notepad.exe
Notepad by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| MD5: | 87f6da0780cc8dcf3d73aaa04e3d0e06 |
| SHA1: | 4a9f3402443cac9c74c2ce3659bb07f5c4f95a37 |
| SHA256: | ea6e80b520e0651bbfb5a6fa1fa3c05cbdc6e9d1b62558377d1e546456dc6298 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is notepad.exe?
Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft Windows. It has been included in all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 in 1985. Notepad is a common text-only (plain text) editor. The resulting files—typically saved with the .txt extension—have no format tags or styles.
About notepad.exe (from Microsoft)
“Notepad is a basic text editor you can use for simple documents or for creating Web pages.”
Overview
notepad.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This version is designed to run on Windows 7. Note, some antivirus scanners have flagged this file, however it is not necessarily considered malware (see below for details).
Details
| File name: | notepad.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Notepad |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe |
| Original name: | NOTEPAD.EXE.MUI |
| File version: | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| Product version: | 6.1.7600.16385 |
| Size: | 189 KB (193,536 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 7.121847 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Shell open commands
- comfile
- batfile
- piffile
- vbefile
- VBSFile
- scrfile
- regfile
- jsefile
- JSFile
- htafile
- CERFile
- txtfile
- scriptletfile
- inifile
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
13.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 61.50% of Notepad.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
32.06% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
19.85% |
|
| Toshiba |
12.98% |
|
| Acer |
12.21% |
|
| ASUS |
9.16% |
|
| Sony |
6.87% |
|
| Alienware |
2.29% |
|
| Samsung |
2.29% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.29% |
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