The file download.dll is also known as the Download Plugin file. And this file belongs to the software called Ant.com IE add-on. The software is owned and developed by the Ant.com. The program is a toolbar in the Internet Explorer. The file can by usually found in the C: directory under the Program Files folder and has the known file size of 3,939,864 bytes in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD). The file size may vary when installed in different versions of Operating System such as the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. The file belongs to the Browser Helper Object (BHO), It works directly when the Internet Browser is activated. The file can monitor and change the behavior of the Browser. The user may have the option to remove the file by removing the entire software in which the file is associated with. The removal can be done with the use of the Add/Remove Programs Utilities.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. download.dll. is used by Ant.com IE add-on, If you shut down download.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop download.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Ant.com IE add-on, 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed download.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Ant.com IE add-on, 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.

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.

The first thing you should do if download.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 download.dll, belongs to, in this case Ant.com IE add-on