Estimated safety rating

mysqld.exe may be a dangerous program, according to an automatic analysis of the program's operation. This program triggers many of the "probable danger" criteria detailed in this document. It is yet unknown if mysqld.exe is a virus or an ok program which doesn't harm your PC. Please be careful with this program.

Executable file path

This application is usually stored in C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin\mysqld.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is 867ab33bc7b8467067aa911de5205210.

Is running as a service

This program is registered as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without displaying any user interface to you. Most Windows services are useful programs, which perform useful features to other programs or to the Windows Operating System.

Accepts incoming connections

mysqld.exe appears to act as a network server. This means other computers can probably connect to it. This is sometimes ok, but in some cases it can facilitate a security breach. We advise evaluating this carefully.

Accesses the internet

This application uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are required.

Is a 64 bit executable file

64-bit code has been detected. This application can use the full power of a modern computer processor.

File version

File version stored as a property 5.6.29.0.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual features of the Operating System appear to be used, such as functions for tapping the keyboard. We recommend you to read more about this program.

Digitally signed

The digital signature is missing from this program. The maker did not bother to sign it. This is usually bad.

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall string in registry, which is a good sign. si are uninstall.