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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

7.0.302.0 9.09%
7.0.302.0 1.70%
6.0.316.0 5.68%
6.0.316.0 7.39%
6.0.314.0 0.57%
6.0.308.0 5.11%
6.0.308.0 6.82%
6.0.306.0 5.11%
6.0.306.0 1.70%
6.0.115.0 RC 0.57%
6.0.115.0 RC 1.70%
5.2.7.0 11.93%
5.2.7.0 3.98%
5.2.7.0 0.57%
5.2.15.0 2.84%
5.2.15.0 1.70%
5.0.94.0 2.84%
5.0.94.0 0.57%
5.0.94.0 0.57%
5.0.93.7 1.70%
5.0.93.0 0.57%
5.0.93.0 1.70%
4.2.71.2 0.57%
4.2.71.2 1.70%
4.2.71.2 1.70%
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egui.exe

ESET Smart Security by ESET (Signed)

Remove egui.exe
Version:   4.2.71.2
MD5:   6163a64c97ed1f2d9fcf7debcd774501
SHA1:   94f1ad8b8c77362b6acb9314d9514b70b8c95424
SHA256:   56b21ffa2f2c26a6b1e78f3f5fa3bc46f2e0e3e6d21cb8dcc2fc6ae750a9d2b6

What is egui.exe?

ESET NOD32 Antivirus, commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus software package from ESET. ESET's use of assembly language in its products contributes to their low system requirements and disk space utilization. ESET calls its scanning engine ThreatSense, and makes extensive use of generic signatures and heuristics.

About egui.exe (from ESET)

Protect your family with ESET’s complete Internet security suite, built on the award-winning ThreatSense antivirus and antispyware engine. Our proactive heuristic technology intercepts and eliminates

DetailsDetails

File name:egui.exe
Publisher:ESET
Product name:ESET Smart Security
Description:ESET GUI
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\egui.exe
File version:4.2.71.2
Size:2.12 MB (2,219,184 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ESET
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Nsane Productions
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'egui' → "C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\egui.exe" /hide /waitservice
Scheduled tasks
  • Entry path '\{AD794476-80F7-4EF2-AB8A-392BF5AC85C1}'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00939344%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00313114%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00626231%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:633 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:18/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.38 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.44 MB
Private (minimum):1.93 MB
Non-paged memory:2.38 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:43.36 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):45.84 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.85 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.28 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,786/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:108
600
GUI GDI count:184
103
GUI USER count:52
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\egui.exe" /hide /waitservice
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 43.18%
Microsoft Windows XP 22.16%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.36%
Windows 8 Pro 7.39%
Windows 7 Professional 4.55%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.84%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.70%
Windows 8.1 N 1.14%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.14%
Windows 8.1 1.14%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.14%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.57%
Windows 8 0.57%
Windows 8 Consumer Preview 0.57%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.57%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Ireland installs about 14.20% of ESET Smart Security.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 17.30%
Hewlett-Packard 15.14%
Dell 15.14%
Intel 11.89%
Lenovo 9.73%
Sony 8.65%
Acer 7.03%
Toshiba 6.49%
GIGABYTE 5.95%
Samsung 1.08%
American Megatrends 1.08%
Sahara 0.54%
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