Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
notepad.exe
Notepad by Microsoft
| Version: | 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) |
| MD5: | 4d4388847cd46a2af6d8c8ec99c758b3 |
| SHA1: | def56e035132cc7231c10ecbc472b55e1d100c96 |
| SHA256: | e48bf39780418d9ca279efe130d159549ac0c06842ed537abd013e63ff74aa9d |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is notepad.exe?
Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft Windows. It has been included in all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 in 1985. Notepad is a common text-only (plain text) editor. The resulting files—typically saved with the .txt extension—have no format tags or styles.
About notepad.exe (from Microsoft)
“Notepad is a basic text editor you can use for simple documents or for creating Web pages.”
Overview
notepad.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This version is installed on Windows XP.
Details
| File name: | notepad.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Notepad |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe |
| Original name: | NOTEPAD.EXE.MUI |
| File version: | 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) |
| Product version: | 5.1.2600.5512 |
| Size: | 68 KB (69,632 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 7.121847 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Shell open commands
- comfile
- batfile
- piffile
- vbefile
- VBSFile
- scrfile
- regfile
- jsefile
- JSFile
- htafile
- CERFile
- txtfile
- scriptletfile
- inifile
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
60.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
13.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 61.50% of Notepad.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
32.06% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
19.85% |
|
| Toshiba |
12.98% |
|
| Acer |
12.21% |
|
| ASUS |
9.16% |
|
| Sony |
6.87% |
|
| Alienware |
2.29% |
|
| Samsung |
2.29% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.29% |
|
