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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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advapi32.dll
CloseServiceHandle, ControlService, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, StartServiceW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor
gdi32.dll
CreateDIBSection, GdiFlush, DeleteObject, SelectObject, CreateCompatibleDC, GetObjectW, DeleteDC
iphlpapi.dll
GetExtendedTcpTable, GetExtendedUdpTable, GetIpNetTable
kernel32.dll
ReadFile, CreateFileW, GetOverlappedResult, GetLastError, CreateEventW, CloseHandle, ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeW, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenProcess, WideCharToMultiByte, TerminateProcess, MultiByteToWideChar, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetLocaleInfoA, WriteFile, SetEvent, GetModuleHandleW, Sleep, GetExitCodeProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, GetProcAddress, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, LocalFree, GetTickCount, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, WaitNamedPipeW, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentProcess, GetEnvironmentStringsW, HeapSize, SetFilePointer, GetCommandLineW, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, GetStringTypeW, HeapReAlloc, LoadLibraryW, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, CreateProcessW, TlsAlloc, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, ExitThread, CreateThread, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, HeapCreate, GetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoW, ExitProcess, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SetHandleCount, GetFileType
psapi.dll
GetModuleFileNameExW
shell32.dll
ExtractIconW, CommandLineToArgvW
user32.dll
GetIconInfo, LoadIconW, DestroyIcon, DrawIconEx, UnregisterDeviceNotification
wpcap.dll
pcap_loop, pcap_open_live, pcap_freealldevs, pcap_close, pcap_setfilter, pcap_datalink, pcap_compile, pcap_findalldevs, pcap_breakloop, pcap_freecode

netgeargeniedaemon.exe

NETGEAR Genie Daemon by NETGEAR (Signed)

Remove netgeargeniedaemon.exe
Version:   1.0.0.2
MD5:   38ce271dac632044aa18a7457cbbe2d2
SHA1:   a9895229c57ce432419fe30dde41ad1bfd647ae9
SHA256:   342d07965bca402364cb87e98a8efdbaa69dfbb129d36b658c0b91223ab0aaee

What is netgeargeniedaemon.exe?

Desktop NETGEAR Genie is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home network. Genie can automatically repair common wireless network problems. NETGEAR Genie works with any NETGEAR router. You can use the Network map to see all devices on your home network.

Overview

netgeargeniedaemon.exe runs as a service under the name NETGEARGenieDaemon with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by NETGEAR which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:netgeargeniedaemon.exe
Publisher:NETGEAR
Product name:NETGEAR Genie Daemon
Description:NETGEAR Genie Daemon for Windows
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\netgear genie\bin\netgeargeniedaemon.exe
Original name:GenieDaemon
File version:1.0.0.2
Size:190.82 KB (195,400 bytes)
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

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.03275803%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01937330%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01338474%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:92,002 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:12,315,964/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:32/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:59.03 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):60.96 MB
Private (minimum):3.79 MB
Non-paged memory:59.03 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:99.75 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):101.86 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:60.92 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):61.25 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:526,103/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:176.36 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:3,229/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2.23 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:143/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:363.22 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:18,931/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:63
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\netgear genie\bin\netgeargeniedaemon.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Display name:NETGEARGenieDaemon
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll
Total CPU:4.26755962%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:3.22699075%
0.107585%
User CPU:1.04056887%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:41,136,076/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:100 KB
1.16 MB
advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.19122273%
Kernel CPU:0.13006923%
User CPU:0.06115350%
Context switches:30/sec
Memory:620 KB
NETGEARGenieDaemon.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.15874574%
Kernel CPU:0.12302610%
User CPU:0.03571964%
CPU cycles:2,118,129/sec
Memory:204 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01557584%
Kernel CPU:0.01557584%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:5,303/sec
Memory:1.23 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
Microsoft Windows XP 66.67%
Windows 7 Enterprise 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of NETGEAR Genie Daemon.
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