What is the "watadminsvc.exe" ?

Our database contains 3 different files for filename watadminsvc.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name watadminsvc.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This files most often have description Windows Activation Technologies Service. Agregate rating is 4(4) stars - based on 6 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process watadminsvc.exe.

This file is the Windows Activation Technologies Service - part of the Windows Activation Technologies Service (WAT), previously known as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) - is anti-piracy process for new signature-based approach for checking if an OS is properly licensed. More info about the process can be found on http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/189137/microsoft_updates_windows_7_activation_technology.html or complete description on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Genuine_Advantage

watadminsvc.exe Process

File details of most used file with name "watadminsvc.exe"

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Windows Activation Technologies Service
Version:
7.1.7600.16395 (win7_gdr_oob_gaoob(wmbla).100127-1819)
MD5:
3cec96de223e49eaae3651fcf8faea6c
SHA1:
59c696911e35258c295d0fa62ec548db9f76c107
SHA256:
4150dab33e8d61076f1d4767bcafc9b4eccccbd58fd4fb3cfe5b8d27dcdcab61
Size:
1255736
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32\Wat
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
Medium oc1
Digital Signature:
Microsoft Corporation

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

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67% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
Latest new variant of the file with name "watadminsvc.exe" was discovered 4607 days ago. Our database contains 3 variants of the file "watadminsvc.exe" with final rating Safe and zero variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

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