What is the "netsession_win.exe" ? Variant 7454682

Our database contains 52 different files for filename netsession_win.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the netsession_win.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name netsession_win.exe. This file belongs to product Akamai NetSession Client and was developed by company Akamai Technologies, Inc. This file has description Akamai NetSession Client. Agregate rating is 5(5) stars - based on 1 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process netsession_win.exe.

Product:: Akamai NetSession Client
Company:: Akamai Technologies, Inc
Description:: Akamai NetSession Client
Version:: 0.0.0.0
MD5:: 7ae2120f494195664fdff401f2693ec9
SHA1:: 6926177046f37f2113b364368590ee3dd3bfc1ee
SHA256:: 2feb7860248f1c244fda6ff74b2aad70b2526dfbbdd0bfbc54dc456bc82e50ed
Size:: 3331872
Directory:: %USERPROFILE%\Configurações locais\Dados de aplicativos\Akamai
Operating System:: Windows XP
Occurence:: High
Digital Signature:: Akamai NetSession Client, Akamai Technologies, Inc.

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This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :

Antivirus Name	Latest Toleration
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 4.2	2015-06-05 07:38:07
Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security	2014-06-12 11:55:36
Microsoft Security Essentials	2014-03-13 11:07:54
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2013	2013-08-22 20:07:36
avast! Antivirus	2013-06-24 20:12:24
McAfee Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware	2013-05-10 12:55:11
Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security	2013-03-22 15:22:55

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SAFErating from user Richrd for file %USERPROFILE%\Local\Akamai\netsession_win.exe (Variant: 7407804)
It does ask to get installed as part of other software. It asks something along the lines of do you want to improve speeds of [xxxxx] software using Akamai technology? If you answer yes, then it gets installed. I too forgot that I had installed it but I remember many months back answer that type of question referring to Akamai technology. It is NOT a virus but can be uninstalled if you want it to. It is nothing more than an internet helper, not unlike many others that get installed from Google, Adobe, Apple, etc...

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THREATrating from user Patrik for file %USERPROFILE%\Configurações locais\Dados de aplicativos\Akamai\netsession_win.exe (Variant: 2703197)
Constantly restarts itself, fails to uninstall, sends logfiles to akamai's servers (without knowledge or interaction of the user) and it installed itself without any permission by me, or leaving any trace as to what it was bundled with. If you're on Win7, go to "C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Local\Akamai" just take a look at the logfiles and others. you'll find stuff like "LogfileUploadURL=http://log.client.akadns.net/logs/" in the client.ini, ""eulaAccepted":true" in the euc_state.json (which is certainly NOT true), "V1001:111104_004920: [info] Installer.cpp:_ak_uploadLogs(2368): Uploading C:/Users/[my username]/AppData/Local/Akamai/installer.txt to http://124.40.51.155:80/logs/b5b6f1a119a[...]d11951ad642b06.log" in install.txt ^with NO user interaction or knowledge about that whatsoever. The cryptic code (in my case b5b6f1a...) is a unique GUID to identify each and every installation of their "tool". Everyone gets a unique ID and can be tracked back. Not to mention it uploads the file where my windows username can be seen in plain text. No threat for those who put nicknames in there, but a lot of people use their full name for that. And you still call this goodware or safe? To this day, i have no f*ckin clue what software it originally came with. I don't use netflix (not available in germany anyways), nor itunes or adobe reader (which have been said to have it bundled to them). In fact, i haven't installed ANY software in the past 3 weeks, so it must've been on my computer for a long time, sending stuff to some random company without my knowdledge. This is borderline spyware if you ask me.. and i'm not even sure if it's really borderline anymore, as it installed without my knowledge, gave my computer a unique ID to be tracked back, uploaded a file where my username can be seen in plain text without my knowledge or interaction multiple times, and refuses/fails to uninstall in a normal way.
THREATrating from user arron1718 for file %USERPROFILE%\Configurações locais\Dados de aplicativos\Akamai\netsession_win.exe (Variant: 2703197)
it constantly tries to connect to the internet and is trying to upload data it installs without notice it acts like a virus and should be treated as one if they want us to use the program they can advertise like the rest of p2p clients do
SAFErating from user Admin for file %USERPROFILE%\Configurações locais\Dados de aplicativos\Akamai\netsession_win.exe (Variant: 2703197)
NetSession is part of Akamai distributed networking software. This software should enhance quality and speed of downloads from sources which supports Akamai technology. More information about NetSession is available here: http://www.akamai.com/html/misc/akamai_client/netsession_interface_faq.html