Estimated safety rating

winlogon.exe is a program which is most likely legit. So, if winlogon.exe is on your PC, it is most likely ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your system is virus-free, we still advise you to purchase a good antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself your system against threats.

Executable file path

This program is normally stored on disk in C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 5c156ec4e44e30331bcc865a3b61d839.

Is running as a service

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

Belongs to the operating system

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

Is a 64 bit executable file

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

Digitally signed

winlogon.exe is digitally signed. Nowadays the large majority of serious software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from winlogon.exe verifies as ok. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digitally signed by: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Can be uninstalled

This executable does NOT have an uninstall routine stored in registry.