Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

12.0.2.1 9.38%
6.2.2.100 3.13%
6.0.13.100 3.13%
5.6.11.100 3.13%
5.4.14.101 3.13%
4.0.1.102 3.13%
2, 10, 5, 1 6.25%
2, 7, 3, 2 3.13%
2, 7, 3, 1 15.63%
2, 7, 3, 0 3.13%
2, 7, 2, 0 12.50%
2, 6, 6, 0 6.25%
2, 2, 6, 0 6.25%
2, 2, 1, 1 3.13%
2, 0, 4, 3 3.13%
2, 0, 0, 5 6.25%
2, 0, 0, 0 6.25%
2, 0, 0, 0 3.13%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegOpenKeyW, RegEnumValueW, RegOpenCurrentUser, RegQueryValueW, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, CloseEncryptedFileRaw, WriteEncryptedFileRaw, ReadEncryptedFileRaw, OpenEncryptedFileRawW, EncryptFileW, GetUserNameW, GetTokenInformation, AllocateAndInitializeSid, EqualSid, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, LookupAccountNameW, LsaClose, FreeSid, LsaRemoveAccountRights, LsaAddAccountRights, LsaNtStatusToWinError, LsaOpenPolicy, RegCreateKeyW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, GetLengthSid, GetSidIdentifierAuthority, GetSidSubAuthority, GetSidSubAuthorityCount
crypt32.dll
CryptMsgGetParam, CryptQueryObject, CertFindCertificateInStore, CertGetNameStringW, CryptDecodeObject
gdi32.dll
DeleteObject, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateFontW, GetTextFaceW, GetObjectW, TextOutW, SetTextJustification, GetTextExtentPointW, CreateSolidBrush, GetStockObject, SelectObject, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, ExitProcess, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, LoadLibraryW, lstrcpynA, WideCharToMultiByte, GetModuleHandleW, LoadLibraryExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, lstrcatW, lstrcpynW, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, lstrcmpiW, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrcpyW, lstrlenW, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, CreateSemaphoreW, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseSemaphore, UnmapViewOfFile, CloseHandle, GetModuleFileNameW, GetVersionExW, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedExchange, GetVersionExA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetComputerNameW, GetFileAttributesW, GetDriveTypeW, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, FormatMessageW, IsBadStringPtrA, IsBadStringPtrW, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadWritePtr, GetProcAddress, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SetLastError, TryEnterCriticalSection, CreateMutexW, ReleaseMutex, FreeResource, LockResource, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, WinExec, GetVersion, GetLongPathNameW, GetModuleFileNameA, OpenFileMappingW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetSystemDefaultLangID, lstrlenA, ResumeThread, GetEnvironmentVariableW, WaitForMultipleObjects, ResetEvent, SetEvent, CreateEventW, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, BackupSeek, BackupWrite, BackupRead, Sleep, RemoveDirectoryW, SetEndOfFile, SetFilePointer, SetFilePointerEx, GetFileSize, SetFileTime, SetFileAttributesW, CreateDirectoryW, WriteFile, ReadFile, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, FindNextFileW, GetCompressedFileSizeW, CompareStringW, GetDateFormatW, GetSystemTime, GetLocalTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetLocaleInfoW, CreateThread, TerminateThread, GetTempFileNameW, DeleteFileW, GetTempPathW, GetUserGeoID, GetGeoInfoW, GetShortPathNameW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, GetSystemDirectoryW, HeapCreate, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, SetThreadExecutionState, CreateFileW, DeviceIoControl, GetLogicalDriveStringsW, CopyFileW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetCurrentProcess, MoveFileW, lstrcmpA, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetFullPathNameW, GetSystemInfo, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GlobalMemoryStatus
mfc100u.dll
DllMain
mfc71u.dll
DllMain
mfc80u.dll
DllMain
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcp71.dll
DllMain
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
msvcr71.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
NetWkstaUserGetInfo, NetApiBufferFree, NetUserGetLocalGroups, NetUserGetInfo
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, ReleaseStgMedium, CoInitializeEx, CoUnmarshalInterface, CoMarshalInterface, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoCreateGuid, StringFromCLSID, CLSIDFromString
shell32.dll
SHGetPathFromIDListW, ShellExecuteW, DragQueryFileW, SHGetFileInfoW, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHFileOperationW, SHGetMalloc
shlwapi.dll
PathFindExtensionW, SHDeleteValueW, SHDeleteKeyW
solutionexplorer.dll
HelpPackageIDFromApplicationID, CreateSolutionExplorer
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, LoadStringW, EnableWindow, SendMessageW, UnregisterClassW, RegisterClipboardFormatW, GetDesktopWindow, LoadBitmapW, CreatePopupMenu, InsertMenuW, SetMenuItemBitmaps, CharNextW, EnumWindows, GetClassNameW, SetWindowTextW, GetDlgCtrlID, GetWindowLongW, GetWindowTextW, IsWindowEnabled, IsDialogMessageW, GetKeyState, WinHelpW, GetParent, IsChild, ScreenToClient, MapDialogRect, GetWindowRect, InflateRect, GetWindow, KillTimer, GetCursorPos, SetCursor, SetWindowLongW, CopyIcon, GetFocus, SetTimer, RedrawWindow, DrawFocusRect, PtInRect, WaitForInputIdle, SystemParametersInfoW, AdjustWindowRect, ReleaseCapture, IsWindowVisible, GetSysColorBrush, LoadCursorW, DestroyWindow, SetCapture, InvalidateRect, ReleaseDC, GetDC, GetClientRect, OffsetRect, SetRect, MessageBoxW, PostMessageW, DestroyIcon, GetSystemMetrics, GetSysColor, DrawIconEx, LoadImageW, LoadIconW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, FindWindowW, IsWindow
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW
wininet.dll
InternetCanonicalizeUrlW
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust
wtsapi32.dll
WTSFreeMemory, WTSQuerySessionInformationW
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer

