What is wfc.exe?

wfc.exe is part of WindowsFirewallControl.Properties and developed by Alexandru Dicu according to the wfc.exe version information.

wfc.exe's description is "Windows Firewall Control"

wfc.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected wfc.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on wfc.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindowsFirewallControl.Properties
Company nameAlexandru Dicu
File descriptionWindows Firewall Control
Internal namewfc.exe
Original filenamewfc.exe
CommentsDesigned for Windows 7
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2010 by Alexandru Dicu
Product version1.4.0.0
File version1.4.0.0

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

Product nameWindowsFirewallControl.Properties
Company nameAlexandru Dicu
File descriptionWindows Firewall Control
Internal namewfc.exe
Original filenamewfc.exe
CommentsDesigned for Windows 7
Legal copyrightCopyright (c) 2010 by Alexandru Dicu
Product version1.4.0.0
File version1.4.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

wfc.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wfc.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ClamAV PUA.Win32.Packer.DupPatcher
1 of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the wfc.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD581a237d94b8e57675b6a93166ebb4d23
SHA25667bac7dacf17fdc0df70ecced0496146b32ea89c3ac2ef36cf6366aeccd8b7ce

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to wfc.exe:

wfc.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

wfc.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Windows Firewall Control has stopped working.

End Program - wfc.exe. This program is not responding.

wfc.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

wfc.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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