locationnotifications.exe
Location Activity by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| MD5: | 5bcad88996f349c6f4f8ea78fb5b2096 |
| SHA1: | 908c94ac8fb94b888328880976f72916ba6adaad |
| SHA256: | 6900df1dafa4668359b34637c5d2035b1ee247dc3489f4486b0ac2070f30814d |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is locationnotifications.exe?
Location activity is logged to provide users a way to track which applications have accessed their location information. Sensor drivers use a special object that processes all I/O requests. This object ensures that only programs with user permission can access sensor data.
About locationnotifications.exe (from Microsoft)
“Location activity is automatically logged per application instance. After an application that uses location starts, the first successful attempt and the first failed attempt by an instance of an appli”
Details
| File name: | locationnotifications.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Location Activity |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\locationnotifications.exe |
| Original name: | LocationNotifications.exe.mui |
| File version: | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| Product version: | 6.1.7600.16385 |
| Size: | 88 KB (90,112 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 7.068300 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'Notifications' in the path '\Microsoft\Windows\Location\Notifications'
- Entry path '\Microsoft\Windows\Location\Notifications'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
18.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
6.50% |
|
| Windows 8 |
4.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
3.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
2.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
2.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 45.23% of Location Activity.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
18.75% |
|
| ASUS |
17.97% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
17.58% |
|
| Acer |
11.72% |
|
| Toshiba |
10.16% |
|
| Lenovo |
10.16% |
|
| Sony |
5.47% |
|
| Intel |
2.34% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
1.95% |
|
| Samsung |
1.56% |
|
| Alienware |
1.17% |
|
| Medion |
0.78% |
|
| Sahara |
0.39% |
|
