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What is mspaint.exe? Paint?

Vendor:      Microsoft Corporation
Product:     Microsoft
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/mspaint_overview.mspx
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: mspaint.exe - Paint doesn't need to be loaded if you are not using it.

According to Microsoft:

"Paint is a drawing tool you can use to create simple or elaborate drawings. These drawings can be either black-and-white or color, and can be saved as bitmap files. You can print your drawing, use it for your desktop background, or paste it into another document. You can even use Paint to view and edit scanned photos.

You can also use Paint to work with pictures, such as .jpg, .gif, or .bmp files. You can paste a Paint picture into another document you've created, or use it as your desktop background."

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


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mspaint.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: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
mspaint.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x694af8b27c9a0a99399e02ce977f986b 6/11/2020 7:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 474 KB
2 Status 0x359940d9904bdc355c3ea201d122d2e7 2/18/2015 2:13:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 338 KB
3 Status 0x949bc05cef66bcd68eb23f08eb4c2dff 2/2/2015 4:48:00 AM Unknown Unknown Paint 335 KB
4 Status 0x203ad5231df585be7046abf2c966df8f 9/28/2012 5:52:00 AM Unknown Unknown Paint 335 KB
5 Status 0xd02a926d853a7b248ccdde5007220543 1/29/2012 1:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 339 KB
6 Status 0xf20f443ff1bfc1114ffddd4e96281807 6/23/2011 6:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 314 KB
7 Status 0x57adb09ed3617b042d155449490a9f76 3/29/2011 9:02:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Paint 335 KB
8 Status 0xd13db05b3e8f29c646822f7e55387ac6 2/3/2011 5:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 430 KB
9 Status 0xedff9513572e699398e1649f195855b8 8/10/2010 8:52:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 338 KB
10 Status 0x2c2f68924502b2ca7eff14148daebc7a 4/19/2010 2:00:00 AM Unknown 5.00.2195.6601 Paint 312 KB
11 Status 0x1cdb3dce5174cbc12dc7b14809181848 3/5/2010 2:56:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) Paint 474 KB
12 Status 0x764297511162106744cf4315e6a29d5b 12/9/2009 1:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 335 KB
13 Status 0xe56bf44f989fb3b5a2b22f72d292cb42 11/25/2009 7:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 337 KB
14 Status 0xb544cb3758ba4296c04c5b1b3ac53181 11/20/2009 3:58:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 432 KB
15 Status 0x13432c448cb8997c11ba5856e2690786 9/4/2009 7:08:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 337 KB
16 Status 0x952c1f8ba27eefdb43120f3b31ba678d 8/9/2009 10:08:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 6217 KB
17 Status 0x8aa3f4d1bb3f67ad8d2fabe34382476c 7/24/2009 9:32:00 AM Unknown Unknown Paint 337 KB
18 Status 0x891d1a3f34c83c4a95a1cebccb3607a4 7/22/2009 10:58:00 AM Unknown Unknown Paint 333 KB
19 Status 0xe8cef410d674f1a81bc1ac9c43e7369c 7/6/2009 9:46:00 AM Unknown Unknown Paint 415 KB
20 Status 0xbfd1247d7aeb3e2813c4c740de5c3f12 6/4/2009 9:16:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 474 KB
21 Status 0x77cf211440d551bdd1ce8513d627b253 5/18/2009 11:15:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 338 KB
22 Status 0xa8fa1c6f7801cce2c8b35fcb9e260cda 5/18/2009 12:49:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 2836 KB
23 Status 0x7e76ac910a9e49aff0943cee887161f7 5/12/2009 8:26:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 339 KB
24 Status 0xb62546496c31e37e3c438b25bfe05d85 5/1/2009 2:12:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 337 KB
25 Status 0x926a52922c6b8ebee2d741441ad7fe40 3/31/2009 5:06:00 PM Unknown Unknown Paint 3931 KB


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