Estimated safety rating

explorer.exe is a application which is probably NOT a virus. So, if explorer.exe is on your computer, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is virus-free, we still advise you to run a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your system against threats.

Executable file path

This application is usually stored on disk in C:\Windows\explorer.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 95d730526ef81792cd6848d8d10faa1c.

Is running as a service

This application is NOT a Windows service. This is good.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the Internet to communicate. Today this is quite normal. For example, most of the programs on your PC check for new updates. In order to do this, Internet communications are necessary.

Belongs to the operating system

explorer.exe seems to use the functions of Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 64 bit executable file

This is a x64 executable. It runs using the full capacity of nowadays' CPUs.

File description

The description stored in the exe is Windows Explorer.

File version

File version extracted from the file 10.0.10586.104 (th2_release.160128-1934).

Manufacturer

Author Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Has valid windows

explorer.exe appears to have visible windows. This is good because it doesn't run in a kind of stealth mode. Its activity is clearly shown to you.

Digitally signed

explorer.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays most legit software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to explorer.exe verifies as ok. This is very good.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Can be uninstalled

This application does NOT have an uninstall routine set up in registry.