What is the "wfs.exe" ? Variant 866833

Our database contains 21 different files for filename wfs.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the wfs.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name wfs.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Microsoft Windows Fax and Scan. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process wfs.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Microsoft Windows Fax and Scan
Version:: 6.1.7600.16385
MD5:: 1be028941a8a77932c2948ab780046f6
SHA1:: 1f2204fd154c7332933593c5ef6e8f5049f0e0e9
SHA256:: d10ea4ac0928cc336b6e6d0f3573fb41510182d246dfc18a570011e738e8e8a0
Size:: 974336
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows 7
Occurence:: Low

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Norton Internet Security	2016-08-25 00:44:35
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5.2	2014-03-04 05:04:17
ESET Smart Security 5.0	2013-01-24 06:08:29

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\wfs.exe"

SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\wfs.exe (Variant: 15008112)
This file is the main executable for new Microsoft Windows Fax and Scan functionality - this application can turn user's PC into fax machine. There is a complete description on Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Fax_and_Scan and also on Windows pages : http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-fax-and-scan
For possible problems check the Windows answer pages : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/windows-fax-and-scan-has-disappeared/dcbfb2b0-6948-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\wfs.exe (Variant: 17064093)
This file is the main executable for new Microsoft Windows Fax and Scan functionality - this application can turn user's PC into fax machine. There is a complete description on WIkipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Fax_and_Scan and also on Windows pages : http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/windows-fax-and-scan
For possible problems check the Windows answer pages : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_programs/windows-fax-and-scan-has-disappeared/dcbfb2b0-6948-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5