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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 4.00%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.09%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.09%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 10.97%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 2.30%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.17%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.09%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.17%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 1.45%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 30.53%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.68%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 16.75%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.04%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.64%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.77%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.38%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 6.97%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.09%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 1.02%
5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710) 0.09%
5.1.2600.6260 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.120706-1617) 0.17%
5.1.2600.6260 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.120706-1617) 0.94%
5.1.2600.6260 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.120706-1617) 0.34%
5.1.2600.6260 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.120706-1617) 0.26%
5.1.2600.6260 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.120706-1617) 0.09%
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PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegisterEventSourceW, CloseServiceHandle, QueryServiceConfigW, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryInfoKeyW, OpenThreadToken, AccessCheck, RegConnectRegistryW, LsaOpenPolicy, LsaQueryInformationPolicy, LsaFreeMemory, LsaClose, SetServiceStatus, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, QueryServiceStatus, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, GetLengthSid, EqualSid, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
api-ms-win-core-delayload-l1-1-1.dll
ResolveDelayLoadedAPI, DelayLoadFailureHook
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter, RaiseException
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll
GetLastError, RaiseException, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter
api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
CreateFileW, WriteFile, DeleteFileW, SetFilePointer
api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-1.dll
CreateFileW, DeleteFileW, SetFilePointer, WriteFile
api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
SetFilePointer, CreateFileW, WriteFile, DeleteFileW
api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-1.dll
CreateFileW, DeleteFileW, SetFilePointer, WriteFile
api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
MoveFileExW
api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-1.dll
MoveFileExW
api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
CloseHandle
api-ms-win-core-heap-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
LocalFree, LocalSize, LocalAlloc, LocalReAlloc
api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement
api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-2-0.dll
InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedExchange
api-ms-win-core-io-l1-1-0.dll
DeviceIoControl
api-ms-win-core-io-l1-1-1.dll
DeviceIoControl
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryExA, FreeLibrary
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-1.dll
GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary
api-ms-win-core-localregistry-l1-1-0.dll
RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue
api-ms-win-core-misc-l1-1-0.dll
Sleep, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, lstrcmpA, lstrlenA, lstrcmpW
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
ExpandEnvironmentStringsW
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-2-0.dll
ExpandEnvironmentStringsW
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
OpenThreadToken, SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
GetCurrentThread, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, OpenThreadToken, SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentProcess
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-2.dll
TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, OpenThreadToken, GetCurrentProcess, SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThread
api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
QueryPerformanceCounter
api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA
api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
MultiByteToWideChar
api-ms-win-core-string-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
lstrcmpA, lstrcmpW
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
WaitForSingleObjectEx, DeleteCriticalSection, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, CreateEventW, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, ReleaseSemaphore, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-1.dll
InitializeCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObjectEx, ReleaseSemaphore, WaitForSingleObject, DeleteCriticalSection, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, CreateEventW, Sleep, LeaveCriticalSection, SetEvent, CreateSemaphoreExW, EnterCriticalSection
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseSemaphore, Sleep, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, CreateSemaphoreExW, WaitForSingleObjectEx, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, SetEvent, CreateEventW
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
GetSystemDirectoryW, GetComputerNameExW, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetLocalTime
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-1.dll
GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetLocalTime, GetComputerNameExW, GetSystemDirectoryW
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-0.dll
GetSystemDirectoryW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetLocalTime, GetTickCount, GetComputerNameExW
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-1.dll
GetSystemDirectoryW, GetLocalTime, GetTickCount, GetComputerNameExW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
api-ms-win-core-threadpool-l1-1-1.dll
DeleteTimerQueueEx, CreateTimerQueueTimer, CreateTimerQueue, ChangeTimerQueueTimer, DeleteTimerQueueTimer
api-ms-win-core-threadpool-legacy-l1-1-0.dll
CreateTimerQueue, DeleteTimerQueueEx, CreateTimerQueueTimer, ChangeTimerQueueTimer, DeleteTimerQueueTimer
api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
GetTimeZoneInformation
api-ms-win-obsolete-kernel32-l1-1-0.dll
LocalSize
api-ms-win-obsolete-kernelbase-l1-1-0.dll
LocalReAlloc, lstrcmpA, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, lstrcmpW
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-1-0.dll
GetLengthSid, EqualSid, AccessCheck
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll
AccessCheck, EqualSid, GetLengthSid
api-ms-win-service-core-l1-1-0.dll
SetServiceStatus
api-ms-win-service-core-l1-1-1.dll
SetServiceStatus
api-ms-win-service-management-l1-1-0.dll
CloseServiceHandle, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW
api-ms-win-service-management-l2-1-0.dll
QueryServiceConfigW
api-ms-win-service-winsvc-l1-1-0.dll
QueryServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW
api-ms-win-service-winsvc-l1-2-0.dll
RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, QueryServiceStatus
kernel32.dll
CreateSemaphoreW, CreateTimerQueue, ChangeTimerQueueTimer, CreateTimerQueueTimer, LocalHandle, LoadLibraryA, MoveFileW, DelayLoadFailureHook, RaiseException, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, LocalReAlloc, GetTimeZoneInformation, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, DeleteTimerQueue, LocalSize, MultiByteToWideChar, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, GetComputerNameExW, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, DeleteCriticalSection, GetLastError, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, lstrcmpW, FreeLibrary, Sleep, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, InitializeCriticalSection, CloseHandle, CreateEventW, SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThread, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObjectEx, lstrcpyA, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, GetSystemDirectoryW, SetFilePointer, CreateFileW, DeleteFileW, WriteFile, GetLocalTime, DeviceIoControl, lstrcpynA, lstrcmpA, lstrlenA, ReleaseSemaphore, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
NetApiBufferFree, NetUseDel, RxNetServerEnum, I_NetNameCanonicalize, NetShareGetInfo, DsGetDcNameW, I_BrowserQueryOtherDomains, Netbios, NetAlertRaiseEx, NetApiBufferAllocate, NetpIsRemote, I_NetServerSetServiceBitsEx
netutils.dll
NetpIsRemote, NetapipBufferAllocate, NetpIsUncComputerNameValid, NetApiBufferAllocate, NetpwNameCanonicalize, NetApiBufferFree, NetpIsRemoteNameValid
ntdll.dll
RtlAcquireResourceShared, RtlInitString, RtlOemStringToUnicodeString, RtlInitializeResource, RtlDeleteResource, RtlEqualUnicodeString, RtlGetNtProductType, NtQuerySystemInformation, NtQuerySystemTime, RtlTimeToSecondsSince1980, RtlCompareMemory, RtlUpcaseUnicodeToOemN, NtDeviceIoControlFile, RtlCopyUnicodeString, RtlAppendUnicodeToString, NtQueryPerformanceCounter, NtCancelIoFile, RtlInitializeSid, RtlLengthRequiredSid, RtlSubAuthoritySid, RtlCopySid, RtlSubAuthorityCountSid, RtlDeleteSecurityObject, RtlLengthSid, RtlSetSaclSecurityDescriptor, RtlSetDaclSecurityDescriptor, RtlSetGroupSecurityDescriptor, RtlSetOwnerSecurityDescriptor, RtlCreateSecurityDescriptor, RtlAddAce, RtlCreateAcl, RtlNewSecurityObject, NtOpenProcessToken, RtlCompareMemoryUlong, NtSetInformationThread, NtFsControlFile, NtCreateFile, NtImpersonateAnonymousToken, NtOpenThreadToken, RtlInitAnsiString, RtlUnicodeToOemN, RtlxUnicodeStringToOemSize, NlsMbOemCodePageTag, NtOpenFile, RtlUpcaseUnicodeStringToOemString, RtlNtStatusToDosError, NtClose, RtlAcquireResourceExclusive, RtlReleaseResource, RtlInitUnicodeString, NtOpenEvent, DbgBreakPoint, RtlSetEnvironmentVariable, RtlExpandEnvironmentStrings_U, RtlCreateEnvironment, RtlDestroyEnvironment, NtCreateTimer, NtCancelTimer, NtSetTimer, RtlInitUnicodeStringEx, NtQueryInformationToken, RtlUnicodeStringToOemString, RtlFreeOemString
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize
rpcrt4.dll
RpcImpersonateClient, RpcRevertToSelf, NdrServerCall2, RpcServerUseProtseqEpW, RpcServerRegisterIfEx, RpcServerUnregisterIf, RpcBindingServerFromClient, RpcBindingToStringBindingW, RpcStringBindingParseW, RpcBindingFree, RpcStringFreeW, I_RpcExceptionFilter
Export table
I_BrowserServerEnumForXactsrv
ServiceMain
SvchostPushServiceGlobals

