Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

14.0.8117.0416	79.07%
14.0.8064.0206	15.12%
14.0.8050.1202	5.81%

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wlcsdk.exe

Windows Live Call by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove wlcsdk.exe

Version:	14.0.8050.1202
MD5:	6934d22b6606cdbea94bc489f67ac0c9
SHA1:	5a2d4f7577ac611136b5096ae0b734f4adbd4ba7
SHA256:	73a3a6b6796536b9b6227bbd106d1f7578ada8bf3252773b50be2a41554ccef6

What is wlcsdk.exe?

Windows Live Call was part of Microsoft's Windows Live services. It integrated into Windows Live Messenger to allow users to make PC-to-PC and PC-to-Phone voice and video calls. Microsoft partnered with telecommunication companies around the world to allow users to use a PC equipped with a microphone and speakers and a high speed Internet connection to call almost any regular telephone anywhere in the world.

Overview

wlcsdk.exe has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Windows Live Essentials published by Microsoft Corporation, Installation Windows Live from Microsoft Corporation and Installation Windows Live by Microsoft Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

Details

File name:	wlcsdk.exe
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Windows Live Call
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\windows live\messenger\wlcsdk.exe
File version:	14.0.8050.1202
Size:	569.33 KB (582,992 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):	Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:	Monday, December 7, 2009
Expiration date:	Monday, March 7, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

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Programs

The following programs will install this file

Windows Live Essentials

Microsoft Corporation

10% remove

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.

Installation Windows Live

Microsoft Corporation

9% remove

Windows Live is the former collective brand name for a set of services and software products from Microsoft; part of their software plus services platform. A majority of these services are Web applications, accessible from a browser, but there are also client-side binary applications that require installation. There are three ways in which Windows Live services are offered: Windows Essentials applications, web services, and mobile servi...

Windows Live Call

Microsoft Corporation

21% remove

Windows Live Call was part of Microsoft's Windows Live services. It integrated into Windows Live Messenger to allow users to make PC-to-PC and PC-to-Phone voice and video calls. The Phone Call service utilized Windows Live Messenger and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology to provide users an inexpensive way to make domestic and international phone calls from a computer.