What is wow64win.dll?

wow64win.dll is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the wow64win.dll version information.

wow64win.dll's description is "Wow64 Console and Win32 API Logging"

wow64win.dll is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

wow64win.dll is usually located in the 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about wow64win.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on wow64win.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWow64 Console and Win32 API Logging
Internal namewow64lg2
Original filenamewow64lg2.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version6.3.9600.16520
File version6.3.9600.16520 (winblue_gdr.140127-0329)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWow64 Console and Win32 API Logging
Internal namewow64lg2
Original filenamewow64lg2.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version6.3.9600.16520
File version6.3.9600.16520 (winblue_gdr.140127-0..

Digital signatures [?]

wow64win.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Production PCA 2011
Certificate serial number330000002418fc0b689e7399d0000000000024

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wow64win.dll file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the wow64win.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d04d884242f02cc02e9264a4dbf532db
SHA2569240087846ab1975f7dfabd1a143e26a2f587ce8b8cd28c64cc448fae2366036

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with wow64win.dll. 33% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 3 users.

User vote results: There were 1 vote to remove and 2 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with wow64win.dll. Only 3 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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