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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

4.3.2.2 33.33%
4.3.0.14 33.33%
4.1.1.1 33.33%

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ara.exe

NOBU_ARA by Symantec Corporation (Signed)

Remove ara.exe
Version:   4.1.1.1
MD5:   3ca8e6a95b1813c708cd7022edac718c
SHA1:   3d72ecf616f2d43135559a70426d44af2d738df4

Overview

ara.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:ara.exe
Publisher:Symantec Corporation
Product name:NOBU_ARA
Description:Norton Online Backup
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\norton online backup ara\engine\4.1.0.14\ara.exe
Original name:Norton Online Backup
File version:4.1.1.1
Product version:4.1
Size:417.33 KB (427,344 bytes)
Build date:8/27/2013 4:25 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Symantec Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Expiration date:Sunday, November 24, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled task
  • The task 'Norton Online Backup ARA' in the path '\Norton Online Backup ARA'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006990%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004495%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002495%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:28,125 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,973/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:13.4 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.2 MB
Private (minimum):216 KB
Non-paged memory:13.4 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:96.15 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):103.93 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.19 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):13.04 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:13,932/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:19 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:180
600
GUI GDI count:19
103
GUI GDI peak:24
142
GUI USER count:9
49
GUI USER peak:12
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\norton online backup ara\engine\4.1.0.14\ara.exe" /launch_code 3
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 Single Language 33.33%
Windows 8 33.33%
Windows 8.1 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Brazil installs about 33.33% of NOBU_ARA.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 66.67%
Samsung 33.33%
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