What is IELowutil.exe?

IELowutil.exe is part of Windows® Internet Explorer and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the IELowutil.exe version information.

IELowutil.exe's description is "Internet Explorer"

IELowutil.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows.

IELowutil.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\' folder.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on IELowutil.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameWindows® Internet Explorer
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionInternet Explorer
Internal nameielowutil.exe
Original filenameielowutil.exe.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version8.00.7057.0
File version8.00.7057.0 (winmain.090305-2000)

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

Product nameWindows® Internet Explorer
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionInternet Explorer
Internal nameielowutil.exe
Original filenameielowutil.exe.mui
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version8.00.7057.0
File version8.00.7057.0 (winmain.090305-2000)

Digital signatures [?]

IELowutil.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification PCA
Certificate serial number6101c6c1000000000007

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD577fee7bb9884c69c2c7c29edb565fb12
SHA256805fc71916be87a8be86ec2753b890786332ee435b66be239569d1f64001d816

Error Messages

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

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

ielowutil.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.

Internet Explorer has stopped working.

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

ielowutil.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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User vote results: There were 218 votes to remove and 44 votes to keep

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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.

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Paranoid Android writes

1 thumb

"Internet Low-Mic Utility Tool"

--begin rant--

Oh, what a surprise to find a process that randomly starts even if you never use IE. Almost as annoying as Googles updater or Skypes random encrypted connections to every server in the world.

For anyone having cpu usage issues with ielowutil.exe here's Microsofts response: social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/f9fa9fa2-3713-481c-9688-f86df2f4cda3
-In short: they tell you to disable your anti-spyware/anti-virus, re-install IE8, restart your computer not once -- but TWICE, and jump on one leg around your chair until its finished.

my amateur advice: NEVER Disable your Anti-Virus! Update it or replace it.

here's a quote from blogs.msdn.com/b/askie/archive/2009/03/12/what-does-ielowutil-exe-have-to-do-with-internet-explorer-8-0.aspx
:"I've got gigs and gigs of dump files and network captures and video of the screen showing this is some kind of vulnerability."

Everywhere else on the net people recommend that you don't remove this even if you don't use IE because other applications might depend on it. Another has said that it launches randomly with firefox and itunes as some kind of updater -- suspicious. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was coded around the same time as the Patriot Act, but I'm just paranoid like that.

--rant complete--

# 18 Nov 2010, 1:33

nwosucks writes

-3 thumbs

this app is a internet explorer based low mic untility
yes mic for lissning to ur serounding area threw ur mic allso lissins to ur what hear on ur speeksers

just so thy know what where dooing lissing to talking about most likly
i ddisable all mics options and what i hear drivers on my system sooo im not weried about it however its tarts every time you oppin internet explorer or ie based apps
but u can go to safe mode and rename it or get comodo internet sacurity and block the app from starting
soory about speeling hope wthis helps

# 4 Feb 2011, 11:13

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