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WindowsLiveLogin.dll
Microsoft Windows Live Login Helper by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 4.000.249.1 |
| MD5: | 52a70c80a446fa3bbcdaf59a9ab26af4 |
| SHA1: | 3002dd52e8cd091e394bb4b7dccc4930c4d3444a |
| SHA256: | 9a571442b3a68e519ef79a4c5e8191ddbb95a2e6386b4dfa9a5de1bb1252a098 |
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 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 |
| File version: | 4.000.249.1 |
| Size: | 316.81 KB (324,416 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, January 22, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.119284 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
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 |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
61.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.00% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
4.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
2.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.50% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.00% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 34.92% of Microsoft® Windows Live Login Helper.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
17.09% |
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| Intel |
12.82% |
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| Toshiba |
11.97% |
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| Acer |
8.97% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.55% |
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| ASUS |
8.55% |
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| American Megatrends |
8.55% |
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| Lenovo |
5.98% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.13% |
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| Gateway |
5.13% |
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| Compaq |
2.56% |
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| Samsung |
2.56% |
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| Sahara |
1.28% |
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| Sony |
0.85% |
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