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What is presentationfontcache.exe? Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi?

Vendor:      Microsoft Corporation
Product:     Microsoft
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/net/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data
Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Matic Analysis

Purpose: PresentationFontCache.exe -
"Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache Service also known as WinFX, is the graphical subsystem of the .NET Framework 3.0. In Windows XP/2003 it is only used when a developer has specifically developed an application using the .NET Framework.

Some users are reporting that PresentationFontCache.exe uses excessive amount of memory (some times 120Mb), if you are not experiencing this, leave it alone.

More information is avaible in http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms754130.aspx

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


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presentationfontcache.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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presentationfontcache.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.22%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 7 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
presentationfontcache.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x8ba7c024070f2b7fdd98ed8a4ba41789 5/8/2021 7:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 45 KB
2 Status 0xe56f39f6b7fda0ac77a79b0fd3de1a2f 3/20/2018 8:15:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 41 KB
3 Status 0xc9427725cb6ddfa911f30d5f4e369581 5/3/2017 11:14:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
4 Status 0xfb71b03636a04d0eeeb8e9762cfd3782 12/16/2015 8:09:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
5 Status 0xc7fbdd1ed42f82bfa35167a5c9803ea3 9/13/2015 7:49:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
6 Status 0x7b47332931e0b083d09f1e7fbdd3f147 3/25/2015 1:23:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
7 Status 0xc9be08664611ddaf98e2331e9288b00b 11/11/2014 7:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 45 KB
8 Status 0x2aaf650823623d89b5fe5c399fc5d1bd 10/28/2012 12:51:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
9 Status 0xfacecf3f75baf3775a879d1168402270 8/17/2011 1:47:00 PM Unknown 3.0.6920.0 (vista_rtm_wcp.061020-1904) Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 36 KB
10 Status 0x993883524aa9cf1c90e1545411a9ac9c 5/14/2011 8:57:00 PM Unknown 3.0.6920.1109 (lh_tools_devdiv_wpf.071009-1109) Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 36 KB
11 Status 0x7ef57375636991f794bf40b522a8e7ef 5/6/2010 6:21:00 PM Unknown 3.0.6913.0 (vista_rtm_wcp.061013-1925) Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 36 KB
12 Status 0x964fb6494e33f5d476dae4ff51ad9a8b 1/2/2010 4:08:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
13 Status 0xc8f3f0163f16ac5c1271266a55f54ed7 5/23/2009 1:31:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
14 Status 0xa50a25746f6842d6fc13a1f0a598426a 5/23/2009 11:38:00 AM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 45 KB
15 Status 0xbfd8e20bf998b9dc5aa510a554b85fca 3/31/2009 3:32:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
16 Status 0x0b1632320d4711133a1f2025c9affa76 3/20/2009 4:08:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 42 KB
17 Status 0x9631a61d9ddd3b9d4c33105e10c67412 1/18/2009 8:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 36 KB
18 Status 0x58987ebeba89258014302bc8a182d3a5 9/22/2008 6:32:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 45 KB
19 Status 0xedb60631ed162405138eacb25a62eead 9/5/2008 10:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown Presentation Foundation Font Cache Servi 45 KB


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