What is smime3.dll?

smime3.dll is part of Network Security Services and developed by Mozilla Foundation according to the smime3.dll version information.

smime3.dll's description is "NSS S/MIME Library"

smime3.dll is digitally signed by Mozilla Corporation.

smime3.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about smime3.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on smime3.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameNetwork Security Services
Company nameMozilla Foundation
File descriptionNSS S/MIME Library
Internal namesmime3
Original filenamesmime3.dll
Product version3.12.8.0 Basic ECC
File version3.12.8.0 Basic ECC

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

Product nameNetwork Security Services
Company nameMozilla Foundation
File descriptionNSS S/MIME Library
Internal namesmime3
Original filenamesmime3.dll
Product version3.12.8.0 Basic ECC
File version3.12.8.0 Basic ECC

Digital signatures [?]

smime3.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMozilla Corporation
Certificate issuer nameThawte Code Signing CA - G2
Certificate serial number36e4119288cb154660f7674908ea6b87

VirusTotal report

None of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the smime3.dll file.

None of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the smime3.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5cddf148c49c47f4de4a934e010416713
SHA256cfea492bc0cb56a1eab8a141e9bba48c7a053088b8c424b47bf02f35b6e6f59a

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with smime3.dll. 14% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 7 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 6 votes to keep

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Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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