What is WatWeb.dll?

WatWeb.dll is part of Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the WatWeb.dll version information.

WatWeb.dll's description is "Windows Activation Technologies ActiveX Control"

WatWeb.dll is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

WatWeb.dll is usually located in the 'c:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wat\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on WatWeb.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Activation Technologies ActiveX Control
Internal nameWatWeb
Original filenameWatWeb.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version7.1.7600.16395
File version7.1.7600.16395 (win7_gdr_oob_gaoob(wmbla).100127-1757)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionWindows Activation Technologies Acti..
Internal nameWatWeb
Original filenameWatWeb.dll
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version7.1.7600.16395
File version7.1.7600.16395 (win7_gdr_oob_gaoob(w..

Digital signatures [?]

WatWeb.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number6105f71e000000000032

VirusTotal report

None of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the WatWeb.dll file.

None of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the WatWeb.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5bcbb6ba1473b4be005d89faae7af7b77
SHA256ed8cd18390dc6bc2bf209224d1b3e6ef14d32bf9b1d81ffc3e8fad4b90304882

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with WatWeb.dll. 40% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 5 users.

User vote results: There were 2 votes to remove and 3 votes to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with WatWeb.dll. Only 5 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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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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