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
2d74f07ea5cffe4d4e18b45d204e412f
DLL
01fffde8074bcfec51ffb2824fd273ea
DLL
c205095259794d1b0c29f64f4e33fa97
DLL
3e07e46ebfa037e61afcfdcd5b81664d
DLL
7e2e9ac495b165cdd6ea55dddf0f11ce
DLL
4f096e6df6d6aa79e0f1f5a8c09345f8
DLL
f6252071299496777d1e3ec407a90929
DLL
82bb05676e37c374f81d9eab83ce7d13
EXE
e7ecb5a13d9144a32212941236834fd1
DLL
1879b8338cae5a5f1729147bc211ac54