NBShell.dll

Nero BackItUp by Nero AG (Signed)

Remove NBShell.dll
Version:   12.0.2.1
MD5:   48f992d7e085e480e32d04881f8888da
SHA1:   b2fe11019ae92943e113258a384ccdf5f7f96e68
SHA256:   7a1cfffb3d315fc745b272c110ea4b6f8384aac0b15e163b6273585038c1f564

What is NBShell.dll?

Nero BackItUp is a Windows backup software application that provides both local and network based file backups. With Nero BackItUp & Burn you can create backup copies on demand by manually selecting the files and folders you want to include in them or set the program to do it automatically without user intervention.

Overview

nbshell.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Nero 12 published by Nero AG, Nero BackItUp 12 Essentials from Nero AG and Nero BackItUp 12 Essentials by Nero AG. The file is digitally signed by Nero AG which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nbshell.dll
Publisher:Nero AG
Product name:Nero BackItUp
Description:Nero BackItUp Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nero\nero 7\nero backitup\nbshell.dll
File version:12.0.2.1
Size:934.4 KB (956,824 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Nero AG
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Thursday, June 21, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Nero AG
10% remove
Nero Multimedia Suite is a popular software suite for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG. Nero includes Nero Burning ROM, Nero Express, Nero DiscSpeed, Nero Video, Nero Recode, Nero BackItUp, Nero Wave Editor and various other disk authoring, video authoring and data backup untiliies as well as audio editing tools. The suite's name "Nero" is followed by its major version number. The most commonly available versions of Nero are the OEM suites,...
Nero AG
1% remove
Nero BackItUp performs incremental backups so only files that have changed since your last backup are included. This translates to significantly less time required to perform backups and it uses the least disc space necessary. Get selective with your backups. Nero BackItUp is seamlessly integrated with Nero Kwik Media so you can easily backup just your photos, videos and music.
Nero AG
23% remove
These are the drivers the Nero backup service utilizes. Nero Backup Drivers is listed separately in Program and Features in addition to Nero 10, 11, etc.
Nero AG
23% remove
Nero Burning ROM 11, commonly called Nero, is an optical disc authoring program for Microsoft Windows by Nero AG. Nero contains a player for DVDs, video files, audio files, an image viewer, and software to assist with production of DVDs and other multimedia content. Nero Burning ROM works with a number of optical disc image formats, including the raw uncompressed image following the ISO9660 standard,
Nero AG
23% remove
Nero BackItUp 12 makes it a cinch to disaster-proof your important data. It is now Windows 8-ready and it supports hard drives larger than 2 TB and USB 3.0 storage devices. It even automatically detects and configures NAS devices for backup. With Nero LIVEBackup, all it takes is one click to schedule a routine backup of files, folders or your entire PC and get peace of mind that you won't ever risk losing an important file again. You ca...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Context menu handlers
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
  • CLSID: {7759105C-E384-4a1f-9315-EB695369CA76}
  • CLSID: {A4FD8DDB-5800-4414-97F9-7457AC8EE4F0}
  • CLSID: {D2203704-49E1-476F-B118-CFE99115634F}
  • CLSID: {EB4D3CFE-E2AA-4C6E-B2FE-2A749F95D208}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 43.75%
Windows 7 Ultimate 31.25%
Windows Vista Home Premium 12.50%
Windows 7 Professional 9.38%
Windows 7 Home Premium 3.13%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 15.63% of Nero BackItUp.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 20.83%
ASUS 16.67%
Intel 16.67%
Acer 12.50%
Medion 8.33%
Toshiba 8.33%
Dell 8.33%
American Megatrends 4.17%
Sahara 4.17%
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