Skype4COM.dll
Skype4COM by Skype Technologies SA (Signed)
Overview
There are 12 versions of skype4com.dll in the wild, the latest version being 1, 0, 39, 0. It adds a context menu to the Window's shell named XXX Groove GFS Context Menu Handler XXX. The average file size is about 1.89 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Skype Technologies SA by VeriSign. The programs Java(TM) 6 Update 5, Skype™ 4.2 and TactileView 2, 2, 0, 0 have been observed as installing specific variations of skype4com.dll.
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”
 Details
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| 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 |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Skype Technologies SA |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, May 27, 2010 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Skype4COM.)
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“Acer Video Conference Manager (VCM) is an application that is preinstalled on selected Acer Aspire One models. Acer VCM enhances Instant Messenger video conferencing. Acer VCM works with Windows Live ...”
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Advanced American Telephones |
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“The main features of MP3 Skype Recorder are it's absolutely free with no limits attached, automatic or manual recording capabilities, compact format of stored records (mp3 files), may be used to recor...”
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Computer Business Solutions |
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“The CM Storm Havoc mouse is designed for precision gaming. It has an Avago 9800 laser sensor and 8200 high DPI performance. The 8 fully programmable buttons are arranged and tuned for intuitive operat...”
Easy-to-use tool for recording Skype audio conversations.
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of skype4com.dll, select a unique version for details.)
PROTOCOLS handlers
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
All file variations of skype4com.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.25% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
21.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.25% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.25% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.25% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.00% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.25% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.00% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.75% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.75% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
0.25% |
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| Windows Se7en Titan |
0.25% |
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| 26 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 29.75% of Skype4COM.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
17.70% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.57% |
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| Toshiba |
12.05% |
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| ASUS |
11.68% |
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| Acer |
10.92% |
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| Sony |
9.79% |
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| Lenovo |
7.53% |
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| Intel |
3.01% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.82% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.88% |
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| Samsung |
1.69% |
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| MSI |
1.51% |
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| Medion |
0.75% |
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| Alienware |
0.38% |
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| NEC |
0.38% |
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| Compaq |
0.38% |
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| Sahara |
0.38% |
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| Apple |
0.38% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.19% |
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