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1, 0, 39, 0 31.75%
1, 0, 38, 0 63.19%
1, 0, 37, 0 0.93%
1, 0, 34, 0 0.41%
1, 0, 33, 0 0.10%
1, 0, 32, 0 0.31%
1, 0, 31, 0 0.52%
1, 0, 29, 0 0.31%
1, 0, 28, 2 0.41%
1, 0, 27, 2 0.10%
1, 0, 27, 0 0.10%
1, 0, 0, 22 1.86%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx, ImageList_AddMasked, ImageList_Create
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject, LPtoDP, SetViewportOrgEx, DeleteDC, CreateDCW, CreateMetaFileW, SaveDC, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, RestoreDC, CloseMetaFile, DeleteMetaFile, CreateRectRgnIndirect, GetDeviceCaps, Rectangle, SetTextAlign, TextOutW, RoundRect, SetBkColor, GetCurrentObject, GetObjectW, CreateFontIndirectW, SelectObject, DeleteObject, CreatePen, CreateSolidBrush, SetMapMode
kernel32.dll
GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, CreateEventW, WaitForSingleObject, ResetEvent, SetEvent, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, GetStringTypeExW, ReadFile, SetEndOfFile, CreateFileA, CreateFileW, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoW, SetFilePointer, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, ExitProcess, CreateWaitableTimerW, GetConsoleCP, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, HeapSize, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetCPInfo, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, CreateThread, ExitThread, GetCommandLineA, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, GetModuleHandleA, VirtualProtect, HeapReAlloc, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, RtlUnwind, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedExchange, SetWaitableTimer, CreateProcessW, CloseHandle, MulDiv, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, GetModuleHandleW, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, lstrcmpiW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, OutputDebugStringW, DebugBreak, Sleep, GetComputerNameExW, lstrlenA, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, InterlockedIncrement, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, GetLocalTime, RaiseException, SystemTimeToFileTime, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, LockResource, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrlenW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcess, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, LoadLibraryA, HeapAlloc, InterlockedCompareExchange, FlushInstructionCache, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetConsoleMode, IsBadCodePtr, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadWritePtr, LocalFree, lstrcatW, lstrcpynW, lstrcpyW, GetVersionExW, GetStartupInfoW, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, InterlockedPopEntrySList, InterlockedPushEntrySList, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount
ole32.dll
CLSIDFromString, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoCreateInstance, OleRegEnumVerbs, OleRegGetUserType, CoTaskMemFree, ProgIDFromCLSID, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, ReadClassStm, OleSaveToStream, WriteClassStm, CreateOleAdviseHolder, CreateDataAdviseHolder, OleRegGetMiscStatus, StringFromGUID2, OleLoadFromStream
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW
shlwapi.dll
PathFindExtensionW
urlmon.dll
ReleaseBindInfo
user32.dll
CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, LoadCursorW, GetClassInfoExW, KillTimer, SetTimer, SetWindowLongW, GetDesktopWindow, DefWindowProcW, CallWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, DialogBoxParamW, SendMessageW, GetParent, DrawTextW, GetWindowTextW, EndDialog, SetWindowTextW, GetClientRect, ShowWindow, EnableWindow, DestroyWindow, UnregisterClassA, EnumWindows, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, PostThreadMessageW, PostMessageW, SendMessageTimeoutW, LoadIconW, UnregisterClassW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, PeekMessageW, DispatchMessageW, AllowSetForegroundWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetClassNameW, SetFocus, GetFocus, IsChild, InvalidateRect, IsWindow, GetKeyState, BeginPaint, EndPaint, IntersectRect, EqualRect, OffsetRect, SetWindowRgn, GetDC, ReleaseDC, UnionRect, PtInRect, RegisterWindowMessageW, CharNextW, EnumChildWindows, CopyRect, IsDlgButtonChecked, CheckRadioButton, GetSystemMetrics, LoadImageW, GetActiveWindow, GetDlgCtrlID, FillRect, InflateRect, SetRect, LoadBitmapW, LoadStringW, GetWindow, GetWindowRect, SystemParametersInfoW, MapWindowPoints, SetWindowPos, GetDlgItem, wsprintfW, wvsprintfW, MonitorFromWindow, GetMonitorInfoW
wininet.dll
InternetCrackUrlW, DeleteUrlCacheEntryW, CreateUrlCacheEntryW, CommitUrlCacheEntryW
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

