Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Microsoft Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
ngen.exe
Microsoft .NET Framework by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 4.0.30319.17929 built by: FX45RTMREL |
| MD5: | ca72696a9861f14cf76f1637b8e6bc44 |
| SHA1: | a3e73610eb370531315c6bbd9a6aeb7ac54ecece |
| SHA256: | d02a3c9c8a817783f85c5c3e3b7449213a07fd2f27e610674279a5fc0879ffc0 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
ngen.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent
ngentask.exe (by Microsoft). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| File name: | ngen.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft® .NET Framework |
| Description: | Microsoft Common Language Runtime native compiler |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe |
| File version: | 4.0.30319.17929 built by: FX45RTMREL |
| Product version: | 4.0.30319.17929 |
| Size: | 133.91 KB (137,120 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Monday, October 10, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, October 1, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00775257% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00694280% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00080977% | |
| Memory |
| Private (maximum): | 4.98 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.97 MB | |
Process properties
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe" install "system.core, version=4.0.0.0, culture=neutral, publickeytoken=b77a5c561934e089" /nodependencies /noroot /versioC:v4.0.30319 /legacyservicebehavior
- "C:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\ngen.exe" executequeueditems /legacyservicebehavior
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| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Parent process: | ngentask.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
57.14% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
28.57% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
14.29% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 57.14% of Microsoft® .NET Framework.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
80.00% |
|
| ASUS |
20.00% |
|
