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What is heshell.dll
The file heshell.dll, known as Hex Editor Shell Extension Module, belongs to software HHD Software Free Hex Editor from HHD Software. The Free Hex Editor is large file optimized editor for users who want to work with hex, ASCII, float, double, binary data, and hex. Users can edit and analyze hexadecimal data and binary files, or make patches and manipulate DLL, EXE, MP3, JPEG, DAT and AVI files with unlimited undo and redo. It allows users to find data patterns in multi-gigabyte files in seconds, tune almost any aspect of user interface, and exchange data with other applications through the clipboard. Free Hex Editor supports regular expression search across the files and multiple core processing. This hex and binary editing utility for Windows features basic editing functionalities such as undo/redo, find, patch creation, replace, double words, visual history save and load, clipboard operation, quad words, and doubles edit mode.
How can I stop heshell.dll and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. heshell.dll. is used by Free Hex Editor, If you shut down heshell.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop heshell.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Free Hex Editor, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Free Hex Editor, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is heshell.dll known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if heshell.dll is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if heshell.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that heshell.dll, belongs to, in this case Free Hex Editor