browser.dll

Computer Browser Service DLL by Microsoft

Remove browser.dll
Version:   5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2113)
MD5:   a06ce3399d16db864f55faeb1f1927a9
SHA1:   93e0bc4c8b09e6e211326576257965c4ed1248e9
SHA256:   3430fa8552d91670d9fb0a921c735adbe2da7ff108c199ddeef2fb2e50713af3
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is browser.dll?

Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to computers designated as browsers.

Overview

browser.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:browser.dll
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Computer Browser Service DLL
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\browser.dll
Original name:browser.dll.mui
File version:5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2113)
Product version:5.1.2600.5512
Size:76 KB (77,824 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

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

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 31.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.00%
Windows 8.1 12.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.50%
Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.00%
Windows 8 5.00%
Windows 8 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%
Windows Developer Preview 0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview 0.50%
21 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 46.23% of Computer Browser Service DLL.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 21.29%
Hewlett-Packard 18.63%
ASUS 12.93%
Toshiba 9.89%
Lenovo 9.89%
Acer 8.75%
Intel 4.56%
GIGABYTE 3.04%
Sony 2.28%
Compaq 2.28%
Alienware 1.52%
Samsung 1.52%
American Megatrends 1.14%
Gateway 0.76%
MSI 0.76%
NEC 0.76%
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