Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 7.14%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 35.71%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 7.14%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 14.29%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 7.14%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 14.29%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 7.14%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) 7.14%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
DecryptFileW, EncryptFileW, EventWrite, EventRegister, EventUnregister, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, CloseServiceHandle, QueryServiceConfigW, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegGetValueW, RegEnumValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegOpenKeyW, RegEnumKeyW, RegQueryValueExA
comctl32.dll
ImageList_Draw, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_Remove, PropertySheetW, CreatePropertySheetPageW, ImageList_GetImageCount
comdlg32.dll
GetOpenFileNameW, GetFileTitleW, GetSaveFileNameW, CommDlgExtendedError
gdi32.dll
Polygon, GetTextFaceW, GdiGradientFill, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateFontW, Polyline, CreatePolygonRgn, SetROP2, GetTextMetricsW, TranslateCharsetInfo, StretchDIBits, CreateDCW, CreateFontIndirectW, SetStretchBltMode, ExtSelectClipRgn, GetBrushOrgEx, GetRgnBox, CombineRgn, CreateRectRgn, ExtFloodFill, SetBrushOrgEx, UnrealizeObject, GetPixel, MoveToEx, LineTo, SetPixel, CreateDIBSection, CreatePen, SetDIBitsToDevice, CreateDIBitmap, GetDIBits, CreateHalftonePalette, StretchBlt, EnumFontFamiliesExW, OffsetRgn, GetNearestColor, CreatePalette, SetViewportExtEx, PlayMetaFile, SaveDC, SetMapMode, LPtoDP, GetDeviceCaps, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, RealizePalette, BitBlt, DeleteDC, SelectPalette, SelectObject, DeleteObject, SetDIBits, CreateBitmap, GetPaletteEntries, SetPaletteEntries, GetNearestPaletteIndex, ResizePalette, CreateSolidBrush, CreatePatternBrush, GetObjectW, GetCurrentObject, GetDIBColorTable, SetTextColor, SetBkColor, CreateRectRgnIndirect, FillRgn, PatBlt, GetStockObject, SetDIBColorTable, GdiAlphaBlend, Rectangle, RestoreDC, SetBkMode, SetTextAlign, ExtTextOutW, CreateICW, RoundRect, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, Escape, GetBkMode, GetTextColor, EnumFontFamiliesW, PolyBezier, Ellipse
imm32.dll
ImmGetCompositionStringW, ImmGetCompositionWindow, ImmGetContext, ImmSetCompositionWindow, ImmReleaseContext, ImmAssociateContext, ImmNotifyIME
kernel32.dll
GetModuleFileNameW, CreateThread, GetCurrentProcess, IsWow64Process, Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection, Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, InterlockedExchange, GetVersionExW, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, GetExitCodeThread, GlobalReAlloc, GetTempPathW, MoveFileExW, CopyFileW, DeleteFileW, GetACP, GetModuleHandleA, HeapSetInformation, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, GetTickCount, lstrcmpiW, GetProcAddress, InterlockedDecrement, GetThreadLocale, InterlockedIncrement, DeleteCriticalSection, SetEndOfFile, FindFirstFileW, GlobalAddAtomW, GlobalDeleteAtom, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, SetErrorMode, GetFileSize, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetDateFormatW, GetTimeFormatW, GetLocaleInfoW, lstrlenW, MulDiv, CloseHandle, GetFileSizeEx, CreateFileW, FormatMessageW, GetModuleHandleW, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GetFileTime, GetFileAttributesW, DeviceIoControl, SetFileTime, GetLastError, SetFileAttributesW, FindClose, WriteFile, ReadFile, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, Sleep, InitializeCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStartupInfoW, OutputDebugStringA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, lstrcmpW, ApplicationRecoveryInProgress, ApplicationRecoveryFinished, RegisterApplicationRecoveryCallback, RegisterApplicationRestart, CompareFileTime, FindFirstStreamW, FindNextStreamW, RaiseException, LoadLibraryA, GetTempFileNameW, GetSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, TerminateThread, IsDBCSLeadByte, lstrcpyW, lstrcpynW, GetCommandLineW, lstrlenA, CreateDirectoryW, GetNumberFormatW, lstrcatW
mfc42u.dll
DllMain
