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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4.0.1.102 5.88%
3, 5, 3, 0 29.41%
3, 5, 1, 0 17.65%
3, 2, 3, 0 5.88%
3, 1, 0, 0 23.53%
3, 0, 3, 0 17.65%

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advapi32.dll
QueryServiceConfigW, RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegCreateKeyW, LsaOpenPolicy, LsaNtStatusToWinError, LsaAddAccountRights, LsaRemoveAccountRights, LsaClose, LookupAccountNameW, RegOpenKeyW, RegEnumValueW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegOpenCurrentUser, RegQueryValueW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, FreeSid, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, QueryServiceStatus, GetUserNameW, EncryptFileW, OpenEncryptedFileRawW, ReadEncryptedFileRaw, WriteEncryptedFileRaw, CloseEncryptedFileRaw, RegOpenKeyExW
gdi32.dll
SetTextJustification, TextOutW, GetTextFaceW, CreateFontW, CreateDIBSection, SetDIBitsToDevice, GetStockObject, SelectPalette, CreateDIBitmap, GetTextExtentPointW, GetTextExtentPoint32W, ExtTextOutW, StretchBlt, BitBlt, RealizePalette, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, GetObjectW, CreateFontIndirectW, CreatePalette, SelectObject
gdiplus.dll
GdipCloneImage, GdipDrawImageRectRectI, GdiplusShutdown, GdiplusStartup, GdipBitmapSetPixel, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipCreateBitmapFromStreamICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipFree, GdipDisposeImage, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipAlloc, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipBitmapGetