Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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WgaLogon.dll
Windows Genuine Advantage by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 1.9.0040.0 |
| MD5: | ff4213a77ef458e3417457d3bf9ae42d |
| SHA1: | 46134dbd49c88c8caa0d8f71c3548339434f0daa |
| SHA256: | 5d0c0b8864c33288beaf48098f4617b6043a43483d8720206e8a0ae5cbea38a8 |
What is WgaLogon.dll?
Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) is an anti-piracy system created by Microsoft that enforces online validation of the licensing of several recent Microsoft Windows operating systems when accessing several services, such as Windows Update, and downloading Windows components from the Microsoft Download Center.
About WgaLogon.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”
Details
| File name: | wgalogon.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Genuine Advantage |
| Description: | Windows Genuine Advantage Notification |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wgalogon.dll |
| File version: | 1.9.0040.0 |
| Size: | 186 KB (190,464 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, April 4, 2006 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, October 4, 2007 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.524054 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Startup files notify
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
81.08% |
|
| Windows XP Home Edition |
13.51% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
2.70% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition |
2.70% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 53.33% of Windows Genuine Advantage.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
57.14% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
21.43% |
|
| Sahara |
7.14% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.14% |
|
| Sony |
7.14% |
|
