What is the "winlogon.exe" ? Variant 741

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 Betriebssystem Microsoft® Windows® and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Windows NT-Anmeldung. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process winlogon.exe.

Product:: Betriebssystem Microsoft® Windows®
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Windows NT-Anmeldung
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2113)
MD5:: f09a527b422e25c478e38caa0e44417a
SHA1:: b180bed1bca42ae4cef259697c3d21320026752b
SHA256:: 8e4d860c5c753b657a1bcb42579556e582cbdaabf07eae59f81519ac6997accb
Size:: 513024
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Avast Antivirus	2016-09-07 21:59:52
Avira Antivirus	2016-09-07 13:46:25
AVG Internet Security	2016-09-06 13:32:05
AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Virenschutz	2016-09-06 13:04:08
AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Virensch	2016-09-06 13:04:08
Avira Desktop	2016-09-06 12:03:58
360 Total Security	2016-09-05 19:22:38
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-09-01 11:50:49
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2016-08-30 20:40:23
G DATA INTERNET SECURITY	2016-08-29 17:04:15

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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 .

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SAFErating from user Admin for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe

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

SAFErating from user Yo for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe (Variant: 41881675)
Safe as long as it is part of System32
SAFErating from user ben for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe (Variant: 41170491)
ok
SAFErating from user Ben for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe (Variant: 41170491)
ok
SAFErating from user roofjunkie for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe (Variant: 40502443)
OK
THREATrating from user Stiv for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe
SAFErating from user street for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe
SAFErating from user Bert for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe
SAFErating from user noviczky for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe (Variant: 24851054)
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%
SAFErating from user 3hlav for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe
SAFErating from user Mikel for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe
SAFErating from user Олег Разин for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe (Variant: 19528110)
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