NETGEAR Powerline Utility

NETGEAR Powerline Utility

by NETGEAR Inc.

What is NETGEAR Powerline Utility?

NETGEAR Powerline Utility is software application developed by NETGEAR Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 60.36% of installations running this operating system. NETGEAR Powerline Utility's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 23 files. The most common release is 3.1.0.4 with 55.12% of all installations currently using this version.

NETGEAR Powerline Utility is most popular in the United States with 47.46% of installations residing in this country.

NETGEAR Powerline Utility 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, NETGEAR Powerline Utility is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About NETGEAR Powerline Utility?

The Powerline Utility is an optional management software for advanced configurations of NETGEAR Powerline products on a PC. While the software is designed for advanced configurations, it is important to note that NETGEAR Powerline products are compatible with Win 7 without the need for this utility.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • NETGEAR_Powerline_Utility.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\NETGEAR Powerline Utility\NETGEAR_Powerline_Utility.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • NETGEAR_Powerline_Utility.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{31480BF0-6D5E-4B71-9AAE-08E3B3F5C94A}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.netgear.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\NETGEAR Powerline Utility\
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{2753B568-6F85-4E31-A114-A7F8D8606DDD}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0407 -removeonly
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

NETGEAR Powerline Utility Executable Details

Primary executable:
NETGEAR_Powerline_Utility.exe
Name:
NETGEAR Powerline Utility
Path:
C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\NETGEAR Powerline Utility\NETGEAR_Powerline_Utility.exe
MD5:
c47a721bd7b67e024ba958e3c889f357
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by NETGEAR Powerline Utility
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
d6a8a117aa0099b9d766f2ca1ca3aab0
SYS
4d7ee3d2fd859f67825eafebe112f69b
EXE
f2ebe2f63d910f6313af7470a7a23d0b
DLL
41476bb8cc7fde797df28451a8772bba
DLL
d0f93a10b7304b85c821a6c84a6511f2
DLL
ed50eeacff616873c5684078d11cf860
EXE
f7fa3f7feb4466831c26c2ccdb3b3963
DLL
a5b31a4397b880ef5a27544e14653de3
SYS
dc410932e11aba1c11ba92616873d4f9
EXE
c0e0f02d0a9447cffb622730fc63fc3e