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
9f20ac7f7ea0a0644181619dac3e1bc1
EXE
c47a721bd7b67e024ba958e3c889f357
SYS
ecc13e7a52dd59da6c078591be2ad28c