What is the "winlogon.exe" ? Variant 552732

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 Операционная система Microsoft® Windows® and was developed by company Корпорация Майкрософт. This file has description Программа входа в систему Windows NT. This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process winlogon.exe.

Product:: Операционная система Microsoft® Windows®
Company:: Корпорация Майкрософт
Description:: Программа входа в систему Windows NT
Version:: 5.1.2600.2180
MD5:: a975a70fcefe2a224412214320c89ded
SHA1:: 892b080d1031dd86eaa862950522fca2922ff8bd
SHA256:: bff355506b0f87d646a14ce47bd657f8f88dab027228a116aa3df6b0995a6371
Size:: 503808
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
360 Total Security	2016-06-14 22:46:40
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6.0	2016-05-03 11:35:50
avast! Antivirus	2016-04-22 18:14:31
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.2	2016-03-31 14:30:56
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2015	2016-03-29 22:06:53
Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10	2015-12-29 09:29:32
COMODO Antivirus	2015-12-22 22:38:40
Zillya Antivirus	2015-12-03 15:52:35
AVG Internet Security 2012	2015-11-13 10:38:43
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012	2015-11-13 10:21:49

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

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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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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