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What is verclsid.exe? Verify CLSID?

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Microsoft
Vendor Website:      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165
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.

Purpose: verclsid.exe - Microsoft security feature introduced in the April 2006 patch collection. After it is installed, it runs the first time any COM object is started to ensure it is valid.

verclsid.exe is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.


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verclsid.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: 2 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
verclsid.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x8f58544719e1c435bc36a8b207096581 7/20/2015 1:25:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) Verify CLSID 9 KB
2 Status 0x91790d6749ebed90e2c40479c0a91879 1/16/2015 7:47:00 PM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
3 Status 0x712e48248a0d16d996d4f3a79cf485a8 4/30/2011 8:31:00 AM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
4 Status 0x31b020255b1d66225af2cf82f53ee659 1/27/2011 10:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
5 Status 0x32a71f37940de5997fbb8f7bf76bd246 11/18/2010 9:00:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2869 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.060316-1512) Verify CLSID 28 KB
6 Status 0x4183fd9df3a5d8ed23bfa235baf2c5c2 4/14/2010 11:44:00 AM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
7 Status 0x8337b85760dc2a81bb946ae4931bc2bb 3/29/2010 3:42:00 PM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
8 Status 0x90bd8691ad4d5f7a9106a9676fbf87f6 2/8/2010 1:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
9 Status 0xdd2d10519a82cac301418a6a3460e89e 6/15/2009 3:22:00 PM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
10 Status 0xe5d4ee7b0d305a03285302a3586ee796 4/2/2009 10:07:00 PM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
11 Status 0x49917e8f45567ae859b1443a97c13d29 1/3/2009 2:32:00 AM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
12 Status 0x1425485f4a884bd311a531167e7b6ad8 9/6/2008 11:15:00 AM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
13 Status 0x1e8bfd9c1e124f066960251355edede9 6/1/2008 11:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown Verify CLSID 28 KB
14 Status 0xd6cfbcc577ff0fe7fe19eeba4347b02c 12/31/2007 Unknown 5.1.2600.3264 (xpsp.071130-1425) Verify CLSID 28 KB


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