Estimated safety rating

alg.exe is a application which is probably NOT a virus. So, if alg.exe is on your computer, it is probably ok, and will NOT be a cause for concern. Even if your system is clean, we still advise you to use a good antivirus with a good detection rate, in order to yourself your PC against viruses and malware.

Executable file path

This application is usually found on disk in C:\WINDOWS\system32\alg.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is 1f559252e6d787b9b48463bb2c8ceac2.

Is running as a service

This application is a Windows service. This means it operates on your PC in background, usually without displaying any user interface to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which perform useful features to other programs or to the Windows Operating System.

Belongs to the operating system

alg.exe seems to use the functions of Windows SFC (System File Checker) or Windows File Protection.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This exe runs in 32-bit mode. It can not benefit of the full set of features of nowadays' computer processors. This is quite normal because the makers did not bother to upgrade it to 64-bit code.

File description

The description stored in the exe is Application Layer Gateway Service.

File version

File version extracted from the file 5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-0852).

Manufacturer

Company Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

alg.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of clean software applications are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature extracted from alg.exe is valid. This is excellent.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Microsoft Windows Component Publisher

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Verification Intermediate PCA

Can be uninstalled

This program does NOT have a removal routine set up in registry.