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File purpose and description:
oobefldr.dll is a program most likely was already installed on your computer since the day your purchased. Always double check the disk location, as that will help verify if it is spyware or virus related, or if it is installed in the proper disk location. The disk location for oobefldr.dll is shown below. This program is part of the Microsoft welcome center, and it is a DLL component that will run in your system startup as part of rundll32.exe. It will be found on Windows Vista computers. This file is considered safe and is not spyware or virus related. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)
Actual file or task name:
oobefldr.dll
File type:
This is a DLL module
File or folder location:
This file will be found in your startup showing as "rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter"
General information:
Be aware that many tasks will be similiar names to existing tasks or processes.
You can always view the running tasks on your computer by pressing ctrl-alt-del to view the windows
"task manager", and then view the "processes" tab. This will show you all tasks running or currently active
on your PC. Although this shows you all running tasks, it does not show dll file thats are loaded, as they
get loaded as part of other processes. Many spyware writers attempt to hide their files
on your computer, for example, oobefldr.dll may be intentionally misspelled to look like a similiar task, or spyware may be named very
similiar to a Windows system task. The reason they do this is so you cannot easily recognize the name in your tasklist
as I have mentioned above. Make sure always check the location of the file if you are concerned.
You can always find the location of oobefldr.dll on your computer by using your Windows search options, but
I will also try to list the file location of every file described on this website, so you can verify the correct location. You can view the entire tasklist directory with the link below.
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