Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

2, 1, 0, 24 34.09%
2, 1, 0, 24 38.64%
2, 1, 0, 23 6.82%
2, 1, 0, 22 20.45%

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advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, ControlService, StartServiceW, DeleteService, QueryServiceStatus, ChangeServiceConfig2W, CreateServiceW, SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, CloseServiceHandle, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, ChangeServiceConfigW, QueryServiceConfigW
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
Escape, ExtTextOutW, TextOutW, RectVisible, PtVisible, GetStockObject, CreateBitmap, DeleteDC, ScaleWindowExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetViewportExtEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, GetDeviceCaps, SaveDC, RestoreDC, SetBkColor, DeleteObject, GetClipBox, SetMapMode, SetTextColor, SelectObject
iphlpapi.dll
GetPerAdapterInfo, GetIpForwardTable, GetAdaptersInfo, DeleteIpForwardEntry, NotifyAddrChange, GetIfEntry
kernel32.dll
GetVersionExA, LoadLibraryA, CompareStringW, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalFindAtomW, GlobalAddAtomW, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalFlags, InterlockedExchange, CompareStringA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, HeapReAlloc, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, ExitProcess, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, LCMapStringA, GetModuleHandleA, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineA, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetVersion, InterlockedIncrement, GetFileTime, GetFileAttributesW, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, TlsFree, DeleteCriticalSection, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, EnterCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, GetCurrentProcessId, SetErrorMode, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, FormatMessageW, CreateFileW, GetFullPathNameW, GetVolumeInformationW, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, DuplicateHandle, GetFileSize, SetEndOfFile, UnlockFile, LockFile, SetFilePointer, GetThreadLocale, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, DisconnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, GetCommandLineW, lstrcatW, WaitForSingleObjectEx, SetLastError, GetCurrentProcess, GetModuleHandleW, SetWaitableTimer, LocalFree, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenA, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, lstrcmpiW, InterlockedDecrement, MultiByteToWideChar, WriteFile, ReadFile, ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeW, Sleep, lstrcpynW, SetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, HeapFree, FreeLibrary, ResumeThread, GetProcessHeap, GetLastError, HeapAlloc, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, CreateThread, GetTickCount, CloseHandle, ResetEvent, CreateMutexW, CreateEventW, CreateWaitableTimerW, GetVersionExW, lstrcmpW, lstrlenW, lstrcpyW, CancelWaitableTimer, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetTempPathW, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, FindResourceW, LCMapStringW, DllMain
ole32.dll
CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeSecurity, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CLSIDFromString, CoCreateInstance
shlwapi.dll
PathStripToRootW, PathIsUNCW, PathFindFileNameW, PathFindExtensionW
user32.dll
PostQuitMessage, DestroyMenu, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, LoadBitmapW, ModifyMenuW, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, SetWindowTextW, ValidateRect, RegisterWindowMessageW, LoadIconW, WinHelpW, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExW, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongW, GetClassNameW, SetPropW, GetPropW, RemovePropW, GetFocus, IsWindow, GetForegroundWindow, GetDlgItem, DestroyWindow, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, MapWindowPoints, GetKeyState, SetForegroundWindow, GetClientRect, GetMenu, PostMessageW, CreateWindowExW, GetClassInfoExW, GetClassInfoW, RegisterClassW, CopyRect, PtInRect, GetDlgCtrlID, DefWindowProcW, CallWindowProcW, SetWindowLongW, SetWindowPos, SystemParametersInfoA, IsIconic, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindowRect, GetWindow, ClientToScreen, GrayStringW, DrawTextExW, DrawTextW, TabbedTextOutW, GetTopWindow, GetWindowTextW, LoadCursorW, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetSysColor, GetSysColorBrush, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SendMessageW, GetParent, GetWindowLongW, GetLastActivePopup, IsWindowEnabled, EnableWindow, MessageBoxW, GetMenuState, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, GetSubMenu, GetSystemMetrics, DispatchMessageW, PeekMessageW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, CharUpperW, UnregisterClassA, AdjustWindowRectEx
winspool.drv
DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter, OpenPrinterW

WifiSvc.exe

By NETGEAR (Signed)

Remove WifiSvc.exe
Version:   2, 1, 0, 22
MD5:   d0697918519a4cf059c2c7e3b9e93a53
SHA1:   666e6630495b683529106f9e2a5b437547848f3e
SHA256:   27b811a5483870ffee70404e7dcad16b76132e775773c582829a489d5ee883fa

Overview

wifisvc.exe runs as a service under the name WSWNA1100 (WSWNDA3100v2) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program NETGEAR WNA3100 wireless USB 2.0 adapter published by NETGEAR Inc.. The file is digitally signed by NETGEAR which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wifisvc.exe
Description:Wifi Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netgear\wna3100\wifisvc.exe
File version:2, 1, 0, 22
Product version:2, 1, 0, 0
Size:278.47 KB (285,152 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NETGEAR
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Expiration date:Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
NETGEAR Inc.
8% remove
NETGEAR WNA3100 wireless USB 2.0 adapter is the software package that includes the required drivers, configuration and management utilities to support this wireless adapter.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'WSWNDA3100v2'
  • 'WSWNA1100'
  • 'WSWNA3100'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00397500%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00207332%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00190168%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,140 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,231,185/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:288/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.27 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.2 MB
Private (minimum):3.36 MB
Non-paged memory:3.27 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:67.11 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):70.93 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.83 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.31 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:20,416/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:14.81 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:288/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3.23 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:418/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:107.26 MB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:15,616/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:493
600
GUI GDI count:8
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\netgear\wna3100\wifisvc.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:WSWNDA3100v2
Display name:WSWNA1100
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
WifiSvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.03078251%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01863901%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01214350%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:333,313/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:23/sec
79/sec
Memory:288 KB
1.16 MB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00105827%
Kernel CPU:0.00042331%
User CPU:0.00063496%
CPU cycles:48,156/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:792 KB
RPCRT4.dll
Total CPU:0.00084669%
Kernel CPU:0.00063501%
User CPU:0.00021167%
CPU cycles:18,809/sec
Memory:780 KB
wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00004471%
Kernel CPU:0.00002236%
User CPU:0.00002236%
CPU cycles:30,931/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:252 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
Microsoft Windows XP 40.91%
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.55%
Windows Vista Home Premium 13.64%
Windows 8 6.82%
Windows 7 Professional 4.55%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 4.55%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 72.73% of wifisvc.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 46.67%
Dell 40.00%
Sahara 6.67%
Alienware 6.67%
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