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Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Process Library

  
PC Pitstop Libraries > Process Library > verclsid.exe

verclsid.exe (Verify CLSID)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB

PC Pitstop Analysis

verclsid.exe - Microsoft security feature introduced in the April 2006 patch collection. After it is installed, it runs the first time any COM object is started to ensure it is valid.

Recommendation

Win Patrol

verclsid.exe is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides a easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


Identification

In addition to the file name, verclsid.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Microsoft
Product contains:Microsoft

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.

MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called verclsid.exe, we have detected 11 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
verclsid.exe11
#MD5Size
10x8f58544719e1c435bc36a8b2070965819216 bytes
20xd6cfbcc577ff0fe7fe19eeba4347b02c28672 bytes
30x32a71f37940de5997fbb8f7bf76bd24628672 bytes
40x31b020255b1d66225af2cf82f53ee65928672 bytes
50x712e48248a0d16d996d4f3a79cf485a828672 bytes
60x1e8bfd9c1e124f066960251355edede928672 bytes
70x91790d6749ebed90e2c40479c0a9187928672 bytes
80x1425485f4a884bd311a531167e7b6ad828672 bytes
90xe5d4ee7b0d305a03285302a3586ee79628672 bytes
100x49917e8f45567ae859b1443a97c13d2928672 bytes
110xdd2d10519a82cac301418a6a3460e89e28672 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. verclsid.exe (Verify CLSID) has been seen on 0.00% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 2 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.

Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15875820

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.