What is the "wlidsvc.exe" ?

Our database contains 89 different files for filename wlidsvc.exe . You can also check most distributed file variants with name wlidsvc.exe. This files most often belongs to product Microsoft® CoReXT. and were most often developed by company Microsoft Corp.. This files most often have description Microsoft® Windows Live ID Service. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 25 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process wlidsvc.exe.

This file is part of the Windows Live ID Service - The Windows Live™ ID service (formerly known as the Passport Network) is the identity and authentication system provided by Windows Live. This service enables the user to connect to all favorite Window On-line services using one defined account. There is a video on MS pages how it works : http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/sign-in-what-is-microsoft-account

And also check the MSDN pages for technical descrition of the Windows Live™ ID service usage: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb404787.aspx

wlidsvc.exe Process

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

Product:
Microsoft® CoReXT
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Description:
Microsoft® Windows Live ID Service
Version:
7.250.4232.0
MD5:
2bacd71123f42cea603f4e205e1ae337
SHA1:
0673a5ed24878d1af86e4c2b7267e1c67d9466ca
SHA256:
1fef20554110371d738f462ecffa999158efeed02062414c58c1b61c422bf0b9
Size:
2292096
Directory:
%PROGFILES64%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live
Operating System:
Windows 7
Occurence:
High oc2
Digital Signature:
Microsoft Corporation

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

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
6% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Latest new variant of the file with name "wlidsvc.exe" was discovered 4628 days ago. Our database contains 22 variants of the file "wlidsvc.exe" with final rating Safe and 1 variants with final rating Threat . Final ratings are based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
Filename "wlidsvc.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

User Reviews of the "wlidsvc.exe"

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Reviews for all files with name "wlidsvc.exe"

  • SAFErating from user Tulio for file %PROGFILES64%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\wlidsvc.exe

  • SAFErating from user Anatol for file %COMMONFILES%\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\wlidsvc.exe

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %PROGFILES64%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\wlidsvc.exe (Variant: 23616370)

    This file is part of the Windows Live ID Service - The Windows Live™ ID service (formerly known as the Passport Network) is the identity and authentication system provided by Windows Live. This service enables the user to connect to all favorite Window On-line services using one defined account. There is a video on MS pages how it works : http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/sign-in-what-is-microsoft-account
     And also check the MSDN pages for technical descrition of the Windows Live™ ID service usage: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb404787.aspx

  • SAFErating from user Karllo68 for file %PROGFILES64%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\wlidsvc.exe

  • SAFErating from user ShortDog for file %COMMONFILES%\microsoft shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %COMMONFILES%\microsoft shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE (Variant: 1283733)

    This file is part of the Windows Live ID sign-in Assistant. This file is safe, was not marked as a threat or virus-containing application by any antivirus software. Check the MD5 hash, there can be more versions of this file. More info on www.microsoft.com

  • SAFErating from user Admin for file %PROGFILES64%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE (Variant: 1283624)

    Windows Live ID Service

  • SAFErating from user rgoshorn for file %PROGFILES64%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE

  • SAFErating from user Moraxv for file %PROGFILES64%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE (Variant: 309371)

    Version 7.250.4225.0

  • SAFErating from user Don't PlaY for file %PROGFILES64%\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %COMMONFILES%\microsoft shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE (Variant: 1516)

    This file is part of the Windows Live ID sign-in Assistant. This file is safe, was not marked as a threat or virus-containing application by any antivirus software. Check the MD5 hash, there can be more versions of this file. More info on www.microsoft.com ...

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %COMMONFILES%\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE (Variant: 878)

    This file is part of the Windows Live ID sign-in Assistant. This file is safe, was not marked as a threat or virus-containing application by any antivirus software. Check the MD5 hash, there can be more versions of this file.