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VersionsAdditional versions

7.0.302.0 10.29%
6.0.316.0 11.27%
6.0.314.0 0.49%
6.0.308.0 11.27%
6.0.306.0 7.35%
6.0.115.0 RC 2.45%
5.2.7.0 16.67%
5.2.15.0 4.41%
5.0.94.0 4.41%
5.0.93.7 1.47%
5.0.93.0 2.45%
4.2.71.2 4.41%
4.2.67.10 0.49%
4.2.64.12 4.41%
4.2.58.3 0.49%
4.2.42.7 0.49%
4.2.42.0 0.49%
4.0.474.10 0.49%
4.0.474.0 1.47%
4.0.468.0 0.49%
4.0.467.0 0.49%
4.0.437.0 0.49%
4.0.417 6.86%
4.0.314 1.47%
3.0.710 0.49%
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Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
DuplicateToken, RegEnumKeyW, DuplicateTokenEx, GetTokenInformation, OpenThreadToken, StartServiceW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, OpenSCManagerW, RevertToSelf, RegOpenKeyW, ControlService, OpenProcessToken, CreateProcessAsUserW, SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, CreateServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, QueryServiceStatus, DeleteService, RegDeleteKeyW, AllocateAndInitializeSid, EqualSid, FreeSid, RegEnumValueW, RegDeleteValueW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetKernelObjectSecurity, SetKernelObjectSecurity, RegOpenKeyA, RegUnLoadKeyW, RegLoadKeyW, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupAccountNameW, GetSidSubAuthority, IsValidSid, GetSidIdentifierAuthority, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, SetThreadToken, RegOpenKeyExW, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, RegCloseKey, LookupAccountSidW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegDeleteKeyA, GetNamedSecurityInfoW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, LogonUserW, LsaNtStatusToWinError, LsaAddAccountRights, LsaRemoveAccountRights, GetAclInformation, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, AddAccessDeniedAceEx, GetAce, AddAce, DeleteAce, LsaStorePrivateData, LsaRetrievePrivateData, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, DeregisterEventSource
gdi32.dll
SelectObject, CreateCompatibleDC, GetObjectW, DeleteDC, DeleteObject, GetDIBits
kernel32.dll
MoveFileExW, MoveFileW, GetVersion, LocalFree, SetFileAttributesW, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetComputerNameA, GetLocalTime, GetACP, VirtualAlloc, ReleaseMutex, OpenFileMappingW, DuplicateHandle, UnmapViewOfFile, CreateMutexW, MapViewOfFile, OpenMutexW, GetDriveTypeW, QueryDosDeviceW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, GetLogicalDriveStringsW, FindResourceW, FindResourceExW, LoadResource, LockResource, FreeResource, SizeofResource, LocalAlloc, GlobalMemoryStatus, ReadProcessMemory, GetModuleHandleA, lstrcmpA, InterlockedExchangeAdd, GetLocaleInfoW, LoadLibraryExW, GetLogicalDrives, GetModuleFileNameA, VirtualProtect, GetFileTime, SetFileTime, SetFilePointer, SetEndOfFile, GetTempFileNameW, FlushFileBuffers, GetFileInformationByHandle, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, LockFileEx, UnlockFileEx, GetSystemInfo, VirtualFree, TryEnterCriticalSection, CreateSemaphoreW, ReleaseSemaphore, GetExitCodeThread, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, TlsFree, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, GetExitCodeProcess, InterlockedExchange, QueryPerformanceCounter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoA, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetVersionExA, RaiseException, GetProcessHeap, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, lstrcpynW, lstrlenW, GetFullPathNameW, GetFileAttributesW, GetModuleFileNameW, WaitForMultipleObjects, WriteFile, FileTimeToSystemTime, CreateProcessW, GetShortPathNameW, SetThreadPriority, CopyFileW, CreateDirectoryW, GetTempPathW, GetCurrentThread, FindClose, FindNextFileW, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, FindFirstFileW, GetModuleHandleW, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetCurrentThreadId, GetVersionExW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetLastError, SystemTimeToFileTime, CompareFileTime, EnterCriticalSection, GetSystemTime, WaitForSingleObject, ReadFile, GetFileSize, FreeLibrary, SetEvent, LoadLibraryW, Sleep, GetProcAddress, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, ResetEvent, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, TlsAlloc, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTimeFormatW, SetErrorMode, TerminateThread, GetDateFormatW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetComputerNameW, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, OpenProcess, DeleteFileW, SetLastError, GetSystemPowerStatus, GetFileAttributesA, GetFullPathNameA, AreFileApisANSI, lstrcpynA, CreateFileA, CreateFileMappingW, CreateFileMappingA, DeviceIoControl, CreateEventW, CreateFileW, CreateThread, CloseHandle, ResumeThread, IsBadReadPtr, GetOverlappedResult, GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPointW, GetVolumePathNameW, lstrcpyW, lstrcatW, CreatePipe, GetWindowsDirectoryW, SetHandleInformation, RemoveDirectoryW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GlobalFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent
msvcp110.dll
DllMain
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr110.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CoCreateGuid
secur32.dll
FreeCredentialsHandle, AcquireCredentialsHandleW, LsaFreeReturnBuffer, LsaEnumerateLogonSessions, LsaGetLogonSessionData
shell32.dll
SHGetMalloc, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, PostMessageW, GetDC, PeekMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, wsprintfW, SendMessageW, KillTimer, DefWindowProcW, LoadStringW, RegisterClassW, CreateWindowExW, SetTimer, GetIconInfo, DestroyIcon, GetMessageW
ws2_32.dll
WSAIoctl
wtsapi32.dll
WTSLogoffSession, WTSOpenServerW, WTSCloseServer

