Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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WgaTray.exe
Microsoft Genuine Advantage by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 1.5.0540.0 |
| MD5: | b202d32c55ab828e3364109875f210f0 |
| SHA1: | cdd70a37480535c95e3479aac37cf0b7331cc7d0 |
| SHA256: | d2d588a246033d262d804f2de028b458fe6459375e733809539af031846525b7 |
Overview
wgatray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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 Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| File name: | wgatray.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft Genuine Advantage |
| Description: | Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wgatray.exe |
| File version: | 1.5.0540.0 |
| Size: | 297.8 KB (304,944 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, March 20, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Windows firewall allowed program
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\WgaTray.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.01209625% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00886541% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00323084% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 344 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 5.14 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 708 KB | |
| Private (minimum): | 48 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 5.14 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 63.79 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 65.67 MB | |
| Working set: | 140 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 9.01 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 6 | |
| Handles: | 267 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 15 | |
| GUI USER count: | 6 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
100.00% |
|
Distribution by country
Indonesia installs about 50.00% of Microsoft Genuine Advantage.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
|
