What is the "dwm.exe" ? Variant 14377294

Our database contains 886 different files for filename dwm.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the dwm.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name dwm.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Desktop Window Manager. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process dwm.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Desktop Window Manager
Version:: 6.2.9200.16420
MD5:: 0cbf0748b3f6c978233bbdd1d9d6a023
SHA1:: 1deaca5ee83994cbbcac7e6571dae66407d6b003
SHA256:: 7ae78b94a0d3974a3b4c3eb6c4f08c3a8003e6961b4a1175ec6a7788c148692f
Size:: 117760
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows 8
Occurence:: High

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Windows Defender	2016-09-07 23:11:48
ESET Endpoint Antivirus 5.0	2016-09-07 11:17:59
Norton Security	2016-09-07 09:12:23
Baidu Antivirus	2016-09-07 09:12:23
Norton Internet Security	2016-09-07 02:34:17
COMODO Antivirus	2016-09-06 19:57:35
Panda Free Antivirus	2016-09-06 11:57:44
ESET Smart Security 9.0.386.1	2016-09-05 21:52:26
avast! Antivirus	2016-09-05 16:59:46

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Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

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SAFErating from user MIKLO (Variant: 14377294)
This is usually a safe file, but as always any file can be made into malware so use caution and scan your computer on a regular basis. Good luck and happy net surfing. MIKLO

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe"

SAFErating from user Fedor for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
SAFErating from user tottili for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
SAFErating from user S for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe (Variant: 19591652)
dwm.exe is in most cases the Desktop Windows Manager for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and higher which provides support for Windows Aero graphics interface and visual themes. Technical description how the Desktop Windows Manager works can be found at wikipedia's article Desktop Window Manager. The Microsoft's description of this functionality can be found here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa969540(v=vs.85).aspx