What is the "dwm.exe" ? Variant 578786

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:: 6.1.7600.20758
MD5:: 16ed000078314801554ee8f4cdb8cc1a
SHA1:: 56a7c6d30702fc3cdc245e37906de1e28a67eeba
SHA256:: a909f4ba90323778a889fd772e39a76652407e003b1e29488f780f25072d57ba
Size:: 120320
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows 7
Occurence:: Medium

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
360 Total Security	2016-07-11 11:15:22
avast! Antivirus	2016-07-11 11:15:22
ESET Smart Security 8.0	2016-06-14 17:08:17
Kaspersky Small Office Security 3	2015-02-14 20:42:56
Microsoft Security Essentials	2014-09-27 10:51:39
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.2	2014-08-09 19:44:07
COMODO Antivirus	2014-04-06 15:14:20
ESET Smart Security 5.2	2013-04-15 08:08:07
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5.2	2013-03-28 17:33:55
ESET Smart Security 4.2	2012-12-09 10:12:23

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

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Reviews of all dwm.exe variants

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