What is swlocale.dll?

swlocale.dll is part of Sophos AutoUpdate and developed by Sophos Limited according to the swlocale.dll version information.

swlocale.dll's description is "Sophos AutoUpdate resource search order provider"

swlocale.dll is digitally signed by Sophos Limited.

swlocale.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about swlocale.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on swlocale.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameSophos AutoUpdate
Company nameSophos Limited
File descriptionSophos AutoUpdate resource search order provider
Internal nameSwlocale.dll
Original filenameSwlocale.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 1989-2015 Sophos Limited.
Product version3.1.4
File version3.1.4.241

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

Product nameSophos AutoUpdate
Company nameSophos Limited
File descriptionSophos AutoUpdate resource search or..
Internal nameSwlocale.dll
Original filenameSwlocale.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 1989-2015 Sophos Limited.
Product version3.1.4
File version3.1.4.241

Digital signatures [?]

swlocale.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSophos Limited
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number2bc0bb54ab4c36b217953fd3032522a8

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the swlocale.dll file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the swlocale.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD551a8e0fdf691a604d75e2d4f4bf9289f
SHA2563b8b2b6b9507661ce3993aacdb15e7e7307f2bc61e8c562eb28eaa3dd9354a58

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