What is PCANotify.dll?

PCANotify.dll is part of pcAnywhere and developed by Symantec Corporation according to the PCANotify.dll version information.

PCANotify.dll's description is "Winlogon Notification package"

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on PCANotify.dll:

PropertyValue
Product namepcAnywhere
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionWinlogon Notification package
Internal namePCANotify
Original filenamePCANotify.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2003 by Symantec Corporation
Product version11.0
File version11.0.1.764

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

Product namepcAnywhere
Company nameSymantec Corporation
File descriptionWinlogon Notification package
Internal namePCANotify
Original filenamePCANotify.dll
Legal copyrightCopyright 2003 by Symantec Corporation
Product version11.0
File version11.0.1.764

Digital signatures [?]

PCANotify.dll is not signed.

VirusTotal report

None of the 45 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the PCANotify.dll file.

None of the 45 anti-virus programs detected the PCANotify.dll file.

Folder name variants

PCANotify.dll may also be located in other folders than C:\WINDOWS\system32\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named PCANotify.dll

PCANotify.dll (6 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5d04fb29d35747118336f2cb1c9714f41
SHA256b36d3f69e83dc0853c142acbeed605910ce332af18a6111cf3feaaaeda39a7f8

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