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WindowsLiveLogin.dll
Microsoft CoReXT by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 7.250.4232.0 |
| MD5: | 12de3039ed87aef27a37a9a8beed3071 |
| SHA1: | f793cd573f87111c15394d373b804e77854c1d39 |
| SHA256: | 1be78bdd72c8af3129a8b7a9b43efac3428193506e61f113900b3402a402e50f |
What is WindowsLiveLogin.dll?
Microsoft account (previously Windows Live ID) is a single sign-on web service developed and provided by Microsoft that allows users to log in to many websites using one account. Microsoft account allows users to sign in to websites that support this service using a single set of credentials. Users' credentials are not checked by Microsoft account-enabled websites, but by a Microsoft account authentication server.
About WindowsLiveLogin.dll (from Microsoft Corporation)
“Windows Live ID (formerly known as Microsoft Passport) is a service that allows you to use a single e-mail address and password, referred to as credentials, to sign into most Microsoft sites and servi”
Details
| File name: | windowslivelogin.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corp. |
| Product name: | Microsoft® CoReXT |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows Live ID Login Helper |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\windowslivelogin.dll |
| File version: | 7.250.4232.0 |
| Size: | 516.88 KB (529,280 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Expiration date: | Monday, May 21, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Windows Live Essentials is a suite of freeware applications by Microsoft that aims to offer integrated and bundled e-mail, instant messaging, photo-sharing, blog publishing, and security services. Essentials programs are designed to integrate well with each other, with Microsoft Windows, and with other Microsoft web-based services such as SkyDrive and Outlook.com, so that they operate as a seamless whole.
Behaviors
Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects'
- BHO CLSID: {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6}
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{D2517915-48CE-4286-970F-921E881B8C5C}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
- {D2517915-48CE-4286-970F-921E881B8C5C}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
67.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
19.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.00% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.00% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.77% of Microsoft® CoReXT.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
24.09% |
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| Dell |
18.98% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.33% |
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| Acer |
12.04% |
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| Toshiba |
8.76% |
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| Sony |
8.76% |
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| Samsung |
2.92% |
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| Lenovo |
2.92% |
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| MSI |
2.19% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.09% |
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| Alienware |
0.73% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.73% |
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| Sahara |
0.73% |
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| NEC |
0.73% |
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