ekrn.exe

ESET Smart Security by ESET (Signed)

Remove ekrn.exe
Version:   4.0.314
MD5:   d543e7e8bcae3f5d256335eee809adf5
SHA1:   e307e905e6e8266d98597bbb92a1d7c52ce0a28c
SHA256:   91f9549c271d7c351814db1abdd6cc6b43db2981d114f9cbfc28133e99209bf6

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:4.0.314
Size:710.66 KB (727,720 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
Network connections
  • [TCP] 2.22.231.118:80

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.02112615%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01693102%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00419513%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:185,745,305 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:78.89 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):60.95 MB
    Private (minimum):31.03 MB
    Non-paged memory:78.89 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:165.33 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):241.11 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:40.13 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):100.95 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:22
    12
    Handles:350
    600
    GUI GDI count:8
    103
    GUI USER count:3
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\ekrn.exe"
    Owner:User
    Windows Service
    Service name:ekrn
    Display name:ESET Service
    Description:“ESET Service”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

    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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