Purpose of stmain.dll:
stmain.dll task purpose and description:
Stmain.dll is a file that most likely was installed by yourself at some point. The actual disk location of this file is shown below, be sure to check your disk location as many spyware or viruses attempt to hide themselves by using similiar file names and just placing them elsewhere on your hard drive. Verifying your disk location is always a good double-check. This program is installed with the MSN toolbar. MSN toolbar is a browser bho and will run within your Internet Explorer browser. Many have reported crashes with this and IE, so if you have any browser crashes you may want to try uninstalling this toolbar. This file is not considered to be spyware and is considered a safe program. (See the details below for the actual location of this file.)
Actual process or task name: (You can view alphabetical task list here)
stmain.dll
File type:
This is a DLL program.
Where is this file and folder located on my computer?
This program is currently located at C:\Program Files\MSN Apps\ST\01.03.0000.1005\en-xu\stmain.dll
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, stmain.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 stmain.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.
View entire task list here!
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