What is the "dns.exe" ? Variant 2063036

Our database contains 207 different files for filename dns.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the dns.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name dns.exe. This file belongs to product Sistema operacional Microsoft® Windows® and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Servidor do sistema de nomes de domínio (DNS). This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process dns.exe.

Product:: Sistema operacional Microsoft® Windows®
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Servidor do sistema de nomes de domínio (DNS)
Version:: 5.2.3790.3295
MD5:: 0de3479ad5bba66f54a69b0a34d4e235
SHA1:: b382ad0915f6a47e3c61da44a4a5f78925ba8595
SHA256:: 4c97edb327e51de9a3e77cffc46ff66f0318c8e74c1ecb1f33664ca1f2d61705
Size:: 461824
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows Server 2003
Occurence:: Low

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SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\dns.exe (Variant: 17377799)
This file is the main excutable for DNSProxy application - generally speaking DNS proxy is a software acting as a middle body between the user's computer (client) and target computer (server), translates the requests from client to server and reads and translates the response (check more about Proxy server functionalities on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server) - where the DNS stands for Domain Name system : this executable works as a proxy translator of the DNS queries through the proxy.
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\dns.exe (Variant: 17661433)
This file is the main excutable for DNSProxy application - generally speaking DNS proxy is a software acting as a middle body between the user's computer (client) and target computer (server), translates the requests from client to server and reads and translates the response (check more about Proxy server functionalities on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server) - where the DNS stands for Domain Named system : this executable works as a proxy translator of the DNS queries through the proxy.