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What is wlancfg5.exe? Smart Configuration Module?

Vendor:      
Product:     
Vendor Website:      http://www.netgear.com/
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.

PC Matic Analysis

Purpose: wlancfg5.exe - Netgear Smart Configuration Module which provides additional configuration options for Netgear routers.

wlancfg5.exe is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.


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wlancfg5.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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wlancfg5.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
wlancfg5.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xe1cd6da64e78ea7ebb6395d1841f8ddb 2/5/2019 4:20:00 AM Unknown 3, 1, 4, 300 Smart Configuration Module 5052 KB
2 Status 0x8632ee94fb559bb429a23566aa6abada 12/2/2018 9:49:00 PM Unknown 3, 6, 14, 16 Smart Configuration Module 1656 KB
3 Status 0xdd89214add1813019eeb7d395c16a3ed 1/30/2016 5:26:00 PM Unknown 2, 0, 0, 7 Smart Configuration Module 440 KB
4 Status 0x386277d5667b6d78b9f610bb4a4895fa 5/12/2015 11:09:00 AM Unknown 4, 4, 1, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1468 KB
5 Status 0x0c1e0dbd52d5a083b03ee731a0682c3a 2/1/2015 4:00:00 AM Unknown 3, 2, 14, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1332 KB
6 Status 0x3a0857b492c64e3759ae205a9b25e43f 1/1/2015 8:07:00 PM Unknown 1, 2, 14, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1452 KB
7 Status 0xbc94da12dba8a04b6206f08323e72f38 11/11/2014 4:29:00 PM Unknown 4, 3, 18, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1468 KB
8 Status 0x8edc859ebcaa9db42a1bf448767a1d66 10/19/2014 4:26:00 AM Unknown 1, 1, 7, 306 Smart Configuration Module 4416 KB
9 Status 0x170de4a22afa30017a3d3676ca82b15d 10/7/2014 12:22:00 AM Unknown 1, 1, 0, 4 Smart Configuration Module 372 KB
10 Status 0xe5b73b678a0bd08bdadbd997a85d160a 8/17/2014 5:43:00 AM Unknown 1, 4, 1, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1468 KB
11 Status 0x217ed0633be90620af605db801e66fc3 2/5/2012 3:06:00 PM Unknown 1, 3, 18, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1468 KB
12 Status 0x831cafb380defef054aed112caa8cb96 1/30/2012 5:00:00 PM Unknown 3, 2, 7, 306 Smart Configuration Module 888 KB
13 Status 0x2dd2b63bd664b66f793da496150a3ab5 1/14/2012 2:39:00 AM Unknown 3, 5, 8, 14 Smart Configuration Module 1640 KB
14 Status 0x061568c316fa325db10020bc0326e966 9/1/2011 8:39:00 PM Unknown 3, 2, 35, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1472 KB
15 Status 0x90632c10fae403d09dbbb473eb8ff139 9/1/2011 11:15:00 AM Unknown 1, 0, 9, 305 Smart Configuration Module 4412 KB
16 Status 0x0e55e7250d6700ee42138cf180753ed6 8/21/2011 8:26:00 PM Unknown 1, 0, 1, 7 Smart Configuration Module 424 KB
17 Status 0xf068366c6fcd78029f6e4947277ab519 8/8/2011 7:13:00 PM Unknown 3, 2, 36, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1472 KB
18 Status 0x75c383d4347da4ba16a63bf6095d4831 8/3/2011 4:26:00 PM Unknown 4, 1, 4, 306 Smart Configuration Module 4412 KB
19 Status 0xae4c1b8b6f61972a58e6b71d27c0b697 8/3/2011 8:33:00 AM Unknown 4, 0, 2, 303 Smart Configuration Module 7528 KB
20 Status 0xe519815e62a71d64aea3f3d442e96c71 7/20/2011 2:17:00 AM Unknown 4, 2, 14, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1452 KB
21 Status 0x4ef7b4a755bf6a7a51aff0ea2dd32029 6/23/2011 12:51:00 AM Unknown 1, 2, 0, 4 Smart Configuration Module 416 KB
22 Status 0xa70c281a7c11634e90e9b5aa0a2c6c11 6/14/2011 4:42:00 PM Unknown 3, 2, 29, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1456 KB
23 Status 0xe0e01f119cdb9ccbaab52e00ec15266f 10/22/2010 1:21:00 AM Unknown 3, 2, 34, 306 Smart Configuration Module 1468 KB
24 Status 0xfd64af0e5c7d3145f1b766fcff5a4116 8/7/2010 11:20:00 PM Unknown 3, 2, 7, 306 Smart Configuration Module 888 KB
25 Status 0x4164ca9c93906330f1bdd5912d75af9e 7/26/2010 6:41:00 AM Unknown 1, 0, 0, 10 Smart Configuration Module 424 KB


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