praetorian.exe
Yandex by OOO Yandex (Signed)
Overview
There are 3 versions of praetorian.exe in the wild, the latest version being 0.4.0.146. praetorian.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 1.51 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to OOO Yandex by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Internet Explorer için Yandex.Bar 6.7 from Yandex. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0078% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.25 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.89 MB.
What is praetorian.exe?
praetorian.exe is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
 Details
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| File name: | praetorian.exe |
| Publisher: | Yandex LLC |
| Product name: | Yandex |
| Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\yandex\updater\praetorian.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | OOO Yandex |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Yandex.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of praetorian.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Praetorian' → C:\users\user\appdata\Local\Yandex\Updater\praetorian.exe
All file variations of praetorian.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
40.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
20.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
13.33% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
13.33% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
6.67% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
6.67% |
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Distribution by country
UA installs about 40.00% of Yandex.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
28.57% |
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| Lenovo |
19.05% |
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| Dell |
19.05% |
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| Sony |
9.52% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
9.52% |
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| Acer |
4.76% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.76% |
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| Samsung |
4.76% |
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