Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Fork Ltd publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Child process
Related files
 PE file structure
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Import table
mscoree.dll
DllMain
cronsvc.exe
PreyService by Fork Ltd
| Version: | 1.0.0.0 |
| MD5: | 63a7739ac9c1e38589b3edb1daeb9df5 |
| SHA1: | 99346b700840a3240166c1d39936117f160bc4d2 |
| SHA256: | ddc74d477af725f04c10cc56ef4e6cc3e68fe644d64ab2a76fdfabe4dfc14e67 |
Overview
cronsvc.exe runs as a service under the name Cron Service for Prey (CronService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).
Details
| File name: | cronsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | Fork Ltd. |
| Product name: | PreyService |
| Typical file path: | C:\prey\platform\windows\cronsvc.exe |
| File version: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Size: | 19.5 KB (19,968 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'CronService' (Cron Service for Prey)
- CronService
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00069484% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00028003% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00041481% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 198 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 9,911/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 10.66 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 7.45 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.9 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 10.66 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 98.61 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 102.49 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.13 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 8.04 MB | |
| Page faults: | 3,288/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 109 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 28 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 417 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER count: | 1 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\prey\platform\windows\cronsvc.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | CronService |
| Display name: | Cron Service for Prey |
| Description: | “Executes the anti-theft software Prey as the system or current logged in user.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| cronsvc.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.03178529% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03163282% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015247% | |
| CPU cycles: | 497,173/sec | |
| Memory: | 48 KB | |
| mscoree.dll (Microsoft .NET Framework by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00010372% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006914% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003457% | |
| Memory: | 296 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
37.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 87.50% of PreyService.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
72.73% |
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| Dell |
18.18% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
9.09% |
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