Estimated safety rating

winlogon.exe is a application which is most likely legit. So, if winlogon.exe is on your system, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your PC is clean, we still advise you to use a well-known antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to defend your system against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

This program is usually stored on disk in C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 checksum for this file is c2610b6bdbefc053bbdab4f1b965cb24.

Is running as a service

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

Belongs to the operating system

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

Is a 32 bit executable file

This application runs as a 32-bit program. It does not use the entire set of features of current PC processors. This ordinarily happens because the publishers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description written in the exe is Windows Logon Application.

File version

File version extracted from the file 6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840).

Manufacturer

Author Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Copyright notice © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Potentially dangerous functions

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

Digitally signed

winlogon.exe has a digital signature. Today most clean software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from 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.