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VersionsAdditional versions

1.9.1.1 4.24%
1.8.9.2 24.38%
1.8.9 16.25%
1.8.7.1 54.77%
1.8.7 0.35%

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netsession_win.exe

Akamai NetSession Client by Akamai Technologies (Signed)

Remove netsession_win.exe
Version:   1.8.9.2
MD5:   10e89f598469c60d8c87a8218089a87d
SHA1:   c52fbf9b7ea65bf241280728cebd8d34377ce6fd
SHA256:   be40b0dab9f19e325086605a795469fc8a501fa66e05ad4d990e3c1a0326baef

What is netsession_win.exe?

Akamai NetSession Client is part of the Akamai Download Manager, a computer program dedicated to the task of downloading (and sometimes uploading) possibly unrelated stand-alone files from (and sometimes to) the Internet for storage. Download Manager ActiveX Control runs in the context of Internet Explorer as a browser extension.

About netsession_win.exe (from Akamai Technologies)

“Akamai Download Manager is an intelligent, resilient platform for delivering software and media downloads over the global Akamai platform. As part of an overall Akamai solution, Download Manager can a”

DetailsDetails

File name:netsession_win.exe
Publisher:Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Product name:Akamai NetSession Client
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\akamai\netsession_win.exe
File version:1.8.9.2
Size:4.28 MB (4,489,472 bytes)
Build date:6/5/2013 2:47 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Akamai Technologies
Authority (CA):GlobalSign nv-sa
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Akamai NetSession Interface
 Akamai Technologies, Inc
5% remove
Akamai NetSession Interface downloads or streams content to you only after you have requested it from your software or media publishers. Some content providers may provide you the ability to sign-up for background-delivered content. When you download or stream, your Akamai NetSession Interface needs to communicate with the download or streaming source to request more data or to let the source know that the data was received successfully...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Akamai NetSession Interface' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Akamai\netsession_win.exe"
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [TCP] 69.31.16.27:443
  • [TCP] a96-6-40-21.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.6.40.21:443)
  • [TCP] 195.59.54.100:443
  • [TCP] 77.67.10.141:443
  • [TCP] 217.212.238.142:443
  • [TCP] 217.212.238.127:443
  • [TCP] 213-248-117-246.customer.teliacarrier.com (213.248.117.246:443)
  • [UDP] listens on port 56622
  • [UDP] listens on port 65447
  • [UDP] listens on port 56288
  • [UDP] listens on port 63130
  • [UDP] listens on port 61386
  • [UDP] listens on port 64629
  • [UDP] listens on port 59917
  • [UDP] listens on port 49156
  • [UDP] listens on port 65526
  • [UDP] listens on port 55401
  • [UDP] listens on port 49155
  • [UDP] listens on port 51262
  • [UDP] listens on port 65383
  • [UDP] listens on port 55171

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00051310%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00030302%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00021008%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:96,614,408 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:1,132,686/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:187/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:6.98 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):14.08 MB
    Private (minimum):8 MB
    Non-paged memory:6.98 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:91.79 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):96.38 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:10.27 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):15.45 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:87,495/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:6.06 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:7/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:630 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:19.78 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:844/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:6
    12
    Handles:239
    600
    GUI GDI count:10
    103
    GUI GDI peak:11
    142
    GUI USER count:4
    49
    GUI USER peak:4
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\akamai\netsession_win.exe"
    • "C:/users/harlyson/appdata/local/akamai/netsession_win.exe"
    • "C:/users/harlyson/appdata/local/akamai/netsession_win.exe" --client
    • "C:/users/j. scott/appdata/local/akamai/netsession_win.exe"
    • "C:/users/j. scott/appdata/local/akamai/netsession_win.exe" --client
    • "C:/users/doce/appdata/local/akamai/netsession_win.exe" --client
    • "C:/users/user/appdata/local/akamai/netsession_win.exe" --client
    • (27 more)
    Owner:User
    Parent processes:

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    netsession_win.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.04572647%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.04240518%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00332129%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:1,594,417/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:15/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:4.55 MB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00107423%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000442%
    User CPU:0.00106981%
    CPU cycles:59,701/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00002547%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001528%
    User CPU:0.00001019%
    Context switches:2/sec
    Memory:620 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 43.50%
    Microsoft Windows XP 15.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 12.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 9.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 5.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 3.50%
    Windows 8.1 2.00%
    Windows 8 2.00%
    Windows 7 Starter 2.00%
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 1.50%
    Windows 8 Single Language 1.50%
    Windows Vista Business 1.50%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 0.50%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 42.13% of Akamai NetSession Client.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 33.94%
    Hewlett-Packard 18.35%
    ASUS 16.51%
    Acer 8.72%
    Toshiba 8.26%
    American Megatrends 3.21%
    Sony 2.75%
    Compaq 2.75%
    Sahara 1.38%
    Samsung 1.38%
    GIGABYTE 1.38%
    Lenovo 0.92%
    Alienware 0.46%
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