What is windowscodecs.dll?

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

windowscodecs.dll's description is "Microsoft Windows Codecs Library"

windowscodecs.dll is digitally signed by Microsoft Windows Component Publisher.

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

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected windowscodecs.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on windowscodecs.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Windows Codecs Library
Internal nameWindowsCodecs
Original filenameWindowsCodecs
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version6.0.6001.17009
File version6.0.6001.17009 (longhorn.070920-1905)

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

Product nameMicrosoft® Windows® Operating System
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft Windows Codecs Library
Internal nameWindowsCodecs
Original filenameWindowsCodecs
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version6.0.6001.17009
File version6.0.6001.17009 (longhorn.070920-1905)

Digital signatures [?]

windowscodecs.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Windows Component Publisher
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA
Certificate serial number6102307e000000000006

VirusTotal report

1 of the 54 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the windowscodecs.dll file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
ClamAV Win.Trojan.Bancos-2115
1 of the 54 anti-virus programs detected the windowscodecs.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5a00ee5ed849d94852bea8958c4ee598f
SHA25601851fa55e746dca6dcdcbbf409a104285504ae61547dba47b4b9474471d8c59

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