What is the "watadminsvc.exe" ? Variant 745383

Our database contains 3 different files for filename watadminsvc.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the watadminsvc.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name watadminsvc.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Windows Activation Technologies Service. Agregate rating is 4(4) stars - based on 4 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process watadminsvc.exe.

watadminsvc.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Windows Activation Technologies Service
Version:
7.1.7600.16395
MD5:
3cec96de223e49eaae3651fcf8faea6c
SHA1:
59c696911e35258c295d0fa62ec548db9f76c107
SHA256:
4150dab33e8d61076f1d4767bcafc9b4eccccbd58fd4fb3cfe5b8d27dcdcab61
Size:
1255736
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32\Wat
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
Medium oc1
Digital Signature:
Microsoft Corporation

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
avast! Antivirus2016-05-23 09:17:37
ESET Smart Security 9.0.349.192016-04-14 22:59:42
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition2016-03-24 08:24:01
Kaspersky Internet Security2016-03-07 12:21:49
Panda Free Antivirus2016-02-01 07:37:32
AVG update module2015-11-30 17:06:45
Microsoft Security Essentials2015-11-08 00:04:37
BullGuard Antivirus2015-10-02 00:10:44
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition2015-07-24 08:13:40
Avira Antivirus2015-06-06 11:31:32
Antivirus shields were enabled and have latest antivirus database.

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

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75% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
25% of reviewed files are marked as Threat .
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 "watadminsvc.exe"

  • SAFErating from user Felipe for file C:\Windows\System32\Wat\watadminsvc.exe

  • SAFErating from user SiRoper for file C:\Windows\System32\Wat\watadminsvc.exe

  • THREATrating from user Zham for file C:\Windows\System32\Wat\watadminsvc.exe (Variant: 13262)

    Why does it want internet access after I have activated windows?

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe (Variant: 13262)

    This file is part of the Windows Activation Technologies Service, 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