What is WLIDNSP.DLL?

WLIDNSP.DLL is part of Microsoft® CoReXT and developed by Microsoft Corp. according to the WLIDNSP.DLL version information.

WLIDNSP.DLL's description is "Microsoft® Windows Live ID Namespace Provider"

WLIDNSP.DLL is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

WLIDNSP.DLL is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about WLIDNSP.DLL.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WLIDNSP.DLL:

Property	Value
Product name	Microsoft® CoReXT
Company name	Microsoft Corp.
File description	Microsoft® Windows Live ID Namespace Provider
Internal name	WlidNSP.dll
Original filename	WlidNSP.dll
Legal copyright	Copyright © 1995-2010 Microsoft Corp.
Legal trademark	Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Private build	Built by ppbuild on RR1BLDVM1001.
Product version	7.250.4232.0
File version	7.250.4232.0

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

Product name	Microsoft® CoReXT
Company name	Microsoft Corp.
File description	Microsoft® Windows Live ID Namespac..
Internal name	WlidNSP.dll
Original filename	WlidNSP.dll
Legal copyright	Copyright © 1995-2010 Microsoft Corp.
Legal trademark	Microsoft® is a registered trademar..
Private build	Built by ppbuild on RR1BLDVM1001.
Product version	7.250.4232.0
File version	7.250.4232.0

Digital signatures [?]

WLIDNSP.DLL has a valid digital signature.

Property	Value
Signer name	Microsoft Corporation
Certificate issuer name	Microsoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number	6101b29b000000000015

VirusTotal report

None of the 50 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WLIDNSP.DLL file.

Folder name variants

WLIDNSP.DLL may also be located in other folders than C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\. The most common variants are listed below:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
D:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
D:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
E:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
H:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
J:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
B:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
E:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
F:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
F:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
I:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\
I:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\

Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	12b79422a23814429cda9e734c58f78f
SHA256	88d8ebb4815896921ed88bc46e8c37844fb8c62cd05f507bfcf9825ebc9607de

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with WLIDNSP.DLL. 32% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 376 users.

User vote results: There were 122 votes to remove and 254 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.

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.

Bruno writes

-2 thumbs

Io ho tenuto il file, le ricerche e le prove da me effettuate mi dicono che non è una minaccia.

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