Skype4COM.dll

Skype4COM by Skype Technologies SA (Signed)

Remove Skype4COM.dll
Version:   1, 0, 28, 2
MD5:   b608d23e4bc4df3cb42ee2d69c24c8d1
SHA1:   7cb5c65b769e9e1ed9b303dac16812a7f86c04ca
SHA256:   3179a4fbd2c89e236952d01e362a6b8294510081a8130f42961f9a54e04b2699

What is Skype4COM.dll?

Skype4COM is an ActiveX component that represents the Skype API as objects, with properties, commands, events and notifications. Use Skype4COM in any ActiveX environment, such as Visual Studio or Delphi, and with a standard scripting language, such as Visual Basic, PHP, or JavaScript. If you have Skype installed on a computer that's connected to the Internet, you can make phone calls, send text messages, connect to video chats, access voice mail, send instant messages and much more. By default.

About Skype4COM.dll (from Skype Technologies SA)

Skype Accessories enhance the Skype experience for Skype users. They can be hardware products or software applications, but they’re all created by developers who use the Skype Public API, a text-based

DetailsDetails

File name:skype4com.dll
Publisher:Skype Technologies
Product name:Skype4COM
Description:Skype for COM API
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\skype\skype4com.dll
File version:1, 0, 28, 2
Size:1.85 MB (1,934,672 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Skype Technologies SA
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Thursday, May 27, 2010
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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Skype is a proprietary Voice over IP service and software application. The service allows users to communicate with peers by voice using a microphone, video by using a webcam, and instant messaging over the Internet. Phone calls may be placed to recipients on the traditional telephone networks. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones are charged via a debit-b...
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Xobni finds all the people you know through your emails, SMS messages and phone calls, and automatically creates a rich profile for them. Each profile includes their photo, signature info and the messages you've exchanged, as well as their updates from Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Xobni makes all this information available to you wherever you are .

BehaviorsBehaviors

PROTOCOLS handlers
  • skype4com
Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
  • Name: 'XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX'
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • CLSID: {00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
  • CLSID: {387E725D-DC16-4D76-B310-2C93ED4752A0}
  • CLSID: {99FD978C-D287-4F50-827F-B2C658EDA8E7}
  • CLSID: {2916C86E-86A6-43FE-8112-43ABE6BF8DCC}
  • CLSID: {920E6DB1-9907-4370-B3A0-BAFC03D81399}
  • CLSID: {AB5C5600-7E6E-4B06-9197-9ECEF74D31CC}
  • CLSID: {A449600E-1DC6-4232-B948-9BD794D62056}
  • CLSID: {B5A7F190-DDA6-4420-B3BA-52453494E6CD}
  • CLSID: {16F3DD56-1AF5-4347-846D-7C10C4192619}
  • CLSID: {2A541AE1-5BF6-4665-A8A3-CFA9672E4291}
  • CLSID: {6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D}
  • CLSID: {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E}
  • CLSID: {3D60EDA7-9AB4-4DA8-864C-D9B5F2E7281D}
Mozilla plugins
  • Microsoft SharePoint Plug-in for Firefox
  • Office Authorization
Wallpaper
  • Skype4COM.dll

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.00%
Windows 8.1 6.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.50%
Windows 7 Professional 6.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.00%
Windows 8 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 0.50%
Windows Se7en Titan 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
21 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 26.00% of Skype4COM.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 16.30%
Hewlett-Packard 15.93%
ASUS 15.56%
Acer 11.48%
Toshiba 9.63%
Sony 8.89%
Lenovo 8.15%
GIGABYTE 2.59%
Intel 2.22%
American Megatrends 1.85%
Samsung 1.48%
Medion 1.48%
MSI 1.48%
Alienware 0.74%
NEC 0.74%
Compaq 0.74%
Sahara 0.74%
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