netgeargenie.exe

By NETGEAR (Signed)

Remove netgeargenie.exe
MD5:   91fcd4d086ce7b52081ee00647a21d8a
SHA1:   7c5c4230722b63034538b37219bee832d4370787
SHA256:   f67e500055415bf8f7723ab8392fe9a99f97a2e533c64fecd51a7a2c773a2f91

Overview

netgeargenie.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. The file is digitally signed by NETGEAR which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:netgeargenie.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netgear genie\bin\netgeargenie.exe
Size:1017.32 KB (1,041,736 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NETGEAR
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, September 19, 2011
Expiration date:Saturday, September 27, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'NETGEARGenie' → "C:\Program Files\NETGEAR Genie\bin\NETGEARGenie.exe" -mini -redirect
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NETGEAR Genie\bin\NETGEARGenie.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
  • [UDP] listens on port 5826

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00037656%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00017388%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00020268%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:159,187 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:14,144,994/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:379/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:54.18 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):46.05 MB
    Private (minimum):25.2 MB
    Non-paged memory:54.18 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:281.65 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):356.77 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:31.24 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):52.66 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:1,287,953/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:367.87 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:5,350/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:2.01 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:126/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:154.57 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:3,336/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:47
    12
    Handles:987
    600
    GUI GDI count:100
    103
    GUI GDI peak:114
    142
    GUI USER count:49
    49
    GUI USER peak:84
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\netgear genie\bin\netgeargenie.exe" -mini -redirect
    • "C:\Program Files\netgear genie\bin\netgeargenie.exe"
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    wow64cpu.dll
    Total CPU:0.00929860%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00573336%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00356524%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:660,604/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:7/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:32 KB
    1.16 MB
    NETGEARGenie.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00689816%
    Kernel CPU:0.00318730%
    User CPU:0.00371086%
    CPU cycles:1,315,469/sec
    Context switches:11/sec
    Memory:1024 KB
    msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00584728%
    Kernel CPU:0.00417211%
    User CPU:0.00167517%
    Context switches:9/sec
    Memory:352 KB
    wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00331264%
    Kernel CPU:0.00191545%
    User CPU:0.00139719%
    CPU cycles:637,616/sec
    Context switches:12/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00055732%
    Kernel CPU:0.00036486%
    User CPU:0.00019246%
    CPU cycles:14,307/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    mswsock.dll (Microsoft Windows Sockets 2.0 Service Provider by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00025345%
    Kernel CPU:0.00023041%
    User CPU:0.00002304%
    Memory:252 KB
    airprintdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00002304%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00002304%
    Context switches:2/sec
    Memory:172 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 8 Pro 26.32%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 26.32%
    Microsoft Windows XP 15.79%
    Windows 8.1 Pro 10.53%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 10.53%
    Windows 8.1 5.26%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 5.26%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 84.21% of netgeargenie.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 42.86%
    Hewlett-Packard 28.57%
    GIGABYTE 14.29%
    Alienware 14.29%
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