Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional 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 structurePE 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:   6.2.8516.0 (win8_rtm.120713-1900)
MD5:   f6361008a3218ada0957ac6b70beff47
SHA1:   12a05495ae262fdab5b0a04afade8237c876c0fd
SHA256:   aa84d73097bdc00c73137e8f5db0b7e025c1ceeeddb68100aa50871378aefe46

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.

DetailsDetails

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:6.2.8516.0 (win8_rtm.120713-1900)
Product version:6.2.8516.0
Size:14.23 MB (14,919,680 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00307965%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00196406%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00111559%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,810 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,538,723/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:96.73 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):119.55 MB
Private (minimum):102.58 MB
Non-paged memory:96.73 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:331.63 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):402.02 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:106.92 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):182.26 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:148,082/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:250 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:20 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:13 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:24
12
Handles:357
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:14
142
GUI USER count:25
49
GUI USER peak:28
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Low
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\windowsapps\microsoft.reader_6.2.8516.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\glcnd.exe" -servernamC:microsoft.reader.appxtszmc7avrx02s7n8gch63tzwg517wd9k.mca
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
shcore.dll
Total CPU:0.04418656%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00268294%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.04150363%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:822,289/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:600 KB
1.16 MB
Windows.UI.Xaml.dll
Total CPU:0.01365870%
Kernel CPU:0.00435916%
User CPU:0.00929954%
CPU cycles:281,317/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:13.05 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00261586%
Kernel CPU:0.00033217%
User CPU:0.00228369%
CPU cycles:43,451/sec
Memory:1.75 MB
glcnd.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00039273%
Kernel CPU:0.00033582%
User CPU:0.00005691%
CPU cycles:13,301/sec
Memory:14.25 MB
combase.dll
CPU cycles:45/sec
Memory:1.69 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
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 countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.86% of Windows Reader.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
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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