Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent

Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent

by Intel Corporation

What is Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent?

Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent is software application developed by Intel Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 57.27% of installations running this operating system. Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent's installer is typically 18.00 MB in size and installs around 70 files. The most common release is 1.0.0.35342 with 33.17% of all installations currently using this version.

Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent is most popular in the United States with 42.98% of installations residing in this country.

Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent?

Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) is a hardware-based solution designed for the remote management and security of PCs, operating out-of-band. AMT is integrated as hardware and firmware technology within business PCs to enable monitoring, maintenance, updates, upgrades, and repairs. This technology is part of the Intel Management Engine and is implemented in PCs featuring Intel vPro technology. It is important to note that AMT is intended to be used in conjunction with a software management application and is not designed to operate independently. By utilizing AMT in tandem with a software management application, system administrators can gain enhanced remote access to PCs, enabling them to securely perform tasks that may be challenging or impossible on PCs lacking built-in remote capabilities.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • ismagent.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) ME FW Recovery Agent\bin\ismagent.exe'.
  • bootstrap.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) ME FW Recovery Agent\bin\Bootstrap.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • bootstrap.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1FDB367E-A408-483B-897C-104348862415}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • bootstrap.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named ISM-UpdateService-4e00205a-2ab1-4423-8f77-cc25b82cde1d-Logon.xml.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.intel.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) me fw recovery agent\bin\html_docs\locale
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{A6C48A9F-694A-4234-B3AA-62590B668927}
Size:
18.00 MB
Language:
English

Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent Executable Details

Primary executable:
bootstrap.exe
Name:
Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent
Path:
C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) me fw recovery agent\bin\html_docs\locale\bootstrap.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Intel Manageability Engine Firmware Recovery Agent
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
a8c59d999cbee08279591191cc187c22
DLL
ca29328fc721ff26f07e54ea94ee650a
DLL
7a4fac1076e6c86c18726b9ac91fab6b
DLL
bd49c942c4d7fc764dd59696ad8d3da0
DLL
c140ac6d72458d846dbb45ccf5b55dc2
DLL
fd4f73209b705fd35e3a4dd1a63b87e1
DLL
2b6c6b7773a693822dfc72377acd9735
DLL
c350d3585c1f74eb5f043e6a7d6314de
DLL
2a8b9d03f916c2604911b2a3aac9fbff
DLL
1d6e1d5be64ba7b6bc859ddde2151aee