What is the "winlogon.exe" ? Variant 511360

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 System operacyjny Microsoft® Windows® and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Aplikacja logowania systemu Windows NT. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process winlogon.exe.

Product:: System operacyjny Microsoft® Windows®
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Aplikacja logowania systemu Windows NT
Version:: 5.1.2600.5512
MD5:: 335813eacd16e84f3047a3326f6e5473
SHA1:: d9bb9dbb5b2c42eb1dfeb2dd12d1e8b1b5e6d9a0
SHA256:: 3b6cb911787570a2f96b7a6a2556f34170c6610079c0809464cc0329f8a9af0f
Size:: 549888
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
Kaspersky Internet Security	2016-09-05 20:03:01
avast! Antivirus	2016-05-06 04:51:19
ESET Smart Security 4.2	2016-04-17 18:07:15
ParetoLogic XoftSpy AntiVirus Pro	2016-04-17 18:07:15
Norton 360	2016-02-29 13:09:41
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition	2016-02-05 21:18:28
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate	2016-01-22 05:53:08
ESET Smart Security 9.0.318.20	2015-12-08 18:36:23
COMODO Antivirus	2015-12-02 08:34:07
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	2015-10-17 06:24:31

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

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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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Reviews of all winlogon.exe variants

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