wscntfy.exe

Windows Security Center Notification App by Microsoft

Remove wscntfy.exe
Version:   5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
MD5:   49911dd39e023bb6c45e4e436cfbd297
SHA1:   ba51674e7049e2bace2e2753c2d61e95550fc7fc
SHA256:   c8c0ad77928668a3a792ed7dddee8b4c901da72e5badd3d82de83d1f4a02ab0c
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is wscntfy.exe?

Windows Security Center Notification application was introduced with Service Pack 2 for Windows XP and alerts you if your Firewall, Automatic Updates, or AntiVirus settings might put your PC at risk.

About wscntfy.exe (from Microsoft)

Windows Security Center can help enhance your computer's security by checking the status of several security essentials on your computer, including firewall settings, Windows automatic updating, anti-

DetailsDetails

File name:wscntfy.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Windows Security Center Notification App
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\wscntfy.exe
File version:5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Product version:5.1.2600.2180
Size:13.5 KB (13,824 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:5.708531
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00034175%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00015441%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00018735%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:67 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:618.57 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.8 MB
Private (minimum):2.41 MB
Non-paged memory:618.57 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:27.02 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):30.51 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.51 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.44 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:926/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:17 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:88 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:37
600
GUI GDI count:23
103
GUI USER count:7
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\wscntfy.exe
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Generic Host Process for Win32 Services by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 85.45%
Windows XP Professional 14.55%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 36.59% of Windows Security Center Notification App.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 19.05%
Toshiba 19.05%
ASUS 19.05%
Compaq 9.52%
Sahara 9.52%
Intel 9.52%
American Megatrends 4.76%
GIGABYTE 4.76%
Hewlett-Packard 4.76%
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