What is surfcanyon.dll?
surfcanyon.dll is part of Fast Search and developed by Surf Canyon Incorporated according to the surfcanyon.dll version information.
surfcanyon.dll's description is "Fast Search for Internet Explorer"
surfcanyon.dll is digitally signed by Surf Canyon Incorporated.
surfcanyon.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Surf Canyon\' folder.
Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected surfcanyon.dll.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on surfcanyon.dll:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | Fast Search |
| Company name | Surf Canyon Incorporated |
| File description | Fast Search for Internet Explorer |
| Internal name | surfcanyon.dll |
| Original filename | surfcanyon.dll |
| Legal copyright | Surf Canyon Incorporated. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 4.0.4.4 |
| File version | 8.0.8.4 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | Fast Search |
| Company name | Surf Canyon Incorporated |
| File description | Fast Search for Internet Explorer |
| Internal name | surfcanyon.dll |
| Original filename | surfcanyon.dll |
| Legal copyright | Surf Canyon Incorporated. All right.. |
| Product version | 4.0.4.4 |
| File version | 8.0.8.4 |
Digital signatures [?]
surfcanyon.dll has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Surf Canyon Incorporated |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 5d64636be8657f861489fc2963d3b113 |
VirusTotal report
1 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the surfcanyon.dll file. That's a 2% detection rate.
| Scanner | Detection Name |
|---|---|
| DrWeb | Adware.Shopper.307 |
Folder name variants
surfcanyon.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Surf Canyon\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files\Surf Canyon\
Other files also named surfcanyon.dll
surfcanyon.dll (22 votes)
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 28b867d4ba559bb6305e933b93136ee2 |
| SHA256 | b0baa67a04f5ae068c3113c06987aa02fd041377f6a67aedac25c28a7ee474e6 |
What will you do with surfcanyon.dll?
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What did other users do?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with surfcanyon.dll. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.
| Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep | 0 % | 0 | |
| Remove | 100 % | 1 |
NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with surfcanyon.dll. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.
Malware or legitimate?
If you feel that you need more information to determine if your should keep this file or remove it, please read this guide.
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Comments
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