What is wget.exe?

wget.exe is part of File Downloader and developed by Noël Danjou according to the wget.exe version information.

wget.exe's description is "File Downloader (Demo Version)"

wget.exe is digitally signed by Noël Danjou.

wget.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about wget.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on wget.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameFile Downloader
Company nameNoël Danjou
File descriptionFile Downloader (Demo Version)
Internal nameDownload
Original filenamedownload.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2004-2010, Noël Danjou. All rights reserved.
Product version1.12.88.2
File version1.12.88.2

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameFile Downloader
Company nameNoël Danjou
File descriptionFile Downloader (Demo Version)
Internal nameDownload
Original filenamedownload.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright © 2004-2010, Noël Danjou..
Product version1.12.88.2
File version1.12.88.2

Digital signatures [?]

wget.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameNoël Danjou
Certificate issuer nameUTN-USERFirst-Object
Certificate serial number7f921df3d924e5b188b2a09c7f203fd8

VirusTotal report

None of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wget.exe file.

None of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the wget.exe file.

Other files also named wget.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5464dc70107018c97cb7cc720c5dd3093
SHA2561c9e95bd35352845d46f3b783558d6c6dd418d3c6cbe166b9b0223f6ab554fd5

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to wget.exe:

wget.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

wget.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

File Downloader (Demo Version) has stopped working.

End Program - wget.exe. This program is not responding.

wget.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

wget.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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