What is ContentHost.dll?

ContentHost.dll is part of Smartinline Extension and developed by Smartinline according to the ContentHost.dll version information.

ContentHost.dll's description is "ContentHost"

ContentHost.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartInline\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ContentHost.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ContentHost.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSmartinline Extension
Company nameSmartinline
File descriptionContentHost
Internal nameContentHost.dll
Original filenameContentHost.dll
CommentsCapture any Content ... Share and discuss with
Legal copyrightSmartinline. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.5.0
File version1.0.5.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSmartinline Extension
Company nameSmartinline
File descriptionContentHost
Internal nameContentHost.dll
Original filenameContentHost.dll
CommentsCapture any Content ... Share and di..
Legal copyrightSmartinline. All rights reserved.
Product version1.0.5.0
File version1.0.5.0

Digital signatures [?]

ContentHost.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

9 of the 48 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ContentHost.dll file. That's a 19% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Baidu-International Trojan.Win32.Agent.peo
Commtouch W32/Trojan.ZAER-7567
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/SmartInline.A
Fortinet W32/SmartInline.A
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.BHO
McAfee Artemis!64FE79A3ADB0
McAfee-GW-Edition Artemis!64FE79A3ADB0
Norman Suspicious_Gen5.ZIML
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
9 of the 48 anti-virus programs detected the ContentHost.dll file.

ContentHost.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ContentHost.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ContentHost.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ContentHost.dll has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate ContentHost.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ContentHost.dll file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ContentHost.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartInline\ContentHost.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ContentHost.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ContentHost.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ContentHost.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If ContentHost.dll still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ContentHost.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD564fe79a3adb0deb48eb982e9947ad061
SHA256a6e804238e7093ac60d9fefb4e230205958c7500adba65ac4c47daee404dcdd0

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