a2service.exe
Emsisoft Anti-Malware by Emsisoft GmbH (Signed)
Overview
a2service.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 8.1.0.33. It is started as a Windows Service called 'a2AntiMalware' with the name 'a2AntiMalware' and described as “Scans the PC for unwanted software and provides protection from malicious code”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 3.02 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Emsisoft GmbH by the certification authority DigiCert Inc. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Emsisoft Anti-Malware from Emsisoft GmbH. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0049% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 183.15 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 133.46 KB per minute for reads and 1.61 KB per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | a2service.exe |
| Publisher: | Emsisoft GmbH |
| Product name: | Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
| Description: | Emsisoft Anti-Malware Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\emsisoft anti-malware\a2service.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Emsisoft GmbH |
| Authority (CA): | DigiCert Inc |
| Effective date: | Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, June 16, 2015 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | a2AntiMalware |
| Display name: | a2AntiMalware |
| Description: | “Scans the PC for unwanted software and provides protection from malicious code” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Emsisoft Anti-Malware.)
Emsisoft Anti-Malware (formerly named a-squared Anti-Malware) is a antivirus and antispyware protection suite developed by Austria-based Emsisoft GmbH. The program makes use of three different securit...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of a2service.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- a2AntiMalware
- 'a2AntiMalware' (Emsisoft Anti-Malware 6.0 - Service)
All file variations of a2service.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
40.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.00% |
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Distribution by country
Slovakia installs about 40.00% of Emsisoft Anti-Malware.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
40.00% |
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| Dell |
40.00% |
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| GIGABYTE |
20.00% |
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