Estimated safety rating

winlogon.exe is a program which is most likely NOT a virus or malware. So, if winlogon.exe is on your system, it is most likely ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your system is virus-free, we still advise you to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself yourself against potential security problems.

Executable file path

Usually, this application is stored in C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this program is 37cdb7e72eb66ba85a87cbe37e7f03fd.

Is running as a service

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

Belongs to the operating system

winlogon.exe seems to have something to do with Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs as a 32-bit program. It can not benefit of the full power of modern PC CPUs. This ordinarily happens because the authors did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the exe is Windows Logon Application.

File version

File version extracted from the file 6.1.7600.16447 (win7_gdr.091027-1503).

Manufacturer

Publisher Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Potentially dangerous functions

Some unusual features of Windows have been used, such as functions for intercepting the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

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

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to winlogon.exe checks out perfectly. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Verification PCA

Can be uninstalled

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