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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



wlidsvcm.exe (Microsoft Windows Live ID Service Monito)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 3.33%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


In addition to the file name, wlidsvcm.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Microsoft Corporation
Product contains:Windows Live ID
File name contains:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger



Win Patrol

Microsoft® Windows Live ID Service Monitor

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

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called wlidsvcm.exe, we have detected 8 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
wlidsvcm.exe8
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xd19fd7f155f2c282a5f4683b450aadf3 178 KB
2 0x5b9607a1bfc278dd61bce4a85f7e00ae 178 KB
3 0xe91b5fa739ccf7f0ce3282b0fcfa5108 178 KB
4 0x2b422f3849ab5a86c1b038f662982388 178 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
5 0x3ec01b8264d80c8164decab8f8803f39 190464 bytes
6 0x1ccad4cdff1182ea89861854e8f2c884 183152 bytes
7 0x93d6c1ba3e0db27180aeb3816dcdb461 183152 bytes
8 0x8d141ccf1e07c71cd9c3d8e2bb0e0a77 183152 bytes

Match #2



wlidsvcm.exe (WLIDSVCM.EXE)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.04%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, wlidsvcm.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Microsoft Corporation
Product contains:Microsoft® Identity CRL
File name contains:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVCM.EXE

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

WLIDSVCM.EXE -

wlidsvcm.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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