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What is gear511.exe? Netgear Wireless Configuration Module?

Vendor:      
Product:     NetgearRev Application
Vendor Website:      http://www.netgear.com/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: Gear511.exe provides configuration options for Netgear Wireless LAN devices.

gear511.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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gear511.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 2 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
gear511.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xb86a411ba5bed6892b00dd33045917fa 2/7/2012 8:37:00 PM Unknown 2, 64, 33, 3 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 1288 KB
2 Status 0x4c99067d8814374fb17cb5dfb6ab3e21 1/17/2012 4:39:00 PM Unknown 1, 28, 10, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 392 KB
3 Status 0xc65cc92549cba6eb573de00d083eb464 8/25/2011 7:56:00 PM Unknown 2, 64, 31, 3 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 1504 KB
4 Status 0xa7379f1702604a9167face01f881dcdb 7/27/2011 3:51:00 AM Unknown 2, 52, 29, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 1096 KB
5 Status 0x3e000ace6003d3ab3901a8f926c32f9c 3/7/2011 11:33:00 AM Unknown 2, 39, 26, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 464 KB
6 Status 0xa44673c85be3b641b4602bc39328dfc6 12/29/2010 3:24:00 AM Unknown 2, 64, 30, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 1104 KB
7 Status 0x6675d82b1f4853a9cc62b77dcba99d6b 11/15/2010 11:46:00 PM Unknown 7, 0, 9, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 1292 KB
8 Status 0xd558320d5ca919aff7b55988d5de9147 7/10/2010 11:38:00 AM Unknown 7, 0, 12, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 1308 KB
9 Status 0xb9163e900151fcfcde3cfc5160588495 2/21/2010 10:30:00 AM Unknown Unknown Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 440 KB
10 Status 0x52967cef8337a1ba5cbc1473893ff37a 2/14/2010 3:40:00 AM Unknown Unknown Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 1228 KB
11 Status 0x339f4f388403ef6c45e820a9e86029ec 9/23/2009 3:19:00 PM Unknown 2, 37, 26, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 464 KB
12 Status 0x00dfb0bb2abd582d3d173d0d45446ccd 8/19/2009 1:30:00 AM Unknown Unknown Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 432 KB
13 Status 0x25e06a1a71032eb59b204d76e33c4dd4 7/5/2009 11:21:00 AM Unknown Unknown Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 436 KB
14 Status 0xcecf1eca49a6bb2aa79962923b59bb00 5/16/2009 3:05:00 PM Unknown 2, 17, 18, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 440 KB
15 Status 0x9d9ae28ddcc38141c2f9b156c3a3735a 2/22/2009 7:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 1256 KB
16 Status 0x1f659134637d945180d77ab4d153239a 2/1/2009 12:15:00 PM Unknown 2, 32, 23, 4 Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 464 KB
17 Status 0x406975f8424b6d116a6164e7d0729b17 11/17/2008 10:58:00 PM Unknown Unknown Netgear Wireless Configuration Module 472 KB


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