Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co. publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Child process
Related files
mgassist.exe
By Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co. (Signed)
MD5: | a98854730f001559a1e391db9f726a34 |
SHA1: | 1503b18c3e4331e8277cb0c50eac5beccf6d1456 |
Overview
mgassist.exe runs as a service under the name MgAssist Service (MgAssistService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Mobogenie published by Beijing Yang Fan Jing He Information Consulting Co. Ltd. and Safari published by Apple Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | mgassist.exe |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\mobogenie\mgassist.exe |
Size: | 61.69 KB (63,168 bytes) |
Build date: | 1/26/2014 4:22 PM |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co. |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Safari is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. It is based on the WebKit engine, which is a fork of KDE's KHTML engine. Safari has a number of features. Some are specific to certain operating systems or platforms.
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Beijing Yang Fan Jing He Information Consulting Co. Ltd. |
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Mobogenie is an Android app store portal that may use the OpenCandy, Quick Downloader, Conduit and various other monetization programs to bundle with third party installers. In many cases some versions (mostly older ones) are bundled by third party distribution platforms. The installer and various components is distributed and developed by Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'MgAssistService' (MgAssist Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00138167% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00117626% | |
User CPU: | 0.00020541% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 255 ms/min | |
Context switches: | 1/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 1.01 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 4.22 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 3.83 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 1.01 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 29.19 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 31.53 MB | |
Working set: | 4.14 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 4.33 MB | |
Page faults: | 454,511/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 8 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 4 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 104 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 2/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 4 | |
Handles: | 76 | |
GUI GDI count: | 11 | |
GUI USER count: | 5 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | Undefined |
Platform: | 32-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\mobogenie\mgassist.exe" |
Owner: | SYSTEM |
Windows Service |
Service name: | MgAssistService |
Display name: | MgAssist Service |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
ADVAPI32.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00206364% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00169219% | |
User CPU: | 0.00037146% | |
Context switches: | 1/sec | |
Memory: | 620 KB | |
MgAssist.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00142006% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00142006% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
CPU cycles: | 14,559/sec | |
Memory: | 76 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Microsoft Windows XP |
50.00% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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Windows 8 Pro |
12.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Single Language |
12.50% |
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Distribution by country
Malaysia installs about 37.50% of mgassist.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
GIGABYTE |
40.00% |
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ASUS |
40.00% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
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