Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

a9885	62.50%
67bdd	12.50%
7b5fa	12.50%
764be	12.50%

(Note, Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co. publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

mgassist.exe

By Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co. (Signed)

Remove mgassist.exe

MD5:	67bdd6200bd0cf284ec4a5f425066ef2
SHA1:	663b724bd07d5e9860cd37ad72e6069d74e28aaf

Overview

mgassist.exe runs as a service under the name MgAssist Service (MgAssistService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Mobogenie published by Beijing Yang Fan Jing He Information Consulting Co. Ltd.. The file is digitally signed by Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	mgassist.exe
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\mobogenie\mgassist.exe
Size:	61.69 KB (63,168 bytes)
Build date:	1/24/2014 6:03 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Mobogenie

Beijing Yang Fan Jing He Information Consulting Co. Ltd.

56% remove

Mobogenie is an Android app store portal that may use the OpenCandy, Quick Downloader, Conduit and various other monetization programs to bundle with third party installers. In many cases some versions (mostly older ones) are bundled by third party distribution platforms. The installer and various components is distributed and developed by Beijing AmazGame Age Internet Technology Co., Ltd.

Behaviors

Service

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

'MgAssistService' (MgAssist Service)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00272351%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00172617%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00099734%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	406 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	1.93 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	5.44 MB
Private (minimum):	4.39 MB
Non-paged memory:	1.93 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	55.84 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	57.21 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.44 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	5.53 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	7	12
Handles:	89	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\mobogenie\mgassist.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	MgAssistService
Display name:	MgAssist Service
Type:	Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

wow64.dll
Total CPU:	0.00517305%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00331606%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00185699%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	4,333,276/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	2/sec	79/sec
Memory:	252 KB	1.16 MB
MgAssist.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00026528%
Kernel CPU:	0.00013264%
User CPU:	0.00013264%
CPU cycles:	3,717/sec
Memory:	76 KB