What is the "dwm.exe" ? Variant 502981

Our database contains 886 different files for filename dwm.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the dwm.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name dwm.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Desktop Window Manager. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process dwm.exe.

Product:: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:: Microsoft Corporation
Description:: Desktop Window Manager
Version:: 6.0.6000.16386
MD5:: e87b968f3d49117445893eb0503fe34f
SHA1:: 6a8b97e0307a171ce513dd0e022959d0a323de3d
SHA256:: b230b863b486ee56fd1ffabb2f50710d050d02c3e7828d46beeb91ebd29248bb
Size:: 83456
Directory:: C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:: Windows Vista
Occurence:: High

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
Microsoft Security Essentials	2016-03-20 18:32:36
AVG update module	2015-05-14 15:23:22
avast! Antivirus	2015-03-22 15:36:18
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2015	2014-12-31 18:21:27
ESET Smart Security 4.0	2014-12-02 04:01:41
Doctor Web Anti-Virus	2014-02-15 18:04:51
avast! Internet Security	2013-10-18 02:25:09
Advanced SystemCare Ultimate	2013-10-18 02:25:09
COMODO Antivirus	2013-10-18 02:25:09
AVG Anti-Virus Free	2013-09-11 01:38:40

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Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.

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SAFErating from user Admin for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe

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Reviews for different files with filename "C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe"

SAFErating from user Fedor for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
SAFErating from user MIKLO for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe (Variant: 14377294)
This is usually a safe file, but as always any file can be made into malware so use caution and scan your computer on a regular basis. Good luck and happy net surfing. MIKLO
SAFErating from user tottili for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
SAFErating from user S for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe
SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\dwm.exe (Variant: 19591652)
dwm.exe is in most cases the Desktop Windows Manager for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and higher which provides support for Windows Aero graphics interface and visual themes. Technical description how the Desktop Windows Manager works can be found at wikipedia's article Desktop Window Manager. The Microsoft's description of this functionality can be found here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa969540(v=vs.85).aspx