ekrn.exe

ESET Smart Security by ESET (Signed)

Remove ekrn.exe
Version:   6.0.115.0 RC
MD5:   52f63774a1866258bf64488a75ca1757
SHA1:   fa43cce33fcbbcb5dfcd9e3f5f503a70be570373
SHA256:   0489d7f07a3f3d176867d8c02e63228e6c485d0490cc9278a8542f985e006ecb

What is ekrn.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 ekrn.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:ekrn.exe
Publisher:ESET
Product name:ESET Smart Security
Description:ESET Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\ekrn.exe
File version:6.0.115.0 RC
Size:1.23 MB (1,288,104 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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BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'ekrn' (ESET Service)
  • ekrn
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 55644

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00143295%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00055203%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00088092%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:715,478 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:26,547,743/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:512/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:162.74 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):140.28 MB
    Private (minimum):41.3 MB
    Non-paged memory:162.74 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:306.86 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):393.74 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:77.08 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):192.14 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:10,081,925/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:55.64 MB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:2,321/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:4.63 MB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:60/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:47.58 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:4,740/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:31
    12
    Handles:523
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\ekrn.exe"
    • "C:\Program Files\eset\eset smart security\ekrn.exe"
    • "C:\Program Files\eset\eset smart security\x86\ekrn.exe"
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:ekrn
    Display name:ESET Service
    Description:“ESET Service”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    ekrnamon.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
    Total CPU:0.97629238%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.01477202%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.96152036%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:22,236,904/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:1/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:284 KB
    1.16 MB
    ekrnepfw.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
    Total CPU:0.13313179%
    Kernel CPU:0.08680713%
    User CPU:0.04632467%
    CPU cycles:4,218,552/sec
    Context switches:15/sec
    Memory:532 KB
    ekrn.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.08867065%
    Kernel CPU:0.03903314%
    User CPU:0.04963751%
    CPU cycles:2,364,091/sec
    Context switches:29/sec
    Memory:1.22 MB
    sechost.dll
    Total CPU:0.03857847%
    Kernel CPU:0.01555386%
    User CPU:0.02302461%
    CPU cycles:1,877,491/sec
    Context switches:4/sec
    Memory:208 KB
    ekrnhips.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
    Total CPU:0.02966077%
    Kernel CPU:0.01421756%
    User CPU:0.01544321%
    CPU cycles:691,638/sec
    Context switches:7/sec
    Memory:132 KB
    wlanapi.dll
    Total CPU:0.00022241%
    Kernel CPU:0.00008738%
    User CPU:0.00013504%
    CPU cycles:7,367/sec
    Memory:88 KB
    ekrnsmon.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
    Total CPU:0.00022170%
    Kernel CPU:0.00018211%
    User CPU:0.00003959%
    CPU cycles:19,685/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00002374%
    Kernel CPU:0.00001583%
    User CPU:0.00000791%
    CPU cycles:967/sec
    Memory:1.23 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 40.50%
    Microsoft Windows XP 23.50%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 11.50%
    Windows 8 Pro 7.00%
    Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
    Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.50%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
    Windows 8.1 N 1.00%
    Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.00%
    Windows 8.1 1.00%
    Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
    Windows 8 1.00%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 1.00%
    Windows 8 Consumer Preview 0.50%
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    Ireland installs about 14.50% of ESET Smart Security.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 18.54%
    Hewlett-Packard 13.17%
    Dell 12.68%
    Intel 11.71%
    Acer 9.27%
    Lenovo 8.78%
    Sony 8.78%
    GIGABYTE 7.32%
    Toshiba 6.83%
    Sahara 0.98%
    Samsung 0.98%
    American Megatrends 0.98%
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