What is wget.exe?

wget.exe is digitally signed by Open Source Developer, Jernej Simoncic.

wget.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

wget.exe does not have any version or vendor information.

Digital signatures [?]

wget.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameOpen Source Developer, Jernej Simoncic
Certificate issuer nameCertum Level III CA
Certificate serial number62ab3b7382e25b5d63ad773503d963b1

VirusTotal report

None of the 53 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the wget.exe file.

None of the 53 anti-virus programs detected the wget.exe file.

Other files also named wget.exe

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Hashes [?]

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MD569b0ab5b80a4b8d38849367c2f457dc1
SHA25641d6797f6fd958bdaa490ce1c01520a3c08b08c03107ae60ff987a31e8d45db5

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.

wget.exe 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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