Kies.exe
Kies by Samsung Electronics CO. (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0.893 |
| MD5: | 4835856484d87434bd15eaed93c77eb2 |
| SHA1: | b684713a6facd19432174660466ed7dc4c0faf00 |
| SHA256: | 6723538fed51a9ae476a4e0f0a56e870bb10039cc52149affbdbba01f0bda5ab |
What is Kies.exe?
Samsung Kies is a software application used to communicate between Windows PCs, Samsung mobile phone and tablet devices, usually using a USB cable connection (though wireless LAN Kies connectivity is now possible using some devices). Kies connectivity is via USB cable, wireless LAN connectivity between a Samsung device on which the Kies Wireless Android app is running, and any Windows PC running the Kies full version.
Overview
kies.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It configures an autoplay handler withing explorer.exe named KiesCDOnArrival that will launch the program automatically. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Samsung Kies published by Samsung Electronics CO., LTD., Samsung Kies from Samsung Electronics CO., LTD. and Samsung Kies by Samsung Electronics CO., LTD..
Details
| File name: | kies.exe |
| Publisher: | Samsung |
| Product name: | Kies |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\samsung\kies\kies.exe |
| File version: | 1.0.0.893 |
| Size: | 943.43 KB (966,072 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Samsung Electronics CO. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, June 12, 2553 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Samsung Electronics CO., LTD. |
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“Simplify, sync and keep life up to date with Kies. Manage music, movies and photos. Backup precious contacts and calendars. Or download apps and podcasts and automatically upgrade device firmware. Kies conveniently syncs your life across all your devices. Kies makes your entire digital life more convenient. With Kies, all your media files are intuitively organized, updated and synced within a single library. The innovative interface mak...”
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'KiesPreload' → C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\Kies.exe /preload
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\Kies.exe'
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'KiesCDOnArrival'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00065123% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00027362% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00037761% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 3,418 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,127,270/sec | |
| Context switches: | 42/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 24.75 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 26.34 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 25.39 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 24.75 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 238.29 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 245.12 MB | |
| Working set: | 26.08 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 26.35 MB | |
| Page faults: | 8,824/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 72 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 19 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 5/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 8 | |
| Handles: | 339 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
| GUI USER count: | 8 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 10 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| wow64cpu.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.04864439% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01408306% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03456133% | |
| Context switches: | 68/sec | |
| Memory: | 36 KB | |
| Kies.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00132351% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00051211% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00081140% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,571,649/sec | |
| Context switches: | 18/sec | |
| Memory: | 960 KB | |
| clr.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00002473% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002473% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 73/sec | |
| Memory: | 6.43 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
26.83% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.83% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.73% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.41% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.10% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.44% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.22% |
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| Windows 8.1 Enterprise |
1.22% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.22% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 10.98% of Kies.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
21.21% |
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| Dell |
21.21% |
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| Acer |
18.18% |
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| Intel |
12.12% |
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| Toshiba |
12.12% |
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| American Megatrends |
6.06% |
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| Lenovo |
6.06% |
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| Sony |
3.03% |
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