What is the "dwm.exe" ? Variant 512576

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. 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:: 6.0.6001.18000
MD5:: bd5debbe43a492cc75d25af43e686d17
SHA1:: f0e5a7b10c2dd79feb03673c83c4e3c78518c111
SHA256:: 35214dd5d7e33b43961678af7af2340a3450aa0ccf6a34c4849a37ae7279026c
Size:: 98816
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows Vista
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-07-13 19:19:43
McAfee VirusScan	2016-07-13 19:19:43
Avira Desktop	2016-05-27 08:07:31
AVG Internet Security	2016-05-18 19:25:35
avast! Antivirus	2016-02-13 20:43:13
Norton 360	2015-10-22 20:26:23
360 Total Security	2015-06-17 23:20:48
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2015	2015-06-06 17:05:08
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate	2015-03-12 00:29:08
Baidu Antivirus	2015-02-25 23:09:30

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

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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 MIKLO for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe (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
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