ekrn.exe

ESET Smart Security by ESET (Signed)

Remove ekrn.exe
Version:   3.0.695
MD5:   49485fa5c3a8a5ce866b281e75e99f24
SHA1:   8cfc2693b39eca3a721ccaebeeb2222b5781c79b

What is ekrn.exe?

ESET NOD32 Antivirus, commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus software package from ESET. ESET's use of assembly language in its products contributes to their low system requirements and disk space utilization. ESET calls its scanning engine ThreatSense, and makes extensive use of generic signatures and heuristics.

About ekrn.exe (from ESET)

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DetailsDetails

File name:ekrn.exe
Publisher:ESET
Product name:ESET Smart Security
Description:ESET Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\ekrn.exe
File version:3.0.695
Size:461.21 KB (472,280 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ESET
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
ESET spol. s r.o.
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ESET NOD32 Antivirus, commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus software package made by the Slovak company ESET.
ESET spol. s r.o.
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ESET Smart Security is an all-in-one Internet Security solution with new Anti-theft feature that locates your missing laptop and gives you tools to help recover it. Personal Firewall and Anti-Phishing keep your data safe from identity theft and other scams. Delivering top protection right from the start, the solution lets you address security issues directly from the main screen. Quickly find the settings you need and fine-tune your sec...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'ekrn' (ESET Service)
  • ekrn
Network connections
  • [TCP] 72.af.f4.static.xlhost.com (173.244.175.114:80)
  • [TCP] wi-in-f113.1e100.net (173.194.67.113:80)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00123852%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00033704%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00090148%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:901,641,944 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:195/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:75.97 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):95.73 MB
    Private (minimum):55.47 MB
    Non-paged memory:75.97 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:154.24 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):232.1 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:59.09 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):155.22 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:4,576,500/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:54.52 MB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1,866/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:4.26 MB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1,981/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:2.74 MB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:10,918/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:24
    12
    Handles:453
    600
    GUI GDI count:11
    103
    GUI USER count:8
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\ekrn.exe"
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:ekrn
    Display name:ESET Service
    Description:“ESET Service”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ekrnamon.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
    Total CPU:0.30923105%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.01897686%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.29025419%
    0.165382%
    Context switches:3/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:4.38 MB
    1.16 MB
    ekrnepfw.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
    Total CPU:0.09758585%
    Kernel CPU:0.02899944%
    User CPU:0.06858641%
    Context switches:25/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    ADVAPI32.dll
    Total CPU:0.01214780%
    Kernel CPU:0.00307354%
    User CPU:0.00907426%
    Context switches:1/sec
    Memory:620 KB
    ekrn.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00018301%
    Kernel CPU:0.00003659%
    User CPU:0.00014642%
    Memory:456 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 40.50%
    Microsoft Windows XP 23.50%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 11.50%
    Windows 8 Pro 7.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.50%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
    Windows 8.1 N 1.00%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.00%
    Windows 8.1 1.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
    Windows 8 1.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 1.00%
    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 0.50%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    Ireland installs about 14.50% of ESET Smart Security.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 18.54%
    Hewlett-Packard 13.17%
    Dell 12.68%
    Intel 11.71%
    Acer 9.27%
    Lenovo 8.78%
    Sony 8.78%
    GIGABYTE 7.32%
    Toshiba 6.83%
    Sahara 0.98%
    Samsung 0.98%
    American Megatrends 0.98%
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