What is the "dwm.exe" ? Variant 502113

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 2 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process dwm.exe.

dwm.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Desktop Window Manager
Version:
6.1.7600.16385
MD5:
505bf4d1cadeb8d4f8bcd08d944de25d
SHA1:
a3ea58d117bcf0a7719b50249829c778f12e5b24
SHA256:
526f07768471f4457cbeab7093af0b0242044c89a80a347db47f44ebadeea68d
Size:
92672
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
High oc2

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Microsoft Security Essentials2016-09-07 23:43:34
avast! Antivirus2016-09-07 23:32:47
Ad-Aware Antivirus2016-09-07 23:04:28
Avast Antivirus2016-09-07 22:38:09
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition2016-09-07 22:30:40
360 Total Security2016-09-07 21:55:44
ESET Smart Security 9.0.349.02016-09-07 21:48:51
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 8.02016-09-07 21:37:24
Panda Antivirus Pro 20162016-09-07 21:36:43
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.22016-09-07 21:07:24
Antivirus shields were enabled and have latest antivirus database.

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

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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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User Reviews of the "dwm.exe"

  • SAFErating from user UPieper

  • SAFErating from user Maccyroo (Variant: 502113)

    This is "Desktop Windows Manager" and is part of the Windows operating system. It runs on Windows 7 and Vista as part of the "Aero" experience and provides functionality for creating transparency effects and taskbar thumbnails. Necessary if you are running an Aero theme.