What is the "winlogon.exe" ? Variant 502318

Our database contains 3174 different files for filename winlogon.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the winlogon.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name winlogon.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Windows Logon Application. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 2 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process winlogon.exe.

winlogon.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Windows Logon Application
Version:
6.1.7600.16447
MD5:
37cdb7e72eb66ba85a87cbe37e7f03fd
SHA1:
cd0f4b3711a415272def132b83f6fc29d76ee4ad
SHA256:
b4c23904acdc9cb0737cebb0c5a95dd0f0ecccf9c8d3aded808d7a270ecd366c
Size:
285696
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
High oc2

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Avast Antivirus2016-09-07 00:00:52
360 Total Security2016-09-06 04:19:03
Kaspersky Internet Security2016-09-05 20:31:58
avast! Antivirus2016-09-05 01:43:38
V3 Lite2016-09-04 10:56:48
Avira Antivirus2016-09-02 21:07:00
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.22016-09-02 08:50:35
Baidu Antivirus2016-09-01 18:08:27
Microsoft Security Essentials2016-08-29 19:15:15
Norton Security2016-08-29 02:55:27
Antivirus shields were enabled and have latest antivirus database.

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

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
96% of reviewed files with different MD5 are marked as Safe .
68% of reviewed files with different MD5 located in different directory are marked as Safe .
32% of reviewed files with different MD5 located in different directory are marked as Threat .

User Reviews of the "winlogon.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne (Variant: 502318)

    winlogon.exe is a core process from Windows login manager. It handles both login and logout procedures on Windows system. This program is critically important for running of Windows system. Some antiviruses may mark it as a virus. Also as a key process for MS Windows, it can be a target for many viruses. Scan is recommended. Check the MD5 version and directory, it should be located in the %SYSDIR%
    "Winlogon is the component of Microsoft Windows operating systems that is responsible for handling the secure attention sequence, loading the user profile on logon, and optionally locking the computer when a screensaver is running (requiring another authentication step)." - see more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winlogon.exe

  • SAFErating from user Dark Star for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe