Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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alg.exe
Application Layer Gateway Service by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) |
| MD5: | b5a707e902be5fc9b93c389fba6edf9c |
| SHA1: | 93b0eb4614bc45a0705e8f642b2fca0513951c5d |
| SHA256: | 3274d0fc8b3cc0c27ebe3d1e7aa31bf261f265fa31b0ef767f15289e2843a1d6 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is alg.exe?
The Application Layer Gateway Service provides support for 3rd party protocol plug-ins for Internet Connection Sharing (ICS).
About alg.exe (from Microsoft)
“Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is the use of a device with Internet access such as 3G cellular service, broadband via Ethernet, or other Internet gateway as an access point for other devices. It wa”
Details
| File name: | alg.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Application Layer Gateway Service |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe |
| Original name: | ALG.exe.mui |
| File version: | 6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) |
| Product version: | 6.2.9200.16384 |
| Size: | 69.5 KB (71,168 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 6.353134 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00006547% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006547% | |
| CPU cycles: | 392/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 722 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.09 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.73 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 722 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 19.6 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 20.91 MB | |
| Working set: | 2 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.11 MB | |
| Page faults: | 923/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 3 | |
| Handles: | 76 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe |
| Owner: | LOCAL SERVICE |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | ALG |
| Display name: | Service de la passerelle de la couche Application |
| Description: | “Fournit la prise en charge de plug-ins de protocole tiers pour le partage de connexion Internet” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
58.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
9.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 49.75% of Application Layer Gateway Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
26.57% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
17.71% |
|
| Toshiba |
14.76% |
|
| ASUS |
13.28% |
|
| Acer |
10.70% |
|
| Sony |
3.69% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.95% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.95% |
|
| Samsung |
2.58% |
|
| MSI |
1.48% |
|
| Alienware |
0.74% |
|
| Medion |
0.74% |
|
| Intel |
0.74% |
|
| Gateway |
0.74% |
|
| Sahara |
0.37% |
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