What is mswsock.dll?

mswsock.dll is part of Système d’exploitation Microsoft® Windows® and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the mswsock.dll version information.

mswsock.dll's description is "Fournisseur de service Sockets 2.0 de Microsoft Windows"

mswsock.dll is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

mswsock.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on mswsock.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSystème d’exploitation Microsoft® Windows®
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionFournisseur de service Sockets 2.0 de Microsoft Windows
Internal namemswsock.dll
Original filenamemswsock.dll.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. Tous droits réservés.
Product version10.0.17134.112
File version10.0.17134.112 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

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

Product name
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionFournisseur de service Sockets 2.0 d..
Internal namemswsock.dll
Original filenamemswsock.dll.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. Tous droit..
Product version10.0.17134.112
File version10.0.17134.112 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Digital signatures [?]

mswsock.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Certificate serial number330000017469de108b3765a8d7000000000174

VirusTotal report

1 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the mswsock.dll file. That's a 1% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Cylance Unsafe
1 of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the mswsock.dll file.

Other files also named mswsock.dll

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD568fa7e26636306c59a5c680862e4157e
SHA2568ae9eafdf4d23b3c819ef4dc6e9f725a2e394c8399e74732759303844b7535e4

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