Should I block it?
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        BytecodeGenerator.exe
AppX Deployment Bytecode Generator EXE by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) | 
| MD5: | 63bfd47f4f8277f02e4831aeb934ef85 | 
| SHA1: | a72c792df1a3189473bee70d3a3147f11bf17756 | 
| SHA256: | 5a8571d7b645b0d0e0a4e59b0f5ef43eaa437888f549c1c3de442f2b7158f49e | 
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
bytecodegenerator.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges). This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.
 Details
Details
| File name: | bytecodegenerator.exe | 
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Product name: | AppX Deployment Bytecode Generator EXE | 
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System | 
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\syswow64\bytecodegenerator.exe | 
| File version: | 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) | 
| Product version: | 6.2.9200.16384 | 
| Size: | 26 KB (26,624 bytes) | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00010991% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004689% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00006302% |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private (maximum): | 17.4 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 8.03 MB |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center | 100.00% |  | 
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Dell | 100.00% |  |