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What is net.exe? net exe?

Vendor:      Microsoft Corporation
Product:     Microsoft
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Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
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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: NET.EXE is a network file that allow mapp, conect, etc through the network. This file comes since DOS and it's present in windows.
Usually this file do what it needs to do and after you can close it. eg. if you use this command to mapp a unit, after you close it the until will remain mapped.

net.exe is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.


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net.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: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
net.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x5fbd9fb053c30b67c630f30f1b36f5e4 1/24/2017 1:55:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
2 Status 0xfd3da8425624b98903407df608cf2c11 1/18/2012 6:28:00 AM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
3 Status 0x8050e2d3a322f6e46fb51203211e40c9 1/12/2012 7:36:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
4 Status 0x6795e6ec12b6a221bfc45124fcd3d255 7/30/2011 12:36:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
5 Status 0x57602070f70951fa322f54b6574928e9 5/12/2011 3:24:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 47 KB
6 Status 0x29ed429a12deeaee5e40307c5215e8d8 12/9/2010 8:35:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) net exe 41 KB
7 Status 0xc222d22ea275a40b2eb32ca664e1abac 11/21/2010 12:00:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
8 Status 0x087f492e3e544c9cfe034de3cf9fbefa 2/3/2010 2:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
9 Status 0x870ff2d97262b672cac5a6543ef5f874 1/18/2010 1:02:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
10 Status 0x9e0d04f29cfd94f8470ee4bc4cef6e1f 11/3/2009 11:04:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) net exe 41 KB
11 Status 0x260d88aba2b00eef112920c131bfb2bd 9/12/2009 9:20:00 AM Unknown Unknown net exe 61 KB
12 Status 0x8c9ed118c76b076495e7d5f46c8932c7 9/12/2009 3:50:00 AM Unknown 5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710) net exe 41 KB
13 Status 0xa7b9ef4290e2e7348403417255b52f62 7/3/2009 7:37:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
14 Status 0x2cd1f620806233e87410861b69731df4 7/2/2009 5:35:00 AM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
15 Status 0xf79478bab87d11bc7650378af5ba0616 6/30/2009 2:10:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
16 Status 0x815bdee4ca170758d2fa035232a8876a 6/13/2009 12:06:00 AM Unknown Unknown net exe 45 KB
17 Status 0x51bc581245f961e52f9ef2faaf305db4 6/9/2009 6:04:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
18 Status 0xda428670fc0f0af7270f22450ea295ea 6/6/2009 9:13:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 61 KB
19 Status 0x97372f24fa9d70cc6a36c2c4f294385f 5/20/2009 7:45:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
20 Status 0x6646e4761b8c59e28c3d2297b25c4860 5/7/2009 12:54:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
21 Status 0xf4f7bd2bbefc8434abcff586e7100189 4/26/2009 12:45:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 61 KB
22 Status 0xf8b2f643634d6bf4ecc85004378ff2ff 3/15/2009 2:25:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
23 Status 0x429c8de2605ea988063da9c72db63766 2/12/2009 3:37:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 47 KB
24 Status 0x58874ab16f7e20831ea75c143dc8e93d 9/28/2008 2:56:00 AM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB
25 Status 0x3388235a55a7aa1a007034afab8753aa 9/17/2008 2:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown net exe 41 KB


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