What is FileCoAuth.exe?

FileCoAuth.exe is part of Microsoft OneDrive and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the FileCoAuth.exe version information.

FileCoAuth.exe's description is "Microsoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable"

FileCoAuth.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

FileCoAuth.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\onedrive\21.220.1024.0005\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about FileCoAuth.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on FileCoAuth.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft OneDrive
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable
Internal nameMicrosoft OneDrive
Original filenameFileCoAuth.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version21.220.1024.0005
File version21.220.1024.0005
Special buildb/build/2c205c5c-e050-0ffd-f7d0-63786687edbc

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

Product nameMicrosoft OneDrive
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring ..
Internal nameMicrosoft OneDrive
Original filenameFileCoAuth.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version21.220.1024.0005
File version21.220.1024.0005
Special buildb/build/2c205c5c-e050-0ffd-f7d0-6378..

Digital signatures [?]

FileCoAuth.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA 2010
Certificate serial number33000003f16206e3e7efda8abe0000000003f1

VirusTotal report

None of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the FileCoAuth.exe file.

None of the 68 anti-virus programs detected the FileCoAuth.exe file.

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5611da0a2acd64616c83451b68c8c3a4c
SHA256ee51f6c4623c642f58c40794937c6c5a61c2fd6e8382eaba4de0acaa40a7bd7d

Error Messages

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

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

filecoauth.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.

Microsoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable has stopped working.

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

filecoauth.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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