Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, NETGEAR publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
netgeargeniedaemon64.exe
NETGEAR Genie Daemon by NETGEAR (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0.2 |
| MD5: | 40de9f282262d5cd87dc6091277fe149 |
| SHA1: | 4619398a2ce4dd9c056951eca83640e06ee30033 |
| SHA256: | 68840f91241481402a5c5d5e7f5d15f696964f9a1d2030b51671cf7eb2804d95 |
Overview
netgeargeniedaemon64.exe runs as a service under the name NETGEARGenieDaemon with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by NETGEAR which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | netgeargeniedaemon64.exe |
| Publisher: | NETGEAR |
| Product name: | NETGEAR Genie Daemon |
| Description: | NETGEAR Genie Daemon for Windows |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\netgear genie\bin\netgeargeniedaemon64.exe |
| Original name: | GenieDaemon |
| File version: | 1.0.0.2 |
| Size: | 226.75 KB (232,192 bytes) |
| Build date: | 7/4/2012 5:57 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | NETGEAR |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, September 19, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, September 27, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Service
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: | 0.00113658% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00054609% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00059049% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,468,368 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 86,151/sec | |
| Context switches: | 790/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.83 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 7.23 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.74 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.83 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 58.51 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 100.84 MB | |
| Working set: | 6.76 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 7.63 MB | |
| Page faults: | 43,325,909/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 173.64 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 11,072/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 465.92 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 130/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 1.78 MB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 31,172/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 8 | |
| Handles: | 95 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\netgear genie\bin\netgeargeniedaemon64.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | NETGEARGenieDaemon |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 3.80223950% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 3.09244085% | |
| User CPU: | 0.70979865% | |
| CPU cycles: | 72,919,095/sec | |
| Context switches: | 10/sec | |
| Memory: | 348 KB | |
| NETGEARGenieDaemon64.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.36115464% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.32097971% | |
| User CPU: | 0.04017493% | |
| CPU cycles: | 16,203,600/sec | |
| Context switches: | 32/sec | |
| Memory: | 248 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
28.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 72.00% of NETGEAR Genie Daemon.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
27.27% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.73% |
|
| MSI |
18.18% |
|
| Lenovo |
9.09% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
9.09% |
|
| Alienware |
9.09% |
|
| Acer |
4.55% |
|
