What is the "explorer.exe" ?

Our database contains 11579 different files for filename explorer.exe . This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Windows Explorer. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process explorer.exe. Details
Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System *1
Company: Microsoft Corporation *1
Description: Windows Explorer *1
Version: 6.0.2900.5512 *1
MD5: 2626FC9755BE22F805D3CFA0CE3EE727 *1
Size: 2616320 *1
Directory: %WINDIR%\explorer.exe *1
Operating System: Windows XP *1

*1 This is file specific value. Displayed value is the most often reported value

Is the Process "explorer.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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93% of reviewed files are marked as Safe.
7% of reviewed files are marked as Threat.
56% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Latest new variant of the file with name "explorer.exe" was discovered today. Our database contains 2072 variants of the file "explorer.exe" with final rating Safe and 186 variants with final rating Threat. Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
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SpoofFilename "explorer.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

Reviews of the "explorer.exe"

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SAFE rating from user igor for file %WINDIR%\explorer.exe .MD5:332FEAB1435662FC6C672E25BEB37BE3
SAFE rating from user LagannBTT for file %WINDIR%\explorer.exe .MD5:332FEAB1435662FC6C672E25BEB37BE3Review: Windows Explorer executable.
SAFE rating from user belal for file %WINDIR%\explorer.exe .MD5:8B88EBBB05A0E56B7DCC708498C02B3E
SAFE rating from user Admin for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:12896823FB95BFB3DC9B46BCAEDC9923
SAFE rating from user UPieper for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:12896823FB95BFB3DC9B46BCAEDC9923
SAFE rating from user yazoomiller for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:12896823FB95BFB3DC9B46BCAEDC9923Review: Have used SAFE over nine (9) years. This is Microsoft system code, part of Windows (xp et.al.) Operating System. If Windows operation system has SAFE rating, by inclusion - so does Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
SAFE rating from user Akkie06 for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:12896823FB95BFB3DC9B46BCAEDC9923
SAFE rating from user milovan for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:12896823FB95BFB3DC9B46BCAEDC9923
SAFE rating from user Admin for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.exe .MD5:418045A93CD87A352098AB7DABE1B53E
SAFE rating from user Phoenix for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:847C01CA71883702CC7445364DD9D097
SAFE rating from user mytomas for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:70D7F99D95615C3C278367756287DB71
SAFE rating from user gierre for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:70D7F99D95615C3C278367756287DB71
SAFE rating from user Moraxv for file %WINDIR%\explorer.exe .MD5:AC4C51EB24AA95B77F705AB159189E24
SAFE rating from user Vovik for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:847C01CA71883702CC7445364DD9D097
SAFE rating from user gomescd for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:064EC7FF5F58B928C3E119402977FA6D
SAFE rating from user gradders for file %WINDIR%\explorer.exe .MD5:D07D4C3038F3578FFCE1C0237F2A1253Review: M$ System File, never leave home without it!!
SAFE rating from user shirota for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:CC3EF17C14D108E12182975C509556F3
SAFE rating from user Admin for file %WINDIR%\explorer.exe .MD5:6B08E54A451B3F95E4109DBA7E594270Review: Explorer.exe is name of the system process in which runs Windows Program Manager. This manager is responsible for displaying of the desktop icons, Task Bar or Start menu.
SAFE rating from user EricLeung for file %WINDIR%\Explorer.EXE .MD5:A0732187050030AE399B241436565E64Review: This is Windows system Explorer.
SAFE rating from user Zer0kbps for file %WINDIR%\explorer.exe .MD5:2626FC9755BE22F805D3CFA0CE3EE727Review: Microsoft Windows Explorer
Average user rating of the file explorer.exe is 5 (1-Threat, 5-Safe). This rating is based on 20 reviews.

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