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shellext.dll

Lavasoft AB

It is registered as a context menu handler (displays a menu when right-clicked in Explorer) named “AVK9CM”. This is installed with Ad-Aware Total Security.
Publisher:
Lavasoft AB  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b56a1d5940b51605da1686a05d2bcf8c

SHA-1:
b3901b16d01fe14c5e253922e3407cc7f8c57b9d

SHA-256:
14d75e9c21e2f9817833e682e40bfab3379bbde2d5f344425dbbb6a702494465

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 7:37:50 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
344.4 KB (352,704 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\lavasoft\ad-aware total security\avk\shellext.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lavasoft AB

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/13/2008 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2011 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Lavasoft AB, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Lavasoft AB, L=Gothenburg, S=Vaestra Goetaland, C=SE

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1184A8AC41E85A9FC060FBB9FE17659B

Registration
CLSID:
{CAF4C320-32F5-11D3-A222-004095200FF2}

COM registered:
Yes

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/31/2010 5:56:51 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:PiG/Xm0zW8TreOkYWMaNVmv/e5uIJ/5cyyJAObOkGzKx:LreOYManmv/e5z55CJcpKx

Entry address:
0x2326A

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, EF, 77, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 33, C0, 39, 45, 0C, 76, 11, 8B, 4D, 08, 66, 83, 39, 00, 74, 08, 40, 41, 41, 3B, 45, 0C, 72, F2, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 40, B1, 04, 10, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 44, B1, 04, 10, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83...
 
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Entropy:
6.4274

Code size:
230.5 KB (236,032 bytes)

Context Menu Handler
Display name:
AVK9CM

CLSID:
{CAF4C320-32F5-11D3-A222-004095200FF2}

CLSID name:
AVK9ContextMenue


The file shellext.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Ad-Aware Total Security  by Lavasoft
Publisher's description - “Our most comprehensive line of defense, Ad-Aware Total Security provides multiple layers of protection for complete PC security, including antivirus and anti-spyware, firewall, anti-phishing, email protection, parental control and more, as well as a complete set of data security features like file encryption and digital shredder.”
www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_total_security.php
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