What is wmtray.exe?

wmtray.exe is part of America Online and developed by America Online, Inc. according to the wmtray.exe version information.

wmtray.exe's description is "Tray Icon"

wmtray.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\wmconnectc\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about wmtray.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on wmtray.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAmerica Online
Company nameAmerica Online, Inc.
File descriptionTray Icon
Internal nameWMTray
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) America Online, Inc. 1999 - 2001
Product version6.02.001
File version6.02.001

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

Product nameAmerica Online
Company nameAmerica Online, Inc.
File descriptionTray Icon
Internal nameWMTray
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) America Online, Inc. 1..
Product version6.02.001
File version6.02.001

Digital signatures [?]

The verification of wmtray.exe's digital signature failed.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAmerica Online, Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number4947d71a75f822c105de0b5e7d275354

VirusTotal report

None of the 40 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wmtray.exe file.

None of the 40 anti-virus programs detected the wmtray.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c7270f6a95ddb6e05264814a6aa06faa
SHA25678957018f3bdc6512e4fb53a4e24bd39b36fccdfa3431bc9cf4d255ac7cdaf93

Error Messages

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

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

wmtray.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.

Tray Icon has stopped working.

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

wmtray.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with wmtray.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with wmtray.exe. 80% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

User vote results: There were 4 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with wmtray.exe. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

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