Is this file real?

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Is this file real?

JayWolfpack 1

I found a folder on my computer containing what appears to be a Microsoft program, but it doesn't seem to be where it would belong, so I question it's authenticity.

Why would a true Microsoft program be under Program Files?

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Carlos Solís Salazar 18,191 MVP Volunteer Moderator

Hi @JayWolfpack

Thank you for asking this question on the **Microsoft Q&A Platform. **

I found this:

This service has to do with the Always Encrypted with Enclaves feature. I have sent a note to the team to get this more explicitly documented for customers. Some scenarios will break if that service is not enabled.
You can find additional details about Azure Attestation here.

Another related link --> https://www.systemlookup.com/O23/8371-AzureAttestService_dll.html

Hope this helps,
Carlos Solís Salazar

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JayWolfpack 1 Reputation point

2022-08-17T16:23:45.893+00:00

Thanks for responding.

I'd read that it's a good thing to have and it serves a purpose, but that's only if it's real. It seems like a very weird place for Microsoft to put the file if, in fact, it is what it claims to be. I'm hoping that someone can tell me if this really is the expected location Microsoft would have stored this .exe and .dll

I wouldn't suspect it at all if it wasn't in Program Files, and not with the rest of the Microsoft stuff.

Answer 2

Anonymous

Read on here.
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220329-00/?p=106404

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Answer 3

kobulloc-MSFT 26,811 Microsoft Employee Moderator

Hello, @JayWolfpack !

Are AzureAttestService.dll and AzureAttestServiceInstaller.exe real Microsoft files?
I wanted to confirm that AzureAttestService.dll and AzureAttestServiceInstaller.exe are real Microsoft files. You'll commonly see these with SQL as with my freshly created Azure SQL VM (offer sql2022-ws2022) as shown below:

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