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adblocker32.dll
avast! Ad Blocker by AVAST Software (Signed)
| Version: | 8, 0, 0, 0 |
| MD5: | 534dedb2817a0900b285ba62ea761a39 |
| SHA1: | 826b51df0249187263280f8c59a99b08152faefd |
| SHA256: | f6294c147ad8c1fad160a159b454fba57fdf5f8c673ed03cab304573ddba2ddb |
Overview
adblocker32.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of Internet Explorer. It is installed in Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) which has full acess to the web browser's behaviors and content. It is installed with a couple of know programs including avast! Ad Blocker published by AVAST Software, Strumento di caricamento di Windows Live from Microsoft Corporation and Strumento di caricamento di Windows Live by Microsoft Corporation. The file is digitally signed by AVAST Software which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | adblocker32.dll |
| Publisher: | AVAST Software |
| Product name: | avast! Ad Blocker |
| Description: | avast! Ad Blocker Module |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\avast software\avast! ad blocker ie\adblocker32.dll |
| Original name: | AdBlocker.dll |
| File version: | 8, 0, 0, 0 |
| Size: | 1.3 MB (1,366,720 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AVAST Software |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
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Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Adobe Systems Incorporated |
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“Make work easier with Adobe cloud services. Create, combine, and export PDF files. Create and distribute forms. Store and share files online. Work smarter, collaborate better, and work from virtually anywhere with online services from Adobe.”
“avast! Ad Blocker blocks all annoying ads on the web by default: video ads on YouTube, Facebook ads, flashy banners, pop-ups, pop-unders and much more.”
Quicken is a personal finance management tool developed by Intuit, Inc.
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“Unicode based platforms, such as Windows XP, emulate the language environment required to run non-Unicode applications by internally converting application's non-Unicode text data to Unicode using a system-wide variable commonly called the system local (or language for non-Unicode applications). The language of the non-Unicode applications should be of the same script or family as the one defined by the system locale. Failing to meet th...”
“The Windows Live Upload Tool is a component of the Windows Live instant messaging program. It allows users to upload files into the Windows Live program and to share those files with other users.”
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Behaviors
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {FFCB3198-32F3-4E8B-9539-4324694ED663}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
68.42% |
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| Windows 8 |
15.79% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.53% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.26% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 78.95% of avast! Ad Blocker.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
51.85% |
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| Toshiba |
14.81% |
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| GIGABYTE |
14.81% |
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| Acer |
11.11% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
7.41% |
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