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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:   7.0.302.0
MD5:   de9ba389eb53b8a499ff0c12e8c8abb4
SHA1:   37b2fce7c37f531220c8a3d0b8f1416e93f2207f

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:7.0.302.0
Size:4.87 MB (5,110,672 bytes)
Build date:9/12/2013 3:00 PM
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
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
ESET spol. s r.o.
8% remove
ESET NOD32 Antivirus, commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus software package made by the Slovak company ESET.
ESET spol. s r.o.
6% remove
ESET Smart Security is an all-in-one Internet Security solution with new Anti-theft feature that locates your missing laptop and gives you tools to help recover it. Personal Firewall and Anti-Phishing keep your data safe from identity theft and other scams. Delivering top protection right from the start, the solution lets you address security issues directly from the main screen. Quickly find the settings you need and fine-tune your sec...

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:0.01629615%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01263347%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00366268%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,523,882 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:206,400/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:14/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:7.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.22 MB
Private (minimum):7.37 MB
Non-paged memory:7.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:82.88 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):101.16 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:12.19 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):17.73 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:21,921/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:15.87 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:3/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.42 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:292 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:9/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:166
600
GUI GDI count:456
103
GUI GDI peak:669
142
GUI USER count:115
49
GUI USER peak:218
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

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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