netsession_win.exe
Akamai NetSession Client by Akamai Technologies (Signed)
| Version: | 1.8.7 |
| MD5: | a0946e1d50dd86b25cbdf170d32fa700 |
| SHA1: | f5ec226cf2aeaf41789575e4d6404462615e34cd |
| SHA256: | 3e0a6ae2eeef6420f8e2d5b8af753b09d67b94a30f91b0066cfdc6dc8c5393fe |
What is netsession_win.exe?
Akamai NetSession Client is part of the Akamai Download Manager, a computer program dedicated to the task of downloading (and sometimes uploading) possibly unrelated stand-alone files from (and sometimes to) the Internet for storage. Download Manager ActiveX Control runs in the context of Internet Explorer as a browser extension.
About netsession_win.exe (from Akamai Technologies)
“Akamai Download Manager is an intelligent, resilient platform for delivering software and media downloads over the global Akamai platform. As part of an overall Akamai solution, Download Manager can a”
Details
| File name: | netsession_win.exe |
| Publisher: | Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
| Product name: | Akamai NetSession Client |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\akamai\netsession_win.exe |
| File version: | 1.8.7 |
| Size: | 4.24 MB (4,440,896 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Akamai Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | GlobalSign nv-sa |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Akamai NetSession Interface downloads or streams content to you only after you have requested it from your software or media publishers. Some content providers may provide you the ability to sign-up for background-delivered content. When you download or stream, your Akamai NetSession Interface needs to communicate with the download or streaming source to request more data or to let the source know that the data was received successfully...
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Akamai NetSession Interface' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Akamai\netsession_win.exe"
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Akamai\netsession_win.exe'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
15.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
9.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
5.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.13% of Akamai NetSession Client.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
33.94% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
18.35% |
|
| ASUS |
16.51% |
|
| Acer |
8.72% |
|
| Toshiba |
8.26% |
|
| American Megatrends |
3.21% |
|
| Sony |
2.75% |
|
| Compaq |
2.75% |
|
| Sahara |
1.38% |
|
| Samsung |
1.38% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
1.38% |
|
| Lenovo |
0.92% |
|
| Alienware |
0.46% |
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