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
RtlInitUnicodeString, NtQueryLicenseValue, WinSqmIncrementDWORD, WinSqmStartSession, WinSqmEndSession, WinSqmAddToStream, WinSqmSetIfMaxDWORD
ole32.dll
PropVariantCopy, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoMarshalInterThreadInterfaceInStream, PropVariantClear, CoTaskMemFree, CLSIDFromString, CoCreateInstance, WriteClassStg, WriteFmtUserTypeStg, OleGetClipboard, ReleaseStgMedium, FreePropVariantArray, CoGetInterfaceAndReleaseStream
propsys.dll
PropVariantToUInt32, PropVariantToString, PropVariantToUInt32WithDefault
rpcrt4.dll
UuidCreate, RpcStringFreeW, UuidToStringW
shell32.dll
SHChangeNotify, SHAddToRecentDocs, DragFinish, DragQueryFileW, ShellAboutW, SHGetFolderPathEx, SHParseDisplayName, SHCreateShellItem, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHBindToParent, CommandLineToArgvW
shlwapi.dll
SHStrDupW, PathStripPathW
user32.dll
IsWindowVisible, LoadIconW, GetClassInfoW, GetMonitorInfoW, MonitorFromRect, DestroyMenu, PostQuitMessage, LoadImageW, SystemParametersInfoW, RegisterTouchWindow, UnregisterTouchWindow, GetMenu, IsMenu, SetWindowLongW, LoadBitmapW, CheckMenuItem, GetSubMenu, RemoveMenu, GetUpdateRect, ValidateRect, RedrawWindow, GetCaretPos, GetTouchInputInfo, ShowCursor, CloseTouchInputHandle, GetMessageExtraInfo, GetWindowLongW, GetKeyboardLayout, SetPropW, GetParent, GetFocus, SetGestureConfig, FindWindowW, GetSystemMenu, PostMessageW, GetWindowDC, SetClassLongW, LoadStringW, EnableScrollBar, MsgWaitForMultipleObjectsEx, DestroyIcon, GetSysColor, GetWindowRect, GetClientRect, ScreenToClient, UpdateWindow, InvalidateRect, EnableWindow, SendMessageW, SetCapture, SetActiveWindow, ClientToScreen, BringWindowToTop, TrackMouseEvent, ReleaseCapture, LoadCursorW, SetCursor, InflateRect, CopyRect, KillTimer, SetTimer, EqualRect, SetRectEmpty, IsRectEmpty, GetKeyState, GetCursorPos, GetCapture, WindowFromPoint, UnionRect, GetDC, IntersectRect, PtInRect, RegisterClipboardFormatW, OffsetRect, FillRect, IsClipboardFormatAvailable, LoadMenuW, GetSystemMetrics, IsWindow, SetRect, MessageBeep, PeekMessageW, MessageBoxW, SetWindowTextW, ReleaseDC, SetForegroundWindow, GetAncestor, SetWindowPos, DestroyCursor, SendDlgItemMessageW, CheckDlgButton, SetDlgItemInt, GetDlgItemInt, GetDlgItem, DestroyCaret, CreateCaret, ShowCaret, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, DestroyWindow, wsprintfW, wvsprintfW, DrawFocusRect, WinHelpW, FrameRect, CharNextW, GetDesktopWindow, HideCaret, EnableMenuItem, TabbedTextOutW, DrawTextW, GrayStringW, BeginPaint, EndPaint, GetWindow, SetCaretPos
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoExW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeExW
winmm.dll
timeGetTime

mspaint.exe

Paint by Microsoft

Remove mspaint.exe
Version:   6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:   ec0a7fb35a11eef77c76781e122baf0c
SHA1:   bb59de319075f73ea92ae1e03ccceaabc89b2518
SHA256:   5340861aecdedb1544c11ab6131042242e77d7c13c543c149f798f0d5591eb05
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

mspaint.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This version is designed to run on Windows Vista.

DetailsDetails

File name:mspaint.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Paint
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\mspaint.exe
Original name:MSPAINT.EXE.MUI
File version:6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:6.0.6000.16386
Size:579.5 KB (593,408 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:5.846429
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Approved shell extension
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
  • CLSID: {d3e34b21-9d75-101a-8c3d-00aa001a1652}

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.57%
Windows Vista Ultimate 21.43%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.14%
Windows 8 7.14%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.14%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.14%
Windows Server 2008 Standard 7.14%
Windows Vista™ Home Premium 7.14%
Windows 7 Professional 7.14%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.50% of Paint.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 40.00%
Dell 40.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
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