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What is dns.exe? Domain Name Service (DNS)?

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Windows
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/
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.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Matic Analysis

Purpose: dns.exe - Windows Domain Name Service.

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


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dns.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 30 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
dns.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x58bfdadb3857559c0fc1540e1360f301 1/21/2015 2:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 452 KB
2 Status 0xa2023ccdf44afdb476ad310a42444dec 11/27/2014 10:20:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 440 KB
3 Status 0xaf68bc2d8279938b49bf0a16a4574cca 6/24/2014 2:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 454 KB
4 Status 0x094f78f9feaa6e9dc1d5cab87f6eeb02 5/15/2013 11:19:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 457 KB
5 Status 0x2a1614828be1e1558d06d3b2d6beaf9b 2/4/2013 9:10:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 441 KB
6 Status 0xf8c61b1741e43af5fda7559c2a7bfa2d 2/9/2012 2:59:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 452 KB
7 Status 0xe656e27d68eee789042e2ff51236f80d 1/26/2012 11:20:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 439 KB
8 Status 0xd059ae347f38bfbed83ef307364cb80b 11/29/2011 9:22:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 437 KB
9 Status 0xf303d921bc2a3d0164b0a189f17bd496 9/13/2011 11:19:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 439 KB
10 Status 0xcbe124b0ed71c298faa98fe778277b2f 9/1/2011 12:16:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 327 KB
11 Status 0xeadc378cb44d1eb1b9c200760187e81a 8/2/2011 7:30:00 AM Unknown 5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710) Domain Name Service (DNS) 433 KB
12 Status 0x9584944c838fe6f31a3b685df48a2ded 7/20/2011 6:41:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 324 KB
13 Status 0xd9786391a0e2eff9494f1c463279c542 5/2/2011 1:36:00 PM Unknown 5.2.3790.4171 (srv03_sp2_gdr.071016-1251) Domain Name Service (DNS) 435 KB
14 Status 0x3b6bb847a79a14ac29a75456ec651bd7 3/24/2011 4:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 452 KB
15 Status 0xf48f7b44a7ab649c25d28ada071d615f 2/11/2011 6:29:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 437 KB
16 Status 0x0b33a6d1c3373bae4b5184ee668dde7d 1/7/2011 7:28:00 PM Unknown 5.2.3790.4059 (srv03_sp2_gdr.070412-0144) Domain Name Service (DNS) 433 KB
17 Status 0xfacac9144a7702172d0b970391f2ddf0 10/2/2010 11:29:00 PM Unknown 5.2.3790.0 (srv03_rtm.030324-2048) Domain Name Service (DNS) 412 KB
18 Status 0xec1820387217c0474961aa8dbf090af1 6/9/2010 1:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 439 KB
19 Status 0x0de3479ad5bba66f54a69b0a34d4e235 4/29/2010 12:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 451 KB
20 Status 0x505de26e86cc79dac099114dcf13e9c0 4/26/2010 12:32:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 452 KB
21 Status 0xd90e4594a8e74b2dbf127bbea9c8985b 4/12/2010 6:55:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 436 KB
22 Status 0x839d48b85cd2bde20ce442bcab21e820 4/2/2010 1:43:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 442 KB
23 Status 0x8abb22ac1e01a3b349a17596a29a71fa 3/10/2010 9:17:00 PM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 394 KB
24 Status 0x6613f9d57944d09f248fe3b3850ec6ae 3/4/2010 5:55:00 PM Unknown 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447) Domain Name Service (DNS) 432 KB
25 Status 0x8cbe2c17add0ad7e21398efbbfb68ff7 2/23/2010 1:23:00 AM Unknown Unknown Domain Name Service (DNS) 460 KB


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