What is the "netsh.exe" ? Variant 1444264

Our database contains 162 different files for filename netsh.exe but this page contains information about single file with specific attributes. If you want to see general information about the netsh.exe then visit General Information Page . You can also check most distributed file variants with name netsh.exe. This file belongs to product Microsoft® Windows® Operating System and was developed by company Microsoft Corporation. This file has description Network Command Shell. 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 netsh.exe.

netsh.exe Process
Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Network Command Shell
Version:
5.1.2600.2180
MD5:
373e5bbc38b2330ebe1c7e4b54765fb9
SHA1:
c41f1bb9f017056d12bcd704d4df695a9718e26b
SHA256:
06252197924eae5bae5dd9e118b9266d994c6f25d932bba3c0a38b8527f9e090
Size:
86016
Directory:
C:\Windows\System32
Operating System:
Windows XP
Occurence:
Medium oc1

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
avast! Antivirus2013-04-25 21:38:45
Norton Internet Security2013-01-05 03:18:24
CMC Internet Security2012-12-20 13:13:36
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition2012-12-18 11:10:05
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5.22012-12-16 00:59:25
Microsoft Security Essentials2012-12-10 15:44:44
Antivirus shields were enabled and have latest antivirus database.

Is the Process "netsh.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
100% of reviewed files are marked as System file.
Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
Filename "netsh.exe" is used by Microsoft Windows System files. Many threats uses filenames of System Processes to camouflage itself. You should consider suspected any file which uses system filename and is not stored in system directory or has invalid file version information. Correct system file contains full file version information from Microsoft.

User Reviews of the "netsh.exe"

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file C:\Windows\System32\netsh.exe (Variant: 487588)

    The Network Command Shell Interface Context component, also called NetNetsh, NetShell, or Network Shell, is a scriptable, command-line based tool that configures and monitors many Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Remote Access Service (RAS), and routing network services. More info on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa940055(WinEmbedded.5).aspx