What is the "rundll32.exe" ? Variant 579298

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® Windows® 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® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Run a DLL as an App
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512
MD5:: 1b3d8375d1e96ca29e3b867b69168bae
SHA1:: 3a71c8dec3be14b47e76f5ac5f8ec66b1e3367b8
SHA256:: 3e8e1b5d62ec63a4e7899a5d9e3f71fa3f498acb1edde3e7174376a0dc2b7a2a
Size:: 32768
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: Medium

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Avira Antivirus	2016-08-25 20:56:19
Avira Desktop	2015-03-30 18:04:19
avast! Antivirus	2013-08-31 02:01:56
Kaspersky Internet Security	2012-10-07 19:57:20

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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