What is Passport.dll?

Passport.dll is part of Passport and developed by APN LLC. according to the Passport.dll version information.

Passport.dll's description is "Passport"

Passport.dll is digitally signed by APN LLC.

Passport.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\ARS3\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Passport.dll:

PropertyValue
Product namePassport
Company nameAPN LLC.
File descriptionPassport
Internal namePassport.dll
Original filenamePassport.dll
Legal copyright(c) APN LLC. All rights reserved.
Product version20.1.0.3831
File version20.1.0.3831

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

Product namePassport
Company nameAPN LLC.
File descriptionPassport
Internal namePassport.dll
Original filenamePassport.dll
Legal copyright(c) APN LLC. All rights reserved.
Product version20.1.0.3831
File version20.1.0.3831

Digital signatures [?]

Passport.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAPN LLC
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number27eab3de0b03d88d5c4a2ae477b84dfa

VirusTotal report

1 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Passport.dll file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.IECore
1 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the Passport.dll file.

Folder name variants

Passport.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\ARS3\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named Passport.dll

Passport.dll (6 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59a5f36a45cdc6eeb4e6b89433545ccb7
SHA2564053d00b982d4192845bed2eb6c7056483d8dc3b55fec34d5c4f339c16fb6ff1

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What did other users do?

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User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 1 vote to keep

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