Should I block it?

4%
4% of PCs block this file from running.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 9, 6, 1073 85.71%
1, 9, 6, 1073 14.29%
(Note, FlashGet.com publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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flashget.exe

FlashGet by FlashGet.com

Remove flashget.exe
Version:   1, 9, 6, 1073
MD5:   a18278fa8ade92b74f81e4525671d424
SHA1:   f2d5068b7c7c0852114ad32b1c90f362da4d4d99

What is flashget.exe?

FlashGet is a freeware download manager for Microsoft Windows. It was originally available in either paid or ad-supported versions, the latter of which included an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object (BHO). There is also some concern about FlashGet downloading every file indicated by its FGUpdate3.ini file that is downloaded from the developer every time FlashGet is started.

About flashget.exe (from FlashGet.com)

It uses MHT(Multi-server Hyper-threading Transportation) technique and optimization arithmetic and it can split downloaded files into sections and supports multipoint transfers in parallel. Moreover,

DetailsDetails

File name:flashget.exe
Publisher:FlashGet.com
Product name:FlashGet
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\flashget\flashget.exe
File version:1, 9, 6, 1073
Size:1.98 MB (2,080,816 bytes)
Build date:9/25/2007 1:06 PM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Internet Explorer extensions
  • CLSID: {D6E814A0-E0C5-11d4-8D29-0050BA6940E3}
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\FlashGet\flashget.exe'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Flashget' → "C:\Program Files\FlashGet\FlashGet.exe" /min
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [UDP] listens on port 50038

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01026954%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00678834%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00348120%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:546 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:14.48 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):23.18 MB
    Private (minimum):20.95 MB
    Non-paged memory:14.48 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:149.88 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):166.25 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:23.1 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):23.25 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:15
    12
    Handles:390
    600
    GUI GDI count:115
    103
    GUI GDI peak:126
    142
    GUI USER count:108
    49
    GUI USER peak:124
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:High
    Platform:64-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\flashget\flashget.exe" /min
    Owner:User

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    flashget.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.02756536%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.01761120%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00995416%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:1,162,382/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:10/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:2.02 MB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00076814%
    Kernel CPU:0.00076814%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:6,092/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB

    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 Ultimate 42.86%
    Microsoft Windows XP 28.57%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 14.29%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 14.29%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    India installs about 42.86% of FlashGet.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Sony 100.00%
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