vptray.exe
Symantec AntiVirus by Symantec Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 10.2.0.276 |
| MD5: | 62f305095a75fb319d1d91da9d4083e6 |
| SHA1: | 1f4d8806a1e019ce81393fb197c530d7924d11ec |
| SHA256: | 41ac748fab2e2510ef008114487e98272bd251fa0aeb9c69fb12d3af18efe7e2 |
Overview
vptray.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This is typically installed with the program Symantec AntiVirus published by Symantec Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | vptray.exe |
| Publisher: | Symantec Corporation |
| Product name: | Symantec AntiVirus |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\symantec client security\symantec antivirus\vptray.exe |
| File version: | 10.2.0.276 |
| Size: | 131.65 KB (134,808 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Symantec Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, November 8, 2004 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, November 21, 2005 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition was the previous offering from Symantec in this market. Symantec Endpoint Protection, developed by Symantec Corporation, is an antivirus and personal firewall product leveled at centrally managed corporate environments security for servers and workstations.
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'vptray' → C:\Program Files1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~2\VPTray.exe
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00080242% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00064332% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00015910% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,373 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.84 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 9.12 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.19 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.84 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 80.32 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 84.4 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.41 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 12.17 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 367 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 28 | |
| GUI USER count: | 22 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| VPTray.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00266961% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00172583% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00094378% | |
| CPU cycles: | 150,706/sec | |
| Memory: | 136 KB | |
| msvcr71.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio .NET by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00107869% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00048541% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00059328% | |
| CPU cycles: | 221,837/sec | |
| Memory: | 344 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
75.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
25.00% |
|
Distribution by country
Turkey installs about 25.00% of Symantec AntiVirus.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
|
