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What is ping.exe? ping.exe?

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Microsoft
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.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.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: ping.exe - This process is a function of the Microsoft Windows operating system, providing test functions for your LAN.

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


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ping.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: 0.06%
Average CPU use for this program: 15%
Average RAM for this program: 98 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
ping.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x6242e3d67787ccbf4e06ad2982853144 2/16/2019 5:16:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 15 KB
2 Status 0x66cdf02d86c9f0b4300ee981a614d296 8/26/2016 6:11:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 17 KB
3 Status 0x015e1f472a5633520903353375f7e69d 1/30/2012 5:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 15 KB
4 Status 0x9c3a1066346af7e123030d42ef9f5ced 8/3/2011 9:46:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 18 KB
5 Status 0x62b84d99295346af5a3b1a9c3bde04ab 7/24/2011 1:17:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) ping.exe 17 KB
6 Status 0x8e0e1a34180f6f5d54b4f0bf74663749 6/30/2011 10:14:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148) ping.exe 14 KB
7 Status 0xe46336f1db355c03b6c07d3fa3dd8cba 4/17/2011 1:15:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920) ping.exe 16 KB
8 Status 0x6239d7207f15488f6352c78f510ac634 4/13/2011 9:40:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 19 KB
9 Status 0x75794c407062621d4f3cc8de235946ca 4/13/2011 10:05:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 19 KB
10 Status 0x91e089d90ea24c70ae85a7a1ca1da82d 3/23/2011 2:50:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 17 KB
11 Status 0xcff7c65abc2b44f36eea7b3fe44f7a80 3/19/2011 1:13:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.3264 (xpsp.071130-0108) ping.exe 17 KB
12 Status 0xf837281900f3793f6d38d5994a3ed319 2/24/2011 5:54:00 PM Unknown 5.00.2134.1 ping.exe 15 KB
13 Status 0x406c90461f07ff1bbfd5cc37e95d8a56 2/21/2011 6:46:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 19 KB
14 Status 0x820db7d330ec730440b09419f3e6b67b 8/4/2010 8:04:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 18 KB
15 Status 0xdc190b838569b8b7e7517f89bf552e8a 6/19/2010 5:36:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 19 KB
16 Status 0x57f7b42f205706d709b3bf8589f97a17 5/21/2010 12:19:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 17 KB
17 Status 0xf3802a5fb35a872e2664cde128b83af3 5/15/2010 5:37:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 26 KB
18 Status 0x529d5d6cc088c537640c3e7ddde661d6 3/31/2010 7:43:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 19 KB
19 Status 0xa4fdf88204fab5c218ce6b2129a3829e 3/22/2010 10:14:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 17 KB
20 Status 0x99a0f466eb62699b09eba13a60d2b8c6 3/13/2010 1:53:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 19 KB
21 Status 0xf278a9a045e7ca04872f056a5a520a17 3/10/2010 6:19:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 15 KB
22 Status 0x8838953fe974188c63c56fb317d81e7c 3/5/2010 5:24:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) ping.exe 19 KB
23 Status 0xd2cd7c0510add724bab5a6ffaff94657 2/25/2010 4:15:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 18 KB
24 Status 0x71286e1ddfa6d2c324b7e81d0a9aaa07 2/6/2010 3:49:00 AM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 86 KB
25 Status 0xbc3a780936a18988e43728671d271b80 1/7/2010 3:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown ping.exe 37 KB


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