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What is winlogin.exe?

The genuine winlogin.exe file is a software component of Veritas BackupExecAgent Browser by .
The process name "winlogin.exe" appears to be an illegitimate imitation of the Microsoft Windows system internal process name "winlogon.exe" that is frequently used to install malicious code by malware such as HanciTor or the Veritas BackupExec Agent Browser. Search engines including Google and Ask sometimes cannot tell "winlogin.exe" from "winlogon.exe". It may be installed in "C:\WINDOWS\system32" in which case care must be taken not to uninstall or delete the legitimate Windows process "winlogon.exe", or it may be in a false subpath named "Windows" within an application's directory.

WinlogIN stands for Winlogon Imposter Name

The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the winlogin.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

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Winlogin.exe file information

Windows Task Manager with winlogin
Winlogin.exe process in Windows Task Manager

The process known as Winlogin status appears to belong to software Microsoft Windows Operating System or Beyond Compare by GitHub or Scooter Software (www.scootersoftware.com).

Description: Winlogin.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. Winlogin.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\ProgramData"—for instance C:\ProgramData\Windows\Profile\. Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 1,760,768 bytes (25% of all occurrences), 1,686,340 bytes, 1,686,016 bytes or 1,690,624 bytes. https://www.file.net/process/winlogin.exe.html 
There is no information about the author of the file. The program has no visible window. Winlogin.exe is not a Windows system file. Winlogin.exe is able to manipulate other programs, monitor applications and record keyboard and mouse inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 77% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.

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There are different files with the same name:

Important: Some malware also uses the file name winlogin.exe, for example MonitoringTool:Win32/Ardamax or Trojan:Win32/Trafog!rts (detected by Microsoft), and UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic or not-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.Ardamax.25 (detected by Kaspersky). Therefore, you should check the winlogin.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

True Active Monitor. This is a monitoring software that is installed by the user to monitor the actions performed on the computer. This is installed at the workstation usually by the owner of the equipment
  Ron  
keylogger and system monitor-legit program if you installed it, dangerous if you are unaware of where it came from-software called TAM-true active monitor
  R  
winlogin.exe is added to the system as a result of the RANDEX.E virus. It is an IRC Trojan horse gives remote access to your computer using IRC.
  Mary  
It's your Windows (example, Windows 7) login program!
  J  
It is a virus
  Master  
WinloGON.exe is OK but WinloGIN.exe is an virus !
  Danyal Osman Uslu  

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Summary: Average user rating of winlogin.exe: based on 9 votes with 6 user comments. One user thinks winlogin.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. One user thinks it's neither essential nor dangerous. One user suspects danger. 6 users think winlogin.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.


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Best practices for resolving winlogin issues

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with winlogin. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or, for Windows 8 and later versions, executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To help you analyze the winlogin.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. BMalwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.



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