Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Seagate Technology publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
freeagentservice.exe
Sync by Seagate Technology (Signed)
| Version: | 5, 0, 0, 4 |
| MD5: | 07af7870abf051ebbae8a8a92ff34abe |
| SHA1: | d72d9012ff460056447cec80df811c13d26ca99e |
| SHA256: | d5fd122a8f1984da33eb8a0b70f11e5c7b48744b80c182a3b7891cfbc30b2bd3 |
Overview
freeagentservice.exe runs as a service under the name FreeAgentGoNext Service (FreeAgentGoNext Service) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Seagate Manager Installer published by Seagate Technology, FreeAgent Pro Tools from Seagate Technology and FreeAgent Pro Tools by Seagate Technology. The file is digitally signed by Seagate Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | freeagentservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Seagate Technology LLC |
| Product name: | Sync |
| Description: | Sync Windows Services |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\seagate\seagatemanager\sync\freeagentservice.exe |
| Original name: | SyncServices.exe |
| File version: | 5, 0, 0, 4 |
| Size: | 177.29 KB (181,544 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Seagate Technology |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, March 20, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“When you can't afford to lose anything, you need a drive that can handle everything. Seagate Manager for FreeAgent easily protect data with automatic backup software, and keep important files secure with built-in encryption. Automatic backup software makes it easy, software encryption keeps sensitive files and folders private, and easy to sync between FreeAgent and other drives.”
“Automatically move your content to multiple locations. Share your pictures online and automatically update without even thinking about it. Automatic revisions of your content help keep you safe from goof-ups. ”
This software allows the user to perform backups, adjust drive settings, and share (upload) content to social media sites. Seagate Dashboard is software that originally shipped on the Seagate Backup Plus, Seagate Slim, and Seagate Central drives.
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- FreeAgentGoNext Service
- 'FreeAgentGoNext Service' (Seagate Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00025658% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00023409% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002249% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 382 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 28,373/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.21 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 6.79 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.33 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.21 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 72.04 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 83.14 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.94 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 7.17 MB | |
| Page faults: | 10,890/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 41 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 10.41 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 79 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 9/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 18 | |
| Handles: | 155 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\seagate\seagatemanager\sync\freeagentservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | FreeAgentGoNext Service |
| Display name: | FreeAgentGoNext Service |
| Description: | “Seagate Service” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| FreeAgentService.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00016757% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00015643% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001114% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,162/sec | |
| Memory: | 276 KB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00002547% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002547% | |
| CPU cycles: | 84/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.67% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
13.33% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
13.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
13.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 86.67% of Sync.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
63.64% |
|
| Dell |
36.36% |
|
