winlog.exe is installed as part of the Salfeld parental control tool selling under the brand-name of Child Control. This process enables parents to set time limits for computer use as well as internet use and also set blocked time of PC access, in addition to settings security levels for various types of web-sites. 

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Users Opinions

553 users ask for this file. 1 user rated it as not dangerous. 1 user rated it as not so dangerous. 1 user rated it as neutral. 6 users rated it as little bit dangerous. 12 users rated it as dangerous. 3 users didn't rate it ("don't know").

All comments about winlog.exe: It tries to access the internet and it has "log" in its name   Ryan Erm - ITS A LOGGER. Just look at the filename. Downloaded it in a ZIP file by accident. Delete!!   MidnightTommo Virus - service should be winlogon under system32 not winlog.   Nina came from some zip file in p2p, immediately tried to dial out and may be responsible for registry mods, it looks malignant and annoying, even tho it's called winlog. all I know. Norton is oblivious to it i think   Its sending crap over port 8080 to 70.168.71.214 cant open ctr alt del   Jonathan pretty sure it was a virus i got from p2p. remove from startup by run - msconfig   ewan My computer will no longer boot to windows and gives an error message that winlog.exe cannot be loaded   Legion211 It is also just a simple caller ID logging program. If you didn't install this, it is probably dangerous.  See also: Link   Kevin It seems to have downloaded Relevent Knowledge.. :(   Mr Man I think it's a trojan and my internet spazzes so im pretty sure this is what is's doing DELETE NOW (NOD32 says that it's a Win32/Trojan.InjectorQ or something BUT IT"S BAD)   Jamman You can not get rid of it off USB's   Aussies_son Slams my router with outbound traffic, which caused the router (Linksys) to randomly drop connections from other PCs. Found, and deleted the process.   KevinH it's a trojan downloader and you need to delete it by Ctrl + Alt + Delete processes end task then when you delete it, it will not come back   Logan A. Without a doubt its a virus, specifically a logger, I found mine in a temp folder - no process should ever be running from your temp or roaming folders   Sean Win32/PSW.Fignotok.E   ☺☻Back/ ; \Door☻☺.Graybird[ViP] Bad virus keylogger if im not mistaken   cmptr   Automatically copies itself onto your flashdrive from local user directory AppData along with an autorun.ini. When you click to open your flashdrive from My Computer, it copies the winlog.exe file to your computer. Just delete from startup (run=msconfig) and do a search and delete all instance of the file   iStar19 This process name is used as the default name for many RATs. Be warned, its a virus.   Door_Theif it's a log spoofer. will alter your log files to make seem size appropriate even though you might have just had some srpize trojans uploaded, some files exfiltrated.   crypninja where i know that it is a type of virus and any type of virus is virus so it is dangerious.  See also: Link   chandra prakash If you know more about winlog.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

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