What is the "netsession_win.exe" ? Variant 18568973

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 2 reviews.This is executable file. You can find it running in Task Manager as the process netsession_win.exe.

netsession_win.exe Process
Product:
Akamai NetSession Client
Company:
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Description:
Akamai NetSession Client
Version:
1.8.9.0
MD5:
aab979089e192acc0fe1e3c018f8b591
SHA1:
fb4dd59ccc2d8f43559f4574d498567e32fdb0dd
SHA256:
78c2231b067564c797571834756af092d49fb3210e2450edb4af7fe0f675afe2
Size:
4480768
Directory:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Akamai
Operating System:
Windows 8
Occurence:
High oc2
Digital Signature:
Akamai NetSession Client, Akamai Technologies, Inc.

System Explorer Community Antivirus Report

This file was checked and tolerated by following antivirus shields :
Antivirus NameLatest Toleration
Avast Antivirus2016-09-06 14:14:34
Norton Security2016-07-24 05:43:30
Avira Antivirus2016-05-23 18:37:36
Norton 360 Premier2016-05-18 15:21:06
avast! Antivirus2016-03-25 17:54:14
Windows Defender2015-09-19 23:25:48
ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5.22015-06-01 23:14:07
Microsoft Security Essentials2015-02-13 15:42:16
Norton 3602015-02-10 17:47:16
Avira Desktop2015-01-23 00:23:41
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Is the Process "netsession_win.exe" Safe or Threat ?

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100% of reviewed files are marked as Safe .
Our final rating for this file is Safe. Final rating is based on file reviews, discovered date, users occurence and antivirus scan results.
81% of reviewed files with different MD5 located in different directory are marked as Safe .
6% of reviewed files with different MD5 located in different directory are marked as Threat .

User Reviews of the "netsession_win.exe"

  • SAFErating from user paradises for file %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Akamai\netsession_win.exe

  • SAFErating from user MikeOne for file %SystemDiskRoot%\Users\Tim.Tim-PC\AppData\Local\Akamai\netsession_win.exe (Variant: 18820928)

    netsession_win.exe is in most cases part of the Akamai NetSession Interface. NetSession is distributed networking software which enhances the download speed of video streams you get from websites that support Akamai technology. It also handles cachin and sending of files delivered by Akamai network. The software is safe and secure, and should not contain any threat. Some users reported instability of this application which should be fixed in newest version. If you are experiencing with some netsession_win.exe issue, you should try to update this software to latest version and then contact the Akamai support. More information about NetSession is available here: http://www.akamai.com/html/misc/akamai_client/netsession_interface_faq.html