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What is msswchx.exe? OnScreen Keyboard program?

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Windows
Vendor Website:      http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;261902
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: MSSWCHX.EXE is the system program that runs when the On Screen Keyboard is in use.

msswchx.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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msswchx.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
msswchx.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x4912e98124860d074c32c355e3a6f7ac 6/19/2017 5:43:00 AM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
2 Status 0xa595558277a088abb61295b5f075c743 8/22/2016 7:07:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
3 Status 0xefd54f044894e26bace07a8c7b29b798 2/25/2016 8:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
4 Status 0x36e72fe787a589b28d6fcb21bb8b68d9 2/19/2016 8:36:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
5 Status 0xd4ba90101ab7a8d590dfe6ccf6951d0f 12/29/2014 2:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
6 Status 0x7b1b4762785a9f95636a317b16c1d9eb 12/11/2014 4:12:00 AM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
7 Status 0x574cd9cace59b25339e4e6d0b256a418 2/4/2012 12:04:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
8 Status 0xe863dcfc55bcbe037097a625f5b0f650 10/11/2011 8:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 13 KB
9 Status 0x8346e25740e9c6dce9e6e35d5963f8fe 9/28/2011 11:18:00 AM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 13 KB
10 Status 0x6d2b3a9d880ffd802d7ff05ff0b5f40f 9/17/2011 11:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
11 Status 0x9139e81ba7df8ead603e9cb37245aa4c 9/9/2011 11:41:00 AM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
12 Status 0x9dc8a6be03f25dc37cd210c133a217ec 7/20/2011 1:31:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
13 Status 0x6e8b139554e3a4f6b385649fbdf7c857 7/22/2010 9:19:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
14 Status 0x185c3f2d9efd5b5cec2610fe26b7d4b1 7/8/2010 2:52:00 AM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
15 Status 0xc728cfa9fe14d2240c5b9df8ad5e6dc2 4/21/2010 6:27:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
16 Status 0xdbe8ab883479ee1d07c6c6f0cc9fc6fa 2/22/2010 5:01:00 AM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
17 Status 0x589a2819e5a75ffb22606c10b310d7be 2/15/2010 8:50:00 PM Unknown 1, 0, 0, 1 OnScreen Keyboard program 7 KB
18 Status 0x267f98743b128b3df62c4faa6b32b2a3 10/22/2009 2:16:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
19 Status 0xa79e5f1963e4027112c152b57254be84 10/7/2009 2:40:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 26 KB
20 Status 0xb5ce5507f1438abc5aef5935007ab83a 5/29/2009 9:00:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 26 KB
21 Status 0x24cfde406bbbb73dd832c0cf2af403bb 3/4/2009 7:46:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
22 Status 0xa323b6e8808008de060b4e7cffaec8ec 8/25/2008 2:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 111 KB
23 Status 0x208282ed25d18f2d6f9f0f3588b35970 7/14/2008 9:04:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
24 Status 0xabc1fc512c00913637eb13676d30307d 6/10/2008 8:26:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB
25 Status 0x38b70f8d517632100d34095f1dd69069 6/5/2008 5:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown OnScreen Keyboard program 6 KB


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