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mDNSResponder.exe

mDNSResponder.exe is part of Bonjour and developed by Apple Inc. according to the mDNSResponder.exe version information. mDNSResponder.exe's description is "Bonjour Service". mDNSResponder.exe is digitally signed by Apple Inc.. mDNSResponder.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Bonjour\' folder. None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about mDNSResponder.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

Product nameBonjour
Company nameApple Inc.
File descriptionBonjour Service
Internal namemDNSResponder.exe
Original filenamemDNSResponder.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2003-2008 Apple Inc.
Product version1,0,5,11
File version1,0,5,11

The following is the available information on mDNSResponder.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameBonjour
Company nameApple Inc.
File descriptionBonjour Service
Internal namemDNSResponder.exe
Original filenamemDNSResponder.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2003-2008 Apple Inc.
Product version1,0,5,11
File version1,0,5,11

Digital signatures [?]

This file has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameApple Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number095e20a80b54a45d36f6c06b9b02f93a

Folder name variants

mDNSResponder.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files\Bonjour\. The most common variants are listed below:

VirusTotal report

None of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the file. For more details, please read the full report here.
None of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the file.

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59efe4236f8670846b6e7c5b0eff6e715
SHA25696a2d1183061e41bf74ff6bc983682badc0c79278117d1c6473bc30e7ed3e9ef

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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.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Raghu Veer writes

4 thumbs

This file is related to Bonjour Service of Apple Inc which will be installed along with other Apple products like Apple Safari, Quicktime etc. I remember this in the updated list offered by Apple Software occasionally.

It has a Digital Signature as well.

# 19 Jan 2009, 23:47

Roger Karlsson writes

2 thumbs

"mDNSResponder is a Bonjour system service that implements Multicast DNS Service Discovery for discovery of services on the local network, and Unicast DNS Service Discovery for discovery of services anywhere in the world. mDNSResponder is built into Mac OS X and can be downloaded as part of Bonjour for Windows. Applications like iTunes, iPhoto, iChat and Safari use mDNSResponder to implement zero-configuration network music sharing, photo sharing, chatting and file sharing, and discovery of remote user interfaces for hardware devices like printers and web cameras. mDNSResponder is also used to discover and print to Bonjour printers and USB printers connected to the AirPort Extreme and Express base stations. mDNSResponder is open source, and hardware device manufacturers are encouraged to embed the mDNSResponder source code directly into their products to benefit from zero-configuration networking."

From:
http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/faq.html

# 10 Jun 2009, 2:14

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