ekrn.exe

ESET Smart Security by ESET (Signed)

Remove ekrn.exe
Version:   5.0.93.7
MD5:   cb143dcd8864442cfcf37629002766e3
SHA1:   12f8e91f4217172870bff096ca2595caadcae001
SHA256:   3d7538cb09fc561cb42c18c85355f42e749d1be1a81ebec13ab0078cefb9ef6f

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)

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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:5.0.93.7
Size:952.09 KB (974,944 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
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'ekrn' (ESET Service)
  • ekrn

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00043974%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005116%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00038858%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:476,235,438 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:93.59 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):110.27 MB
Private (minimum):15.52 MB
Non-paged memory:93.59 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:209.71 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):296.19 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:44.03 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):129.58 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:28
12
Handles:364
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\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:0.05529473%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00780480%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.04748993%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,325,552/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:264 KB
1.16 MB
ekrnhips.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
Total CPU:0.01780512%
Kernel CPU:0.01311016%
User CPU:0.00469496%
CPU cycles:506,856/sec
Memory:128 KB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00065846%
Kernel CPU:0.00009672%
User CPU:0.00056174%
CPU cycles:37,444/sec
Memory:100 KB
ekrn.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00012463%
Kernel CPU:0.00008371%
User CPU:0.00004092%
CPU cycles:3,382/sec
Memory:940 KB
ekrnepfw.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
Total CPU:0.00002782%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00002782%
CPU cycles:981/sec
Memory:596 KB

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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