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VersionsAdditional versions

1, 1, 4, 27 72.73%
1, 1, 4, 27 27.27%
(Note, NETGEAR publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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wna3100.exe

NETGEAR Genie Application by NETGEAR (Signed)

Remove wna3100.exe
Version:   1, 1, 4, 27
MD5:   b059076b7de385370eb5fd2128f08b57
SHA1:   6b1cf4756daa4f2f16b37e86fc3407fbf1bc5077

Overview

wna3100.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. This is typically installed with the program NETGEAR WNA3100 wireless USB 2.0 adapter published by NETGEAR Inc..

DetailsDetails

File name:wna3100.exe
Product name:NETGEAR Genie Application
Description:Netgear
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netgear\wna3100\wna3100.exe
File version:1, 1, 4, 27
Size:7.88 MB (8,266,456 bytes)
Build date:11/4/2013 1:04 AM
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
.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

Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\WNA3100\WNA3100.exe'
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'wna3100.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006847%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00003134%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003713%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:6,880 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,061,780/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:10.23 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):26.65 MB
Private (minimum):1.58 MB
Non-paged memory:10.23 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:225.98 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):231.23 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.5 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):26.93 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:7,463,997/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:3.72 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:67/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:28 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:6/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:101 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:129/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:22
12
Handles:386
600
GUI GDI count:109
103
GUI GDI peak:113
142
GUI USER count:145
49
GUI USER peak:154
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\netgear\wna3100\wna3100.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
WNA3100.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00036016%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00021705%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00014312%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:462,648/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:8.25 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00005012%
Kernel CPU:0.00002339%
User CPU:0.00002673%
CPU cycles:3,805/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

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 7 Home Premium 45.45%
Microsoft Windows XP 27.27%
Windows Vista Home Premium 18.18%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 9.09%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of NETGEAR Genie Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 44.44%
Dell 44.44%
Sahara 11.11%
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