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LegitCheckControl.dll
Microsoft Genuine Advantage by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 1.9.0042.0 |
| MD5: | 3307a07b81206f354f0d4befee922437 |
| SHA1: | ffb6d59178f9fe1a7c2e69153e241361c70013f5 |
| SHA256: | 4bb29d65667ae99c923147f0f507cf8e680a5c230aaa6dfc88ec79f7d4408955 |
What is LegitCheckControl.dll?
The Windows Genuine Advantage program (WGA) helps you determine whether your copy of Windows is genuine.
About LegitCheckControl.dll (from Microsoft Corporation)
“The Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program is part of the commitment by Microsoft to protect its customers and partners from counterfeiters through education, engineering, and enforcement of policies”
Overview
legitcheckcontrol.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| File name: | legitcheckcontrol.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft Genuine Advantage |
| Description: | Windows Genuine Advantage Validation |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\legitcheckcontrol.dll |
| File version: | 1.9.0042.0 |
| Size: | 1.42 MB (1,485,176 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, January 22, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
ActiveX installs
- {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700}
Internet Explorer ActiveX objects
- CLSID: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
74.16% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
7.87% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
5.62% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
4.49% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.25% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
2.25% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.12% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
1.12% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.12% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 37.08% of Microsoft Genuine Advantage.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
35.29% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
11.76% |
|
| Intel |
11.76% |
|
| American Megatrends |
10.29% |
|
| Gateway |
8.82% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.88% |
|
| ASUS |
5.88% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.41% |
|
| Acer |
2.94% |
|
| Sahara |
2.94% |
|
