What is WebShield.dll?

WebShield.dll is digitally signed by Irrational Number Applications.

WebShield.dll is usually located in the 'c:\ProgramData\WebShield\' folder.

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

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WebShield.dll:

PropertyValue
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

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

Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2014
Product version1.0.0.1
File version1.0.0.1

Digital signatures [?]

WebShield.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameIrrational Number Applications
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA
Certificate serial number637f0a74512cf65b05b3a5a0241d6624

VirusTotal report

26 of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WebShield.dll file. That's a 46% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Adware.PullUpdate.T
Agnitum PUA.PullUpdate!
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.PullUpdate
Antiy-AVL Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric
Arcabit Adware.PullUpdate.T
AVG Downloader.DIQ
Avira ADWARE/PullUpdate.Gen
Baidu-International Adware.Win32.PullUpdate.IrNu
BitDefender Adware.PullUpdate.T
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.3AEF
Cyren W32/PullUpdate.A.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Adware.Yontoo.79
Emsisoft Adware.PullUpdate.T (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of MSIL/Adware.PullUpdate.K.gen
F-Prot W32/PullUpdate.A.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Adware.PullUpdate.T
GData Adware.PullUpdate.T
Jiangmin AdWare/SaMon.bh
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004b06651 )
K7GW Adware ( 004b06651 )
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.ZombieInvasion.A
MicroWorld-eScan Adware.PullUpdate.T
NANO-Antivirus Riskware.Win32.SaMon.dniyss
nProtect Adware.PullUpdate.T
SUPERAntiSpyware Adware.PullUpdate/Variant
VBA32 AdWare.Agent
26 of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the WebShield.dll file.

WebShield.dll removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove WebShield.dll with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the WebShield.dll file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that WebShield.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 WebShield.dll in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the WebShield.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 WebShield.dll in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\ProgramData\WebShield\WebShield.dll
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the WebShield.dll file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If WebShield.dll still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If WebShield.dll is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If WebShield.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 WebShield.dll no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e2addd4222bfce7ad77d6a2f49c1257d
SHA2561c467d67824a213153c607256762ae534d05c8512a548bd8e3a16ef057a61c06

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