ekrn.exe

ESET Smart Security by ESET (Signed)

Remove ekrn.exe
Version:   3.0.621
MD5:   d5d4124827086ba54f6bfe75ce330531
SHA1:   62ecade3d9b909c8276fc16a0b3b55674216e248
SHA256:   164d41fc02de1927fdf2c120f29ce5a21a69a663d33ae62cb3759f0e2110ab8d

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:3.0.621
Size:457.25 KB (468,224 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

ResourcesPrograms

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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:0.00228530%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00135931%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00092599%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:16,766 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:8/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:25.31 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):29.1 MB
Private (minimum):11.76 MB
Non-paged memory:25.31 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:82.43 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):108.71 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:15.61 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):34.34 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:217
600
GUI GDI count:11
103
GUI USER count:9
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
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:0.01936483%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01936483%
0.165382%
Memory:244 KB
1.16 MB
ekrnepfw.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
Total CPU:0.01913092%
Kernel CPU:0.01396959%
User CPU:0.00516133%
Context switches:4/sec
Memory:248 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00716419%
Kernel CPU:0.00271745%
User CPU:0.00444674%
Memory:632 KB
ekrn.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00006176%
Kernel CPU:0.00006176%
User CPU:0.00000000%
Memory:452 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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