Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, McAfee publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Child process
Related files
saHookMain.exe
SiteAdvisor Enterprise by McAfee (Signed)
| Version: | 3.5.0.724 |
| MD5: | 75db59a75ab997fc210d85368ce7e1bc |
| SHA1: | b8be300f1f5ed3a8be0f498f398fe1ab3d155180 |
| SHA256: | 59bf342ddba8de1bf94ff37f4a034d150cb3f4952c0a7708a5f726e83864939d |
Overview
sahookmain.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent
mcsacore.exe (SiteAdvisor Enterprise by McAfee). This is typically installed with the program McAfee SiteAdvisor Enterprise published by McAfee, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by McAfee which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | sahookmain.exe |
| Publisher: | McAfee, Inc. |
| Product name: | SiteAdvisor Enterprise |
| Description: | SiteAdvisor |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\mcafee\siteadvisor enterprise\sahookmain.exe |
| File version: | 3.5.0.724 |
| Product version: | 3.5.0.0 |
| Size: | 112.6 KB (115,304 bytes) |
| Build date: | 7/18/2012 6:31 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | McAfee |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 5, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, December 31, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“When it comes to web surfing, McAfee SiteAdvisor Enterprise is an indispensable ally, keeping you safe without limiting your access to the Internet. With SiteAdvisor Enterprise, you don't need to impose restrictive policies that keep your employees from using the web for research and business projects. SiteAdvisor Enterprise relies on McAfee Global Threat Intelligence — our cloud-based rating service that continually scans the Internet...”
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 884 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 364 KB | |
| Private (minimum): | 356 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 884 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 60.45 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 63.47 MB | |
| Working set: | 356 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.27 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 64 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 2 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
66.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
33.33% |
|
Distribution by country
Spain installs about 66.67% of SiteAdvisor Enterprise.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
100.00% |
|
