Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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LegitCheckControl.dll
Windows Genuine Advantage by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 1.7.0018.5 |
| MD5: | d1cb99adba9397d7d02b0b2dcfe47f1a |
| SHA1: | 68c1e056f3f23118649f2c064e9d8c90f2d199c7 |
| SHA256: | c01629072fb7d954ee5ffabfa3f2dd54ac048627b84efa9ff10852cd22e1eed2 |
What is LegitCheckControl.dll?
The Windows Genuine Advantage program (WGA) helps you determine whether your copy of Windows is genuine.
About LegitCheckControl.dll (from Microsoft Corporation)
“The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program is part of the commitment by Microsoft to protect its customers and partners from counterfeiters through education, engineering, and enforcement of policies”
Overview
legitcheckcontrol.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| File name: | legitcheckcontrol.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Genuine Advantage |
| Description: | Windows Genuine Advantage Validation |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\legitcheckcontrol.dll |
| File version: | 1.7.0018.5 |
| Size: | 1.41 MB (1,476,992 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, August 22, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, February 22, 2009 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.787587 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
ActiveX installs
- {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700}
Internet Explorer ActiveX objects
- CLSID: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
67.74% |
|
| Windows XP Home Edition |
16.13% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.45% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
3.23% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
3.23% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
3.23% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 80.95% of Windows Genuine Advantage.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
52.17% |
|
| Sony |
17.39% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
13.04% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
8.70% |
|
| Intel |
8.70% |
|
