Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.500.3165.0 41.57%
6.500.3165.0 56.18%
6.500.3146.0 1.12%
6.500.3146.0 1.12%

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Parent process
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
CloseServiceHandle, StartServiceW, ControlService, QueryServiceStatusEx, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegOpenCurrentUser
kernel32.dll
GetModuleFileNameA, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualAlloc, GetCPInfo, GetOEMCP, HeapDestroy, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, SetFilePointer, GetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, FlushFileBuffers, ReadFile, SetEndOfFile, CreateFileW, GetLocalTime, OutputDebugStringW, OpenEventW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedExchange, OpenProcess, CreateEventW, ResetEvent, LocalFree, SetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, CloseHandle, CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent, WriteFile, ExitProcess, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, GetConsoleCP, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHandleCount, Sleep, TerminateProcess, WaitForSingleObject, GetProcessHeap, HeapSetInformation, GetLastError, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, IsValidCodePage
psapi.dll
GetProcessMemoryInfo
rpcrt4.dll
RpcAsyncCancelCall, RpcAsyncCompleteCall, RpcAsyncInitializeHandle, RpcBindingFree, RpcStringFreeW, RpcBindingFromStringBindingW, NdrAsyncClientCall, RpcStringBindingComposeW
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHCreateDirectoryExW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathCombineW
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, MessageBoxExW

WLIDSVCM.exe

Microsoft Windows Live ID by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove WLIDSVCM.exe
Version:   6.500.3165.0
MD5:   e91b5fa739ccf7f0ce3282b0fcfa5108
SHA1:   72981377b5369b4e7440d285f9e94a53255c06a3
SHA256:   a5b186028e038d4556127e242429783c0ab7659c8a48444941fe9f2e89e80a22

What is WLIDSVCM.exe?

Microsoft account (previously Windows Live ID) is a single sign-on web service developed and provided by Microsoft that allows users to log in to many websites using one account. Microsoft account allows users to sign in to websites that support this service using a single set of credentials. Users' credentials are not checked by Microsoft account-enabled websites, but by a Microsoft account authentication server.

About WLIDSVCM.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)

Windows Live ID (formerly known as Microsoft Passport) is a service that allows you to use a single e-mail address and password, referred to as credentials, to sign into most Microsoft sites and servi

DetailsDetails

File name:wlidsvcm.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft® Windows Live ID
Description:Microsoft® Windows Live ID Service Monitor
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\wlidsvcm.exe
File version:6.500.3165.0
Size:178.86 KB (183,152 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Expiration date:Friday, January 22, 2010
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00008823%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005907%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002916%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:23,032 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:526/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:969.5 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.18 MB
Private (minimum):1.19 MB
Non-paged memory:969.5 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:26.23 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):29.59 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.25 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.66 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,952/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:14 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:85 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:51
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:1
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • wlidsvcm.exe 3472
  • wlidsvcm.exe 1784
  • wlidsvcm.exe 1748
  • wlidsvcm.exe 3032
  • wlidsvcm.exe 3120
  • wlidsvcm.exe 3596
  • wlidsvcm.exe 2596
  • (49 more)
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:wlidsvc.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 25.84%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.60%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.22%
Windows Vista Home Premium 12.36%
Windows 7 Professional 8.99%
Windows Vista Business 2.25%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.25%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.12%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.12%
Windows 7 Starter 1.12%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.12%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.56% of Microsoft® Windows Live ID.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 31.67%
Dell 16.67%
Toshiba 13.33%
Acer 10.00%
ASUS 6.67%
Samsung 3.33%
Sony 3.33%
Lenovo 3.33%
MSI 3.33%
Gateway 3.33%
Sahara 1.67%
American Megatrends 1.67%
GIGABYTE 1.67%
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