infocard.exe
Microsoft .NET Framework by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
infocard.exe has 12 known versions, the most recent one is 3.0.4506.648 (Winfxred.004506-0648). It is started as a Windows Service called 'idsvc' with the name 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\idsvc' and described as “Securely enables the creation, management, and disclosure of digital identities.”. . The average file size is about 847.79 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Microsoft Corporation by the certification authority Microsoft Corporation. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 12.4 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 13.7 MB.
What is infocard.exe?
Infocard.exe is used by Windows CardSpace service that automatically launches at computer startup and stores digital identities of a person and provides a unified interface for choosing the identity for a particular transaction such as logging to a particular website or domain.
About infocard.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“If you're like many people, you carry identification—a passport, drivers license, credit card, or an employee or student ID card. Merchants and financial institutions use identification to verify your”
 Details
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| File name: | infocard.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft® .NET Framework |
| Description: | Windows CardSpace |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v3.0\windows communication foundation\infocard.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, January 22, 2010 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\idsvc |
| Display name: | idsvc |
| Description: | “Securely enables the creation, management, and disclosure of digital identities.” |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of infocard.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- idsvc
- 'idsvc' (Windows CardSpace)
All file variations of infocard.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.25% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
18.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.75% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.50% |
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| Windows Se7en Titan |
0.25% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.25% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 44.05% of Microsoft® .NET Framework.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
24.90% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.54% |
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| ASUS |
14.40% |
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| Acer |
10.31% |
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| Toshiba |
8.56% |
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| Sony |
5.06% |
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| Lenovo |
5.06% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.09% |
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| Compaq |
1.95% |
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| Intel |
1.95% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.75% |
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| MSI |
1.56% |
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| Samsung |
1.36% |
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| Sahara |
1.36% |
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| Alienware |
1.17% |
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