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What is wininit.exe? Windows Start-Up Application?

Vendor:      Microsoft Corporation
Product:     Microsoft
Vendor Website:      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/276283/eng
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: WININIT.EXE start up processes like SERVICES.EXE, LSASS.EXE and others.

wininit.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.


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

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.36%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
wininit.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xb5c5dcad3899512020d135600129d665 6/5/2018 4:39:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
2 Status 0x101ba3ea053480bb5d957ef37c06b5ed 8/24/2016 7:33:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) wininit.exe 94 KB
3 Status 0xd4385b03e8cccee6f0ee249f827c1f3e 1/15/2015 12:38:00 AM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) wininit.exe 93 KB
4 Status 0xdca93a8e1f2d283467c8ce783d3409b8 7/18/2011 4:02:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) wininit.exe 93 KB
5 Status 0xa6888e820ed0b6d7f76bb1debd989c57 12/9/2010 11:08:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
6 Status 0x28d64cbab86c81d9dc39ebafa4a00fa9 11/13/2010 4:43:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
7 Status 0x3b85924f52146d60a7fcd9232ea0d8c1 9/13/2010 7:22:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
8 Status 0x2e4264c95bab587431c79c101899ccc8 5/19/2010 12:16:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
9 Status 0x39d959cd9f3bc44f78db3c6588aac3fe 12/10/2009 11:24:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 93 KB
10 Status 0x0aa9f875820313375bbc4a651f701b20 12/3/2009 2:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
11 Status 0xf9fa0fd7f7ffb89daed13fdb4b17f4ab 10/29/2009 7:22:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 96 KB
12 Status 0xf483a4c7a9d8dc76e0aec7cd40092d76 8/27/2009 12:50:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
13 Status 0x0cd083d476387be23dc8dddcc6b7391b 7/9/2009 9:29:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 98 KB
14 Status 0x42fe2ffa119053b16e317eb5a59356d7 7/7/2009 4:06:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
15 Status 0xd30ec098ef790d88fb17faf713fb93b1 7/3/2009 9:02:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
16 Status 0xb15d7dc8956a94ed0e368aaa5d714d76 5/5/2009 12:59:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 96 KB
17 Status 0x329618a61456b4b72628a23ddc63275f 5/4/2009 2:35:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 96 KB
18 Status 0xac770e072852c191e592be876d172d8e 5/2/2009 1:07:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 96 KB
19 Status 0x432fd2a71a400a216c938943cb07f9e9 4/22/2009 3:33:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
20 Status 0x87d78f890b5fa3a62043e9636b3cfdd0 4/13/2009 5:54:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 94 KB
21 Status 0xf11f490e81cea17267b8bb281b306dcf 12/17/2008 2:28:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 93 KB
22 Status 0xcffc59b0fa2e9654cd0f9a47da8dbbee 12/7/2008 1:36:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 98 KB
23 Status 0xf4949b3e91f2703d17e4b5206b81b19d 9/17/2008 4:09:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows Start-Up Application 93 KB
24 Status 0x0722622bf012cf2fa28b091b32eb21ff 9/5/2008 12:56:00 AM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) wininit.exe 94 KB
25 Status 0xeb07821071e7b786dd9f05e20a131581 6/27/2008 11:03:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) wininit.exe 94 KB


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