Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Firebird Project publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent processes
Related files
fbguard.exe
Firebird SQL Server by Firebird Project
| Version: | WI-V2.5.0.26074 |
| MD5: | 1a18ebd87aa9fbf6efe8cfada08d0275 |
| SHA1: | 3e68e24b1d5c7ea85f29701441ab5317fbaaf49e |
| SHA256: | 9d355f0f6826e1749341b4c8b7f17722c8c5bfe01ea7da05d2416f964353c746 |
Overview
fbguard.exe runs as a service under the name Firebird Guardian - DefaultInstance (FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Firebird 2.5.0.26074 (Win32) published by Firebird Project, Nezam Mohandesi from PolComputer and Nezam Mohandesi by PolComputer.
Details
| File name: | fbguard.exe |
| Publisher: | Firebird Project |
| Product name: | Firebird SQL Server |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\firebird\firebird_2_5\bin\fbguard.exe |
| File version: | WI-V2.5.0.26074 |
| Product version: | 2.5.0.26074 |
| Size: | 96 KB (98,304 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard features that runs on Linux, Windows, and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers. The Firebird Project is a commercially independent project of C and C++ programmers, technical advisors and supporters developing and enhancing a multi-platform relational database...”
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance' (Firebird Guardian - DefaultInstance)
- FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00007085% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002812% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00004273% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 85,813 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,491/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 936 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.07 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.64 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 936 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 31.3 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 34.75 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.65 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.07 MB | |
| Page faults: | 817/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 76 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: | 2 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 62 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER count: | 1 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\firebird\firebird_2_5\bin\fbguard.exe" -s defaultinstance |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance |
| Display name: | Firebird Guardian - DefaultInstance |
| Description: | “Firebird Server Guardian - www.firebirdsql.org” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
42.86% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.57% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.57% |
|
Distribution by country
Portugal installs about 28.57% of Firebird SQL Server.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
66.67% |
|
| American Megatrends |
33.33% |
|
