Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

2.1.0.37 50.00%
2.1.0.37 41.67%
2.1.0.37 8.33%
(Note, NETGEAR publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetLengthSid, CopySid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegEnumValueW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup
jswscimd.dll
CreateImdMain
jswscsup.dll
CreateSupplicantMain
kernel32.dll
MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, Sleep, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, WaitForMultipleObjects, SetEvent, GetCurrentThreadId, WaitForSingleObject, WideCharToMultiByte, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenW, GetComputerNameW, GetVersionExW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCommandLineW, GetShortPathNameW, GetModuleHandleW, FreeLibrary, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, GetLastError, LoadLibraryExW, lstrcpynW, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, lstrcpyW, lstrcatW, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, DuplicateHandle, SuspendThread, ResumeThread, GetTickCount, GetSystemDirectoryW, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, GetStartupInfoW, lstrcmpiW, ResetEvent
msvcp60.dll
DllMain
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoRegisterClassObject, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoInitialize, CoInitializeSecurity, CoRevokeClassObject, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CLSIDFromString, CoCreateInstance, CoCreateGuid, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemRealloc
user32.dll
MessageBoxW, PostThreadMessageW, LoadStringW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, CharNextW
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW

jswpsapi.exe

JumpStart by NETGEAR (Signed)

Remove jswpsapi.exe
Version:   2.1.0.37
MD5:   ad7c73c72480eecb7675c90eb565e7cb
SHA1:   e7e01befbe862a4ab7dbc5974a5aeef0177273c0
SHA256:   3975739f539f153f3ff83f04cf146f4ed72eeb18978209d0d5ace24197bd5879

Overview

jswpsapi.exe runs as a service under the name JumpStart Wi-Fi Protected Setup (jswpsapi) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including NETGEAR WNA1100 N150 Wireless USB Adapter published by NETGEAR Inc., NETGEAR WNDA3200 wireless adapter Setup from NETGEAR Inc. and NETGEAR WNDA3200 wireless adapter Setup by NETGEAR Inc.. The file is digitally signed by NETGEAR which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:jswpsapi.exe
Publisher:Atheros Communications, Inc.
Product name:JumpStart
Description:Jumpstart for Wireless API
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netgear\wna1100\jswpsapi.exe
Original name:JSWSCAPI.DLL
File version:2.1.0.37
Size:352.08 KB (360,529 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NETGEAR
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Expiration date:Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
NETGEAR WNA1100 N150 Wireless USB Adapter
 NETGEAR Inc.
8% remove
NETGEAR WNA1100 N150 Wireless USB Adapter is the software package that includes the required drivers, configuration and management utilities to support this wireless adapter.
NETGEAR WNDA3200 wireless adapter Setup
 NETGEAR Inc.
12% remove
NETGEAR WNDA3200 wireless adapter Setup is the software package that includes the required drivers, configuration and management utilities to support this wireless adapter.
NETGEAR WNA1100 wireless USB adapter
 NETGEAR Inc.
7% remove
NETGEAR WNA1100 wireless USB 2.0 adapter is the software package that includes the required drivers, configuration and management utilities to support this wireless adapter.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'jswpsapi' (JumpStart Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
  • jswpsapi

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00014439%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00013509%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000930%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:219 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.41 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.08 MB
Private (minimum):28 KB
Non-paged memory:1.41 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:32.72 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):34.72 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:48 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.09 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,665/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:9 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:73
600
GUI GDI count:5
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\netgear\wna1100\jswpsapi.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:jswpsapi
Display name:JumpStart Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Description:“Provides support for JumpStart using Wi-Fi Protected Setup.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 41.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows Vista Home Premium 8.33%
Windows 7 Professional 8.33%
Windows 8 Pro 8.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 90.91% of JumpStart.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
ASUS 16.67%
Lenovo 16.67%
Acer 8.33%
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