Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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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Relationships

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:   4.0.467.0
MD5:   fddad27e9a20d0dac04facbf67afbfc1
SHA1:   2ffbd2acfdeed2a60d56a15f0d4947f1be6b03ec
SHA256:   198f9fcbed8dd2e1c3a2389f9473245b9ea45abd0b161578b2df025fd6583f36

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:4.0.467.0
Size:718.71 KB (735,960 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:0.00021411%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00010475%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00010936%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:718,759 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:93.24 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):77.3 MB
Private (minimum):75.13 MB
Non-paged memory:93.24 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:205.8 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):283.55 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:75.68 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):147.97 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:20
12
Handles:444
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\eset\eset smart security\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:0.23321412%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.02748064%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.20573348%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:4,756,826/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:4.42 MB
1.16 MB
ekrnepfw.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
Total CPU:0.00461190%
Kernel CPU:0.00382556%
User CPU:0.00078634%
CPU cycles:120,745/sec
Memory:404 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00045851%
Kernel CPU:0.00012137%
User CPU:0.00033714%
CPU cycles:17,728/sec
Memory:792 KB
ekrn.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00007342%
Kernel CPU:0.00005394%
User CPU:0.00001948%
CPU cycles:1,447/sec
Memory:708 KB
ekrnsmon.dll (ESET Smart Security by ESET)
Total CPU:0.00004495%
Kernel CPU:0.00002922%
User CPU:0.00001573%
CPU cycles:5,729/sec
Memory:208 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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