freeagentservice.exe
Sync by Seagate Technology (Signed)
Overview
freeagentservice.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 5, 0, 0, 4. It is started as a Windows Service called 'FreeAgentGoNext Service' with the name 'FreeAgentGoNext Service' and described as “Seagate Service”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 181.29 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Seagate Technology by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs Seagate Manager Installer, FreeAgent Pro Tools and Seagate Dashboard have been observed as installing specific variations of freeagentservice.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0018% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.35 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 6.79 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 41 Bytes per minute for reads and 10.41 KB per minute for writes.
 Details
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| 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 |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Seagate Technology |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, March 19, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, March 20, 2011 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | FreeAgentGoNext Service |
| Display name: | FreeAgentGoNext Service |
| Description: | “Seagate Service” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Sync.)
“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 w...”
“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 g...”
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 P...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of freeagentservice.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- FreeAgentGoNext Service
- 'FreeAgentGoNext Service' (Seagate Service)
All file variations of freeagentservice.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.67% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
20.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.33% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
13.33% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.33% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
13.33% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 86.67% of Sync.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
63.64% |
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| Dell |
36.36% |
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