wltcore.dll
Windows Live Toolbar by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 3 versions of wltcore.dll in the wild, the latest version being 14.0.8117.0416. It is integrated as a plugin to Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object, often without any obvious user interface, and will load for each instance of IE. The average file size is about 1.02 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation. The programs Windows Live Essentials, Installation Windows Live and Podstawowe programy Windows Live have been observed as installing specific variations of wltcore.dll. The library is loaded into Internet Explorer as a BHO (browser helper object).
What is wltcore.dll?
Windows Live Toolbar was an browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer. Windows Live Toolbar provided a simple search interface that starts to list results as the user types in a search query, and uses Bing as its search engine. The toolbar also allows users to synchronize their Internet Explorer favorites across multiple computers, and provides an interface to Windows Live and MSN services.
 Details
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| File name: | wltcore.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Live Toolbar |
| Description: | Windows Live Toolbar Core |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows live\toolbar\wltcore.dll |
| Original name: | wltcore.dll.mui |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Sunday, July 12, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, July 3, 2011 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Windows Live Toolbar.)
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“Windows Live is the former collective brand name for a set of services and software products from Microsoft; part of their software plus services platform. A majority of these services are Web applica...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of wltcore.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {E15A8DC0-8516-42A1-81EA-DC94EC1ACF10}
Internet Explorer web browsers
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser'
- CLSID: {21FA44EF-376D-4D53-9B0F-8A89D3229068}
Internet Explorer toolbars
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar'
- CLSID: {21FA44EF-376D-4D53-9B0F-8A89D3229068}
All file variations of wltcore.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
57.75% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.72% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.63% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.23% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
4.23% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
4.23% |
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| Windows 8 Release Preview |
2.82% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
1.41% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 47.89% of Windows Live Toolbar.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
32.79% |
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| Intel |
19.67% |
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| Dell |
13.11% |
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| Gateway |
9.84% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.20% |
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| ASUS |
6.56% |
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| Acer |
4.92% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.92% |
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