What is the "rundll32.exe" ? Variant 508943

Our database contains 2924 different files for filename rundll32.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the rundll32.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name rundll32.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Run a DLL as an App. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process rundll32.exe.

Product:: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Run a DLL as an App
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512
MD5:: 6bc7b9fec61e013f81fbcc20802f50bf
SHA1:: 5d7fffb785d02283cf0e22e9716b49a58116b6e7
SHA256:: 04fdd8fed7a9fceecb33678dd05ff581fdb766128fe2afad2e533dd0e5109b7b
Size:: 32768
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-09-07 09:09:14
Avast Antivirus	2016-09-03 09:54:56
ESET Smart Security 8.0	2016-07-28 07:42:03
Norton 360 Premier Edition	2016-07-25 16:40:30
Panda Free Antivirus	2016-07-25 10:58:06

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Is the Process "rundll32.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe"

SAFErating from user DRUID for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe (Variant: 46593877)
OK
SAFErating from user Part for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe (Variant: 40509763)
Part of Windows
SAFErating from user J7 for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
SAFErating from user skaz for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
SAFErating from user Gosuto for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
SAFErating from user lesnik60 for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
SAFErating from user Mikel for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
SAFErating from user baxti1965 for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe (Variant: 19517059)
rundll32.exe is in most cases system process which hosts 3rd party libraries. This program can be used for load and start of any DLL file. You must check DLL files running in address space of rundll32.exe process to determine safety of the process. Don't know how to check file manually? You can use our freeware tool System Explorer.
"Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) contains two command-line utility programs named Rundll.exe and Rundll32.exe that allow you to invoke a function exported from a DLL, either 16-bit or 32-bit. However, Rundll and Rundll32 programs do not allow you to call any exported function from any DLL..." - see the basics about this executable on Windows pages on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164787
SAFErating from user 2472567@mail.ru for file C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe