AppIDCertstoreCheck.exe
AppID Certificate Store Verification Task by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 18 versions of appidcertstorecheck.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623). The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 17.78 KB.
What is appidcertstorecheck.exe?
A common type of credential is the X.509 certificate. When creating secure services or clients, you can specify a certificate be used as the client or service credential by using methods such as the SetCertificate method. The method requires various parameters, such as the store where the certificate is stored and a value to use when searching for the certificate.
Details
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| File name: | appidcertstorecheck.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | AppID Certificate Store Verification Task |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\appidcertstorecheck.exe |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of appidcertstorecheck.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\AppID\VerifiedPublisherCertStoreCheck'
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'VerifiedPublisherCertStoreCheck' runs on boot in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\AppID\VerifiedPublisherCertStoreCheck'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\AppID\VerifiedPublisherCertStoreCheck'
All file variations of appidcertstorecheck.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.75% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.25% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
2.25% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.75% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
0.75% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
0.25% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.25% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.25% |
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| Windows Developer Preview |
0.25% |
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| 25 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 41.56% of AppID Certificate Store Verification Task.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
21.19% |
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| ASUS |
16.73% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.24% |
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| Acer |
11.71% |
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| Toshiba |
9.67% |
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| Lenovo |
9.29% |
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| Sony |
4.83% |
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| Intel |
3.35% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.42% |
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| Samsung |
1.67% |
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| Medion |
1.12% |
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| Alienware |
0.93% |
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| Gateway |
0.37% |
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| MSI |
0.37% |
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| NEC |
0.37% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.37% |
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| Compaq |
0.37% |
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