What is MSCOMM32.OCX?

MSCOMM32.OCX is part of MSComm and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the MSCOMM32.OCX version information.

MSCOMM32.OCX's description is "MSComm"

MSCOMM32.OCX is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

MSCOMM32.OCX is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\compressed\demo\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about MSCOMM32.OCX.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on MSCOMM32.OCX:

PropertyValue
Product nameMSComm
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMSComm
Internal nameMSComm
CommentsJune 18, 1998
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1987-1998 Microsoft Corp.
Legal trademarkMicrosoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows(tm) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Product version6.00.8169
File version6.00.8169

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

Product nameMSComm
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMSComm
Internal nameMSComm
CommentsJune 18, 1998
Legal copyrightCopyright © 1987-1998 Microsoft Corp.
Legal trademarkMicrosoft® is a registered trademar..
Product version6.00.8169
File version6.00.8169

Digital signatures [?]

MSCOMM32.OCX has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Commercial Software Publishers CA
Certificate serial number7966966e83b0d0b601126e9dc0b46571

VirusTotal report

None of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the MSCOMM32.OCX file.

None of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the MSCOMM32.OCX file.

Folder name variants

MSCOMM32.OCX may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\compressed\demo\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD52c6119da3993f410e74b15112f840cb0
SHA25651a1d6812e445c26c71465e2709e6d1ad587f8513002d662cd160f424f48b37c

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