bfe.dll
Base Filtering Engine by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) |
| MD5: | bbe15881fe11be37112f8320c41dafb9 |
| SHA1: | 294c13e38fcb975b3fb9df54ee117179eb777474 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is bfe.dll?
The Base Filtering Engine (BFE) is a service that manages firewall and Internet Protocol security (IPsec) policies and implements user mode filtering. Stopping or disabling the BFE service will significantly reduce the security of the system. It will also result in unpredictable behavior in IPsec management and firewall applications.
About bfe.dll (from Microsoft)
“Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) is a network traffic processing platform designed to replace the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 network traffic filtering interfaces. WFP consists of a set of hook”
Details
| File name: | bfe.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Base Filtering Engine |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\bfe.dll |
| Original name: | BFE.DLL.MUI |
| File version: | 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) |
| Product version: | 6.3.9600.16384 |
| Size: | 808 KB (827,392 bytes) |
| Build date: | 3/8/2014 12:01 AM |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| Entropy: | 6.188336 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange' in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Filtering Platform\BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Filtering Platform\BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange'
Hosted services
Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost
- Shared name is 'BFE'
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Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
32.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
16.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
9.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
4.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.00% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
3.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.00% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
1.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 49.75% of Base Filtering Engine.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
24.51% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.58% |
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| ASUS |
15.81% |
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| Acer |
11.07% |
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| Toshiba |
9.49% |
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| Lenovo |
7.91% |
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| Sony |
5.53% |
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| Samsung |
1.98% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.98% |
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| Alienware |
1.58% |
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| Intel |
1.58% |
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