Should I block it?
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
(Note, Slimware Utilities publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
slimshell64.dll
SlimCleaner Shell Extension by Slimware Utilities (Signed)
| Version: | 2.1.4867.790 |
| MD5: | 09d57f2180f7bf600f214268de87c742 |
| SHA1: | dff4a295d8bc05d733fe6743a96c79d1c396dd72 |
| SHA256: | 6550b5f00a7ddd318921deed8b0b01c458586c6235de35352eca3e27bf81c6f6 |
Overview
slimshell64.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 SlimCleaner published by SlimWare Utilities, Inc. and SlimCleaner published by SlimWare Utilities, Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Slimware Utilities which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | slimshell64.dll |
| Publisher: | Slimware Utilities, Inc. |
| Product name: | SlimCleaner Shell Extension |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\slimcleaner\slimshell64.dll |
| Original name: | SlimShell.dll |
| File version: | 2.1.4867.790 |
| Product version: | 2.1.5.1 |
| Size: | 672.81 KB (688,960 bytes) |
| Build date: | 4/18/2013 11:10 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Slimware Utilities |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, January 3, 2013 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, January 4, 2015 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“SlimCleaner is SlimWare Utilities' most ambitious update ever released for keeping PCs clean and running at peak performance. This new version combines solutions to the most common PC problems and puts them in a single, easy-to-use, automated software product. New features include Intelligent Defrag, a Duplicate File Finder (featuring IntelliMatch Scan), a Solid-State Drive Optimization Tool and a Software Updater to keep all the softwa...”
Behaviors
Context menu handler
Located in '*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.67% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
25.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
16.67% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.67% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 75.00% of SlimCleaner Shell Extension.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
23.53% |
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| Toshiba |
23.53% |
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| Sony |
11.76% |
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| Acer |
11.76% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
11.76% |
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| ASUS |
11.76% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.88% |
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