Versions

1.0.0.1821	1.22%
1.0.0.1521	1.22%
1.0.0.1521	1.22%
1.0.0.1425	8.54%
1.0.0.1346	1.22%
1.0.0.1328	12.20%
1.0.0.1328	17.07%
1.0.0.1273	7.32%
1.0.0.1199	2.44%
1.0.0.1077	23.17%
1.0.0.967	6.10%
1.0.0.967	2.44%
1.0.0.893	14.63%
1.0.0.687	1.22%

There are 14 versions of kies.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1.0.0.1821. kies.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. By adding a startup entry to the run registry key, the file will be executed when the user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 1.32 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Samsung Electronics CO. by VeriSign. The programs Samsung Kies, Kies and SPORE™ have been observed as installing specific variations of kies.exe. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0021% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 25.31 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 29.24 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 98 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.

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.