WindowsLiveLogin.dll
Microsoft Windows Live Login Helper by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 9 versions of windowslivelogin.dll in the wild, the latest version being 6.500.3165.0. It is integrated as a plugin to Internet Explorer as a Browser Helper Object, often without any obvious user interface, and will load for each instance of IE. The average file size is about 382.45 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Microsoft Corporation by Microsoft Corporation.
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
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| File name: | windowslivelogin.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft® Windows Live Login Helper |
| Description: | WindowsLiveLogin.dll |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\microsoft shared\windows live\windowslivelogin.dll |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, January 22, 2010 |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of windowslivelogin.dll, select a unique version for details.)
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}
All file variations of windowslivelogin.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
58.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.25% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
4.25% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.75% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
1.75% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.50% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.25% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 32.39% of Microsoft® Windows Live Login Helper.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
28.09% |
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| ASUS |
12.04% |
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| Intel |
10.03% |
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| Toshiba |
9.36% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
7.36% |
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| Acer |
7.02% |
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| American Megatrends |
6.69% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.02% |
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| Lenovo |
4.68% |
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| Gateway |
4.01% |
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| Compaq |
2.01% |
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| Samsung |
2.01% |
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| Sahara |
1.00% |
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| Sony |
0.67% |
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