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05a43 18.18%
f6286 13.64%
0cc1a 4.55%
a1636 36.36%
f30a4 18.18%
5fe74 4.55%
ec9ea 4.55%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, StartServiceW, ControlService, OpenSCManagerW, CloseServiceHandle, QueryServiceStatus, OpenServiceW, RegOpenKeyExW
iphlpapi.dll
SendARP, GetNumberOfInterfaces, GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, DisableThreadLibraryCalls, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, GetVersionExA, GetCurrentProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleW, FindFirstFileW, WaitForSingleObject, OutputDebugStringW, GetLastError, lstrcpyA, FindFirstFileA, FindClose, lstrcmpA, CloseHandle, lstrlenA, ReadFile, MultiByteToWideChar, CreateFileA, SetCurrentDirectoryA, FindNextFileA, Sleep, GetTickCount, GetWindowsDirectoryW, GetComputerNameW, CreateFileW, LocalFree, FormatMessageW
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoInitializeSecurity, CoSetProxyBlanket, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeEx, CLSIDFromString, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance
setupapi.dll
SetupDiSetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, CM_Get_Device_IDW, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetClassDevsExW, SetupDiGetDeviceInfoListDetailW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExW
user32.dll
CharLowerBuffW

specialcase.dll

By NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove specialcase.dll
MD5:   f30a4ac314bd40ff52b72b305d3cd448
SHA1:   be0c44f207b6bbc5ecb38d447091733ebdd7a64f
SHA256:   0cae6c52efad0ff0dd1b8e910f9d64c6b8bb21884a3b4349391a640781289210

Overview

specialcase.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. This is typically installed with the program NVIDIA ForceWare Network Access Manager published by NVIDIA Corporation. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:specialcase.dll
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\networkaccessmanager\bin32\specialcase.dll
Size:552.6 KB (565,864 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, July 31, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, September 2, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
NVIDIA Corporation
7% remove
he NVIDIA® ForceWare™ Multimedia application fully integrates all multimedia functionality into a simple-to-use interface. You can record live TV, watch DVDs, burn a favorite TV show to recordable media, listen to music, and even stream content to ForceWare Multimedia clients running on other PCs. Combined with the industry’s highest quality video and immersive surround sound for TV, DVD, music, and video playback, ForceWare Multimedia ...

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.45%
Windows 7 Ultimate 36.36%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 4.55%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.55%
Windows 8 Pro 4.55%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.55%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 40.91% of specialcase.dll.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 61.54%
Hewlett-Packard 23.08%
ASUS 15.38%
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