What is route.exe?

The genuine route.exe file is a software component of Microsoft Windows by Microsoft.
Windows is a series of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Route.exe is a file associated with the Network Routing Table utility of Windows and does not cause any harm to your PC.

Windows represents a group of operating system families developed by Microsoft. It includes several active families and their respective subfamilies including Windows Embedded, Windows NT, Windows Server and Windows Embedded Compact. The Network Routing Table is used to block IP connections to the system by adding IP addresses to a routing table. It consists of set of rules often viewed in table format, which are used to determine where data packets traveling over an Internet Protocol (IP) network will be directed.

The Microsoft Corporation conceived in 1975 is a leading American multinational technology company that is noted for several key products such as the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers, Windows range of operating systems, Xbox video game consoles and Surface tablets. The company has made several big ticket corporate acquisitions over the years including Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion and LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in 2016.

The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may in some cases harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the route.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

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Route.exe file information

Windows Task Manager with route — Route.exe process in Windows Task Manager

The process known as TCP/IP Route Command or snakbus.exe belongs to software Microsoft Windows Operating System by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).

Description: The original route.exe from Microsoft is an important part of Windows, but often causes problems. The file route.exe is located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 19,456 bytes (71% of all occurrences) or 17,920 bytes.
The file is a Windows core system file. The route.exe file is a Microsoft signed file. The program has no visible window. Therefore the technical security rating is 2% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.

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Viruses with the same file name

Is route.exe a virus? No, it is not. The true route.exe file is a safe Microsoft Windows system process, called "TCP/IP Route Command". However, writers of malware programs, such as viruses, worms, and Trojans deliberately give their processes the same file name to escape detection. Viruses with the same file name are for instance TROJ_GEN.R002C0GIT20 or TROJ_GEN.R002C0DF521 (detected by TrendMicro), and ML.Attribute.HighConfidence (detected by Symantec).
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How to recognize suspicious variants? If route.exe is located in a subfolder of the user's profile folder, the security rating is 88% dangerous. The file size is 499,200 bytes (40% of all occurrences), 309,248 bytes, 279,552 bytes or 425,984 bytes. The software starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: Run). The route.exe file is not a Windows core file. There is no file information. The program has no visible window.

Important: Some malware disguises itself as route.exe, particularly when not located in the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Therefore, you should check the route.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Route.exe is used to manage update and change network routing tables and if you don't know what that means don't mess with it! While not necessary it is a built in windows command so not worry about malware.

in my windows 10 zroute.exe was consuming nearly half of my monthly data usage (8 GB this month). I tracked it and it was in app-data file in a file named 0Route in which there were other files some I couldn't open and there was a route.exe file next to zroute.exe. I deleted all but I have no idea what it was

Summary: Average user rating of route.exe: based on 1 vote with 2 user comments. One user thinks route.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. One user is not sure about it.

Best practices for resolving route issues

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with route. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.

To help you analyze the route.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.

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