What is NetworkClient.exe?

NetworkClient.exe is part of VAIO Control Center and developed by Sony Corporation according to the NetworkClient.exe version information.

NetworkClient.exe's description is "VAIO Control Center (Network Setting Client)"

NetworkClient.exe is digitally signed by Sony Corporation.

NetworkClient.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony\VAIO Control Center\NetworkSetting\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on NetworkClient.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameVAIO Control Center
Company nameSony Corporation
File descriptionVAIO Control Center (Network Setting Client)
Internal nameNetworkClient.exe
Original filenameNetworkClient.exe.mui
Legal copyright©2012 Sony Corporation
Product version1.0.0.08170
File version1.0.0.08170

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

Product nameVAIO Control Center
Company nameSony Corporation
File descriptionVAIO Control Center (Network Setting..
Internal nameNetworkClient.exe
Original filenameNetworkClient.exe.mui
Legal copyright©2012 Sony Corporation
Product version1.0.0.08170
File version1.0.0.08170

Digital signatures [?]

NetworkClient.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameSony Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number420d0c00ede8354c71d17c4599d4b830

VirusTotal report

None of the 57 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the NetworkClient.exe file.

None of the 57 anti-virus programs detected the NetworkClient.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c5200554b45f4c50dd966e13425de66c
SHA256f679e53888f083003c4a6d467c737e0e0a506bb38b0d3d6dd45fb344e32a04dd

Error Messages

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

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

networkclient.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.

VAIO Control Center (Network Setting Client) has stopped working.

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

networkclient.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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