Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

6.3.9600.17044 (winblue_gdr.140311-0127)	23.81%
6.3.9600.16422 (winblue_gdr.131006-1505)	28.57%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	4.76%
6.2.9200.20780 (win8_ldr.130722-1509)	4.76%
6.2.9200.20623 (win8_ldr.130201-1704)	14.29%
6.2.9200.20523 (win8_ldr.120924-1641)	4.76%
6.2.8516.0 (win8_rtm.120713-1900)	4.76%
6.2.8516.0 (win8_rtm.120713-1900)	14.29%

Relationships

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

EventRegister, EventUnregister, EventWrite

api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll

RoInitialize, RoActivateInstance, RoGetActivationFactory, RoUninitialize

api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll

WindowsCreateString, WindowsCreateStringReference, WindowsDeleteString, WindowsGetStringRawBuffer, WindowsStringHasEmbeddedNull, WindowsIsStringEmpty, WindowsDuplicateString

api-ms-win-shcore-stream-winrt-l1-1-0.dll

CreateStreamOverRandomAccessStream, CreateRandomAccessStreamOnFile

d3d11.dll

D3D11CreateDevice

dwrite.dll

DWriteCreateFactory

kernel32.dll

CompareStringOrdinal, SetEvent, CloseHandle, CreateEventExW, WaitForSingleObjectEx, InitializeCriticalSectionEx, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeSRWLock, InterlockedIncrement, ResetEvent, InitOnceExecuteOnce, SetLastError, FormatMessageW, FindNLSStringEx, QueryPerformanceFrequency, OutputDebugStringW, RaiseFailFastException, GetLastError, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreExW, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, ReleaseSRWLockShared, TryAcquireSRWLockExclusive, TryAcquireSRWLockShared, AcquireSRWLockExclusive, AcquireSRWLockShared, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, GetTickCount64, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, QueryPerformanceCounter, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, RaiseException, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, MultiByteToWideChar, InterlockedExchange, WideCharToMultiByte, GetStringTypeExW, IsNormalizedString, NormalizeString, InterlockedDecrement

msvcp110.dll

DllMain

msvcr110.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoCreateInstanceFromApp

xmllite.dll

CreateXmlWriter, CreateXmlReader

xpsviewrasterizerdev11.dll

CreateRasterizer

glcnd.exe

Windows Reader by Microsoft

Remove glcnd.exe

Version:	6.2.9200.20523 (win8_ldr.120924-1641)
MD5:	2ba72aacc349a44eaa385ec167ec1f07
SHA1:	4ac7d9fc48b66c507d8a1bf3619f5b6134067402
SHA256:	276a68aa3779a1e6cb9163b61525c42e9cc8c3d823f41c4b1cfc43985accb884

What is glcnd.exe?

Microsoft Reader is a Microsoft program for the reading of e-books. Microsoft Reader is available for download from Microsoft as a free program for computers running Windows. Microsoft Reader displays books in the .LIT format, an extension of the Microsoft Compressed HTML Help format to include DRM. The notable features of Microsoft Reader are ClearType for increased readability on small screens.

Overview

glcnd.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

Details

File name:	glcnd.exe
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Windows Reader
Description:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\windowsapps\microsoft.reader_6.2.8516.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe\glcnd.exe
File version:	6.2.9200.20523 (win8_ldr.120924-1641)
Product version:	6.2.9200.20523
Size:	14.23 MB (14,924,288 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00013035%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00006518%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00006518%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	1,047 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	1/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	68.25 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	78.2 MB
Private (minimum):	64.76 MB
Non-paged memory:	68.25 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	334.46 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	381.15 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	78.12 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	96.22 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	165,871/min	2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	57	12
Handles:	420	600
GUI GDI count:	12	103
GUI GDI peak:	15	142
GUI USER count:	48	49
GUI USER peak:	50	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\windowsapps\microsoft.reader_6.2.9200.20523_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\glcnd.exe" -servernamC:microsoft.reader.appxtszmc7avrx02s7n8gch63tzwg517wd9k.mca
Owner:	User
Parent process:	svchost.exe (by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

shcore.dll
Total CPU:	0.02565690%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00115013%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.02450677%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	919,826/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	600 KB	1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00187218%
Kernel CPU:	0.00022831%
User CPU:	0.00164387%
CPU cycles:	63,837/sec
Memory:	1.74 MB
Windows.UI.Xaml.dll
Total CPU:	0.00053083%
Kernel CPU:	0.00032861%
User CPU:	0.00020222%
CPU cycles:	22,624/sec
Memory:	13.05 MB
glcnd.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00017694%
Kernel CPU:	0.00017694%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	12,746/sec
Memory:	14.25 MB

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 8.1	28.57%
Windows 8.1 Pro	23.81%
Windows 8	19.05%
Windows 8 Pro	9.52%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	9.52%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	4.76%
Windows 8 Enterprise	4.76%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 42.86% of Windows Reader.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
ASUS	25.00%
Hewlett-Packard	20.83%
Dell	16.67%
Acer	12.50%
Toshiba	8.33%
Sony	8.33%
Alienware	4.17%
Samsung	4.17%

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