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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

16.0.0.1117 66.67%
16.0.0.0606 33.33%

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PE structurePE file structure

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advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA, RegEnumValueW, RegEnumValueA, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteValueA
comctl32.dll
FlatSB_GetScrollProp, FlatSB_EnableScrollBar, _TrackMouseEvent, FlatSB_SetScrollProp
comdlg32.dll
PrintDlgA
gdi32.dll
CreatePen, RoundRect, Rectangle, GetBkMode, GetBkColor, GetTextColor, GetTextAlign, SetTextCharacterExtra, SetTextAlign, ExtTextOutA, EndDoc, TextOutA, TextOutW, GetTextCharsetInfo, GetTextCharacterExtra, GetCharWidthW, GetCurrentPositionEx, GetTextFaceA, StartDocA, EndPage, StartPage, GetStockObject, SetStretchBltMode, GetTextMetricsA, SetDIBColorTable, CreateDIBSection, GetDeviceCaps, CreateFontIndirectA, CreateRoundRectRgn, DeleteObject, LineTo, MoveToEx, SetBkMode, StretchBlt, GetObjectA, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, CreateSolidBrush, GetTextExtentPointA, GetTextExtentPoint32W, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, ExtTextOutW, SelectObject, DeleteDC
gdiplus.dll
GdiplusShutdown, GdipFree, GdipAlloc, GdipDisposeImage, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDrawImageI, GdipCloneImage, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdipGetImagePalette, GdipCreateBitmapFromFile, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdiplusStartup
kernel32.dll
InterlockedIncrement, lstrcpyA, WaitForSingleObject, GlobalFree, GlobalHandle, OpenProcess, CreateFileMappingA, GetModuleHandleA, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, DeleteFileA, CloseHandle, WriteFile, CreateFileA, GetTempFileNameA, GetTempPathA, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceA, MulDiv, GetCurrentThreadId, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedExchange, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, GetPrivateProfileIntA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, GetPrivateProfileStringW, CreateProcessA, CreateProcessW, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcessId, CreateEventA, FormatMessageW, SetEvent, GlobalSize, ResetEvent, GetVersionExA, GetCurrentProcess, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, OpenFile, _lopen, _llseek, _lread, _lclose, Sleep, lstrcpynA, LoadLibraryA, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetACP, RaiseException, IsBadWritePtr, lstrcmpA, GetModuleFileNameW, GetPrivateProfileIntW, LoadLibraryExA, LoadLibraryExW, LocalFree, FindFirstFileA, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileA, FindNextFileW, LocalAlloc, GetFullPathNameA, GetFullPathNameW, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleFileNameA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, GetSystemDirectoryA, WideCharToMultiByte, GetSystemDirectoryW
mfc80.dll
DllMain
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoCreateInstance, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoGetClassObject, CoTaskMemAlloc
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteExA, Shell_NotifyIconA
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveFileSpecW
urlmon.dll
URLDownloadToCacheFileW, CoInternetGetSession
user32.dll
LoadIconA, EqualRect, CopyRect, RegisterWindowMessageA, SetRect, DrawTextExA, WinHelpA, CloseClipboard, SetClipboardData, EmptyClipboard, OpenClipboard, RegisterClipboardFormatA, IsChild, InvalidateRect, UnionRect, LoadCursorA, DefWindowProcA, AppendMenuA, CreatePopupMenu, UpdateWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SetForegroundWindow, IsIconic, FindWindowA, MessageBoxA, MessageBeep, UpdateLayeredWindow, GetClassNameA, TrackPopupMenu, GetCursorPos, GetMenuItemID, EnableMenuItem, GetMenuItemCount, GetSubMenu, LoadMenuA, KillTimer, SetMenuDefaultItem, DestroyWindow, SendMessageTimeoutA, GetClassInfoA, GetSystemMetrics, GetDesktopWindow, SetWindowRgn, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, ShowWindow, UnhookWindowsHookEx, PostMessageA, SendMessageA, GetParent, GetWindowRect, IsWindowVisible, IsWindow, SystemParametersInfoA, GetSysColor, InflateRect, GetFocus, OffsetRect, DrawTextExW, PtInRect, GetClientRect, ReleaseCapture, RedrawWindow, SetCapture, ReleaseDC, GetDC, PeekMessageA, LoadBitmapA, EnableWindow, DrawTextA, FillRect, DispatchMessageA, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, IsClipboardFormatAvailable, GetClipboardData, CharUpperBuffW, WindowFromDC, WindowFromPoint, ClientToScreen, TrackMouseEvent, FrameRect, GetWindowLongA, RegisterClassA, AdjustWindowRectEx, MessageBoxW, SetTimer, AdjustWindowRect
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA
wininet.dll
InternetCanonicalizeUrlW
winmm.dll
PlaySoundA

EDICT.exe

Microsoft Encarta Dictionaries by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove EDICT.exe
Version:   16.0.0.1117
MD5:   783f7f39a134aa5a9fe78a137980190b
SHA1:   317ab9c5096a5647e1c93eaadb394cbaa5238829
SHA256:   24c20b807a939cad68c1f4ffd219bbc74dad04bdddbb5ae9ee22d8fa573021c6

What is EDICT.exe?

