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What is alg.exe? Windows ICS?

Vendor:      Microsoft Corporation
Product:     
Vendor Website:      http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234815
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.
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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: alg.exe stands for "Application Layer Gateway"; part of the Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS). This service relays requests from computers sharing the connection. In particular, it is used to relay FTP requests. If ICS is being used, this service should be left running. If ICS is turned off, this service should automatically stop. If not, it can be disabled through Administrative Tools | Services.

alg.exe is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.


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alg.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.90%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
alg.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x8c515081584a38aa007909cd02020b3d 5/8/2021 7:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
2 Status 0xb5a707e902be5fc9b93c389fba6edf9c 12/31/2017 10:32:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 69 KB
3 Status 0x764b7a1e6ae2d70416a7932f3b97ac99 6/5/2017 10:55:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
4 Status 0x6d2018aee93285f2a8bef55d722187a3 8/2/2016 6:58:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
5 Status 0xf1958fbf86d5c004cf19a5951a9514b7 3/15/2016 9:46:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Windows ICS 43 KB
6 Status 0x18a54e132947cd98fea9accc57f98f13 10/14/2015 8:27:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 58 KB
7 Status 0x62c1e5937e60c8e8926e34389ffcf281 1/29/2015 10:55:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.3264 (xpsp.071130-0108) Windows ICS 43 KB
8 Status 0x8e4a4591879b2eb4af817f405b436449 12/25/2014 3:40:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
9 Status 0x2ac9e97d0e32250098efc9ac937ca097 12/21/2014 5:39:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
10 Status 0x79fe2e0d7859738225816658f0bb2a0d 11/29/2014 5:18:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
11 Status 0x190cd73d4984f94d823f9444980513e5 11/16/2014 4:43:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
12 Status 0xdab2a89fde5cf791161200d90c1bcb12 11/14/2014 10:47:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
13 Status 0xdb827b788702b344fea38c6382b88db3 11/11/2014 6:13:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
14 Status 0x5e9a6658a2a69ae7eb195113b7a2e7a9 10/26/2014 11:36:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
15 Status 0x1e90b499478527ebf6349cc86413a9a1 10/18/2014 11:42:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
16 Status 0xa1545b731579895d8cc44fc0481c1192 10/17/2014 4:08:00 PM Unknown 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) Windows ICS 58 KB
17 Status 0x5df46f9ad9c1d611a38af2abb9365b5b 10/10/2014 11:03:00 AM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
18 Status 0x9e2814734be84f8395fb45c16db6f17b 10/7/2014 7:43:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
19 Status 0x497aead5ecef9512f6b364977a5308ee 10/6/2014 4:29:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920) Windows ICS 41 KB
20 Status 0xb43cc0f07752d456038cd0268e4d84e9 10/3/2014 8:16:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Windows ICS 43 KB
21 Status 0x12d3dc2ec1ed7be0bd1124f823fcde12 9/1/2014 12:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown Windows ICS 43 KB
22 Status 0xe967ce465bad1c89f715d8567e489a63 1/31/2012 9:35:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.3244 (xpsp.071030-0319) Windows ICS 43 KB
23 Status 0x379c7ac3ebcb636ecdb704e188a96a13 1/24/2012 1:17:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Windows ICS 43 KB
24 Status 0x906d6932d533f1591caa84e846b9ba06 9/16/2011 11:00:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) Windows ICS 43 KB
25 Status 0xb3f4d7870d95478a4771eb42b7927eab 8/2/2011 12:57:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.3311 (xpsp.080211-1047) Windows ICS 43 KB


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