What is it?

What does it do?

freeshade.exe is the main executable for the freeware utility 'FreeShade', which changes how documents and programs are handled in Windows display wise. Basically, instead of minimising open documents and programs?to the system tray, it minimises them?to their own title bars, as seen in MacOS. For more information check out this link.

Virus Precations

freeshade.exe does not appear to be targeted or distributed by any known virus and since it is only somewhat of a less known utility, it is highly unlikely it ever will.