Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Microsoft publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
advpack.dll
Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft
| Version: | 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| MD5: | 4fe6aa4422bec5dc3995051c670ffb26 |
| SHA1: | 1cd95c2a21f7f7796689a0ca04719a05dfd62e86 |
| SHA256: | 17b12b2c3d7f3deb25069268896fa55cb704209a4a9321c3a787222341bb3a07 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is advpack.dll?
AdvPack is the Advanced INF Package Installer. The advpack.dll library assists with hardware and software installs by providing advanced setup functionality
Overview
advpack.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This will ad a run once registry key upon installation for all user profiles of the PC that will cause the file to be executed the first time any user logs in. It is installed with a couple of know programs including NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver published by NVIDIA Corporation and Virtual Machine Additions published by Microsoft Corporation. This version is designed to run on Windows 7.
Details
| File name: | advpack.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows® Internet Explorer |
| Description: | ADVPACK |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\advpack.dll |
| Original name: | ADVPACK.DLL.MUI |
| File version: | 8.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| Product version: | 8.00.7600.16385 |
| Size: | 123.5 KB (126,464 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
3D Vision is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility. There have been many examples of shutter glasses over the past decade, but the NVIDIA 3D Vision gaming kit introduced in 2008 introduced this technology to mainstream consumers and PC gamers. The stereo driver software can perform autom...
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run once
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce'
- 'wextract_cleanup0' → "rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\system32\advpack.dll,DelNodeRunDLL32 "C:\Windows\TEMP\IXP000.TMP\"
- 'LHTTSGED' → RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows\INF\LHTTSGED.inf, RemoveCabinet
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
50.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of Windows® Internet Explorer.
