Estimated safety rating

alg.exe is a program which is probably NOT a virus or malware. So, if alg.exe is on your system, it is probably ok, and will NOT cause problems. Even if your PC is clean, it is still recommended to purchase a well-known antivirus with a good track record, in order to yourself your system against threats.

Executable file path

The default filename and directory where the program is stored is
C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this executable is 99312b8af27b8f5dc0fa28da1343d21c.

Is running as a service

This program is registered as a Windows service. This means it runs on your system in background, usually without showing anything to you. Most Windows services are ok programs, which provide useful features to other programs or to Windows in general.

Belongs to the operating system

alg.exe appears 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 does not benefit of the entire set of features of current computer processors. This ordinarily happens because the makers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File description

The description written in the file is Application Layer Gateway Service.

File version

File version extracted from the file 10.0.10240.16384 (th1.150709-1700).

Manufacturer

Author Microsoft Corporation.

Copyright

Legal copyright © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved..

Digitally signed

alg.exe is digitally signed. Today the large majority of virus-free programs are digitally signed.

Valid digital signature

The digital signature attached to alg.exe checks out perfectly. This is most likely a clean, ok program.

Certifier name

Digital certificate name: Microsoft Windows

Issuer name

Certificate's issuer name: Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011

Can be uninstalled

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