Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	1.89%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	3.09%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.25%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214)	0.05%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.85%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.65%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.15%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	13.20%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	1.64%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.85%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.45%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)	0.10%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423)	0.10%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520)	0.05%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455)	0.10%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)	37.35%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)	19.37%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)	0.10%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)	0.05%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)	0.05%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)	0.05%
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)	0.05%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	3.29%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	2.69%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	2.79%
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6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	1.15%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	0.05%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)	7.07%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)	0.05%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)	1.54%
6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)	0.50%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	0.40%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)	0.05%

Relationships

Child process

dwm.exe (by Microsoft)

Related files

winlogon.exe

Windows Logon Application by Microsoft

Remove winlogon.exe

Version:	6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
MD5:	1f84b5f8dbdffd36df143c61ce25f12a
SHA1:	fb5196174f5322d875763e4652e6e8169dc7f27f
SHA256:	915979fe0abc6d6817564019cb02258183ad4ca74e709eef5b3bfbb241af638b

This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is winlogon.exe?

Winlogon is the component of Windows that is responsible for handling the secure attention sequence, loading the user profile on logon, and optionally locking the computer when a screensaver is running (requiring another authentication step).

About winlogon.exe (from Microsoft)

“Winlogon handles interface functions that are independent of authentication policy. It creates the desktops for the window station, implements time-out operations, and provides a set of support functi”

Details

File name:	winlogon.exe
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Windows Logon Application
Description:	Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:	C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe
Original name:	WINLOGON.EXE.MUI
File version:	6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)
Product version:	6.2.9200.16384
Size:	504.5 KB (516,608 bytes)
Digital DNA
Entropy:	6.338183
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Windows firewall allowed program

Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections

Firewall exception for 'C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.01033785%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00983745%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00050040%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	1,667 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	9,383/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	4/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	1.29 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.51 MB
Private (minimum):	4.63 MB
Non-paged memory:	1.29 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	54.26 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	61.56 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.88 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	13.27 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	9,755/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	519 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	513 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	3/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	3	12
Handles:	143	600
GUI GDI count:	5	103
GUI GDI peak:	60	142
GUI USER peak:	19	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command lines:	winlogon.exe C:\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe -specialsession
Owner:	User

Threads

Averages

winlogon.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.02126832%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.02089859%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00036973%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	534,628/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	1/sec	79/sec
Memory:	528 KB	1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00001628%
Kernel CPU:	0.00001584%
User CPU:	0.00000044%
CPU cycles:	645/sec
Memory:	1.74 MB

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 8.1	23.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium	23.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro	10.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate	10.50%
Windows 8	5.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	5.00%
Windows 8 Single Language	3.50%
Windows 8 Pro	3.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	2.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium	2.50%
Windows 7 Professional	2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic	1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N	1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise	1.00%
Windows 8.1 N	0.50%
Windows Seven Black Edition	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation	0.50%
Windows 7 Starter	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview	0.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic	0.50%
23 other Windows OS version

Distribution by country

United States installs about 39.50% of Windows Logon Application.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
ASUS	19.62%
Dell	18.11%
Hewlett-Packard	14.72%
Lenovo	12.08%
Acer	11.70%
Toshiba	9.06%
Intel	3.02%
Sony	3.02%
GIGABYTE	2.64%
Alienware	2.26%
Samsung	1.89%
Medion	1.51%
Sahara	0.38%

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