How to remove hostctrl error

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hostctrl.dll file information

The process belongs to the software hostctrl.dll by unknown.

Description: hostctrl.dll is located in the folder C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 294,400 bytes (50% of all occurrence), 257,024 bytes, 255,488 bytes.
The program has a visible window. There is no description of the program. Program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ShellServiceObjectDelayLoad). The file is not a Windows core file. hostctrl.dll seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 36% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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