EventRegister, EventUnregister, UnregisterTraceGuids, RegisterTraceGuidsW, GetTraceLoggerHandle, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceEnableFlags
api-ms-win-core-delayload-l1-1-1.dll
DelayLoadFailureHook
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll
RaiseException, GetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter
api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW, CreateFileW, GetFileAttributesW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPointW, GetVolumePathNameW, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, ReadFile
api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
CloseHandle, DuplicateHandle
api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-2-0.dll
GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, HeapFree
api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
LocalAlloc, LocalFree
api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-2-0.dll
InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange
api-ms-win-core-io-l1-1-1.dll
DeviceIoControl, CancelIo, GetOverlappedResult
api-ms-win-core-kernel32-legacy-l1-1-0.dll
WaitForMultipleObjects
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll
LoadLibraryExW, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, DisableThreadLibraryCalls
api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-1.dll
VirtualFreeEx, VirtualAllocEx, WriteProcessMemory
api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll
PathCchAddBackslash
api-ms-win-core-privateprofile-l1-1-0.dll
GetPrivateProfileStringW, WritePrivateProfileStringW
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-2-0.dll
ExpandEnvironmentStringsW
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
OpenThreadToken, GetCurrentThread, CreateThread, GetCurrentProcessId, QueueUserAPC, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, ProcessIdToSessionId, OpenProcess
api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
QueryPerformanceCounter
api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll
RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, RegGetValueW, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumValueW, RegOpenKeyExW
api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
MultiByteToWideChar, CompareStringW, CompareStringOrdinal
api-ms-win-core-string-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
lstrcmpW, lstrcmpiW
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
WaitForSingleObject, CreateEventW, SetEvent, OpenEventW, WaitForSingleObjectEx, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, EnterCriticalSection, ResetEvent, Sleep, InitializeCriticalSection, SetWaitableTimer, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll
GetTickCount, GetLocalTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
api-ms-win-core-threadpool-legacy-l1-1-0.dll
QueueUserWorkItem
api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
SystemTimeToFileTime
api-ms-win-devices-config-l1-1-0.dll
CM_Unregister_Notification, CM_Register_Notification, CM_Get_Device_IDW, CM_Get_Parent
api-ms-win-eventing-classicprovider-l1-1-0.dll
TraceMessage
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll
ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, RevertToSelf
api-ms-win-service-core-l1-1-0.dll
RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, SetServiceStatus
api-ms-win-service-core-l1-1-1.dll
SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, EnumDependentServicesW
api-ms-win-service-management-l1-1-0.dll
CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW
api-ms-win-service-private-l1-1-0.dll
I_ScUnregisterDeviceNotification, I_ScRegisterDeviceNotification
api-ms-win-service-winsvc-l1-1-0.dll
QueryServiceStatus, ControlService
api-ms-win-service-winsvc-l1-2-0.dll
ControlService, QueryServiceStatus
hid.dll
HidD_GetHidGuid, HidD_GetInputReport, HidP_GetSpecificButtonCaps, HidD_FreePreparsedData, HidP_GetCaps, HidP_GetUsages, HidP_MaxUsageListLength, HidD_GetPreparsedData
kernel32.dll
CompareStringW, QueueUserAPC, VirtualAllocEx, WriteProcessMemory, VirtualFreeEx, OpenProcess, ProcessIdToSessionId, OpenEventW, VirtualAlloc, ReadFile, VirtualFree, GetSystemDirectoryW, HeapReAlloc, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, GetProcessHeap, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, DelayLoadFailureHook, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, FreeLibrary, InterlockedCompareExchange, LoadLibraryExA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, DeleteCriticalSection, GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeNameW, CompareStringOrdinal, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, Sleep, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetLocalTime, GetTickCount, lstrlenW, GetCurrentThreadId, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, QueueUserWorkItem, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcessId, InterlockedExchange, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LoadLibraryW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, ResetEvent, lstrcmpW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetVolumePathNameW, GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPointW, lstrcmpiW, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, DeviceIoControl, SetEvent, CreateFileW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, CreateEventW, TerminateProcess, MultiByteToWideChar, GetVolumeInformationW, GetFileAttributesW, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, UnregisterWait, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetVersionExA, GetModuleHandleW, GetFullPathNameW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetMailslotInfo, GetOverlappedResult, CancelIo, SetLastError, CreateMailslotW, LoadLibraryA, UnmapViewOfFile, GetFileSize, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, SetFilePointer, ReadProcessMemory, CreateWaitableTimerW, GetModuleHandleExW
kernelbase.dll
ResolveDelayLoadedAPI
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
NtOpenProcessToken, EtwEventUnregister, NtQueryVolumeInformationFile, EtwEventEnabled, EtwEventWrite, RtlAllocateAndInitializeSid, RtlCompareMemory, NtFilterToken, NtClose, RtlFreeSid, RtlNtStatusToDosError, EtwEventRegister, NtOpenThread, NtOpenThreadToken, RtlUnhandledExceptionFilter, NtReplyPort, NtReplyWaitReceivePort, NtAcceptConnectPort, NtCompleteConnectPort, NtCreatePort, NtDuplicateToken, NtSetInformationThread, RtlInitializeCriticalSection, NtConnectPort, NtOpenProcess, NtOpenEvent, RtlInitUnicodeString, NtCreateEvent, NtQueryInformationProcess, NtQuerySystemInformation, RtlImageNtHeader, NtRequestWaitReplyPort, RtlDeleteCriticalSection, EtwTraceMessage, EtwUnregisterTraceGuids, EtwRegisterTraceGuidsW, EtwGetTraceEnableFlags, EtwGetTraceEnableLevel, EtwGetTraceLoggerHandle
rpcrt4.dll
I_RpcBindingInqLocalClientPID
slc.dll
SLGetWindowsInformationDWORD
user32.dll
RegisterDeviceNotificationW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, GetSystemMetrics, CloseDesktop, SetThreadDesktop, GetThreadDesktop, OpenInputDesktop, UnregisterUserApiHook
Export table
CreateHardwareEventMoniker
DllInstall
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer
HardwareDetectionServiceMain
ThemeServiceMain

shsvcs.dll

Windows Shell Services Dll by Microsoft

Remove shsvcs.dll
Version:   6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
MD5:   3fdaba5b736cb0ea5e74a136d13ef53b
SHA1:   95b53529ba63587209e7bb89a0c8d85aec936693
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

shsvcs.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This version is installed on Windows XP.

DetailsDetails

File name:shsvcs.dll
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Shell Services Dll
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\shsvcs.dll
Original name:SHSVCS.DLL.MUI
File version:6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Product version:6.00.2900.2180
Size:131 KB (134,144 bytes)
Build date:8/4/2004 4:54 PM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Hosted services
Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'
  • Shared name is 'ShellHWDetection'

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.50%
Windows 7 Professional 11.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.50%
Windows 8 Pro 2.00%
Windows 7 Starter 1.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows Se7en Titan 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows 8 0.50%
Windows Vista Business 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.24% of Windows Shell Services Dll.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 23.26%
Hewlett-Packard 16.67%
ASUS 15.50%
Acer 13.57%
Toshiba 6.20%
Sony 5.43%
Lenovo 4.65%
Intel 3.10%
GIGABYTE 2.71%
Samsung 2.33%
MSI 1.55%
Alienware 0.78%
Gateway 0.78%
NEC 0.78%
Compaq 0.78%
Medion 0.78%
American Megatrends 0.78%
Sahara 0.39%
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