What is WgaLogon.dll?

WgaLogon.dll is part of Windows Genuine Advantage and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the WgaLogon.dll version information.

WgaLogon.dll's description is "Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications"

WgaLogon.dll is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

WgaLogon.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected WgaLogon.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WgaLogon.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows Genuine Advantage
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Genuine Advantage Notifications
Internal nameWgaNotify
Original filenameWgaLogon.dll
Legal copyright© 1995-2009 Microsoft Corporation
Product version1.9.0040.0
File version1.9.0040.0

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameWindows Genuine Advantage
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Genuine Advantage Notificati..
Internal nameWgaNotify
Original filenameWgaLogon.dll
Legal copyright© 1995-2009 Microsoft Corporation
Product version1.9.0040.0
File version1.9.0040.0

Digital signatures [?]

WgaLogon.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number6101640f00000000000b

VirusTotal report

1 of the 37 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WgaLogon.dll file. That's a 3% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Sunbelt Bulk Trojan
1 of the 37 anti-virus programs detected the WgaLogon.dll file.

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD57ed35ff767a5af766b3e7afa5f04ff92
SHA256c73f0adf7d052537e90676855fc9a9db7638e83f6f883f338391cd7f8420d6e4

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