Encarta allows you to double-click any given word as a method of bringing up the dictionary. Typically, there are restrictions to this functionality (to prevent the dictionary from opening when you double-click in restricted areas) in photo credits, captions, and titles.

Overview

edict.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 published by Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009 from Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009 by Microsoft Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

DetailsDetails

File name:edict.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Encarta Dictionaries
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\microsoft encarta\encarta premium dvd 2009\edict.exe
File version:16.0.0.1117
Size:342.77 KB (351,000 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:Thursday, May 4, 2006
Expiration date:Thursday, May 10, 2007
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
7% remove
Microsoft Corporation
11% remove
The Microsoft Encarta Premium 2009 multimedia encyclopedia combines more than 62,000 detailed articles, immersive research experiences, and thousands of trusted Web links to some of the most relevant—and age-appropriate—sites on the Web, all maintained by a team of dedicated editors.
Microsoft Corporation
7% remove
Microsoft Corporation
3% remove
Microsoft Corporation
10% remove
Microsoft Student with Encarta includes a wide range of tools and resources for students. It can help you with your math homework and your foreign language studies. Encarta combines the resources of its award-winning encyclopedia with a variety of research and learning tools to deliver a complete reference resource for home or school use. Comprehensive homework tools integrate homework project and research starters with the Dictionary...
Microsoft Corporation
22% remove
Microsoft Corporation
8% remove
Microsoft Corporation
8% remove
Microsoft Corporation
3% remove
Microsoft Corporation
1% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'L09AXLRD_216513' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Student\Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2009 DVD\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'L07FXLRD_10187848' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Etudes\Microsoft Encarta 2007 - Études DVD\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'L07FXLRD_4820618' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Etudes\Microsoft Encarta 2007 - Études DVD\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'L07FXLRD_10225881' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Etudes\Microsoft Encarta 2007 - Études DVD\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'E09EXLRD_6442201' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encarta 2009 Biblioteca Premium DVD\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'E09AXLRD_14823698' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encarta Premium DVD 2009\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'E07AXLRD_132017952' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encarta Premium DVD 2007\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'L08AXLRD_694183030' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Student\Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 DVD\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'L08EXLRD_23069109' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Student\Microsoft Student con Encarta Premium 2008 DVD\EDICT.EXE" -m
  • 'E09AXLRD_536128' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Encarta\Encarta Premium DVD 2009\EDICT.EXE" -m

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00403280%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00103199%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00300081%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:5,088,141 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:142,966/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:24.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):17.98 MB
Private (minimum):12.01 MB
Non-paged memory:24.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:181.35 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):195.68 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:12.69 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):32.52 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:19,726/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:6.53 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:164 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:38 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:5/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:550
600
GUI GDI count:188
103
GUI GDI peak:203
142
GUI USER count:101
49
GUI USER peak:115
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\microsoft encarta\encarta premium dvd 2009\edict.exe" -m
  • "C:\Program Files\microsoft student\microsoft student with encarta premium 2009 dvd\edict.exe" -m
  • "C:\Program Files\microsoft encarta\encarta 2009 biblioteca premium dvd\edict.exe" -m
  • "C:\Program Files\microsoft student\microsoft student with encarta premium 2008 dvd\edict.exe" -m
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
EDICT.EXE (main module)
Total CPU:0.01446820%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00692756%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00754064%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:387,622/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:344 KB
1.16 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00058299%
Kernel CPU:0.00045884%
User CPU:0.00012416%
CPU cycles:14,582/sec
Memory:1.67 MB
ENCCONT.DLL
Total CPU:0.00046420%
Kernel CPU:0.00039943%
User CPU:0.00006477%
CPU cycles:10,840/sec
Memory:176 KB
MSENCDAT.DLL
Total CPU:0.00036355%
Kernel CPU:0.00022091%
User CPU:0.00014264%
CPU cycles:105,178/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:228 KB
mshtml.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00023149%
Kernel CPU:0.00023149%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:5,021/sec
Memory:13.69 MB
msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00000540%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00000540%
CPU cycles:26/sec
Memory:680 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 46.67%
Windows 7 Home Basic 26.67%
Windows Vista Home Premium 13.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.67%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

TN installs about 26.67% of Microsoft Encarta Dictionaries.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 60.00%
ASUS 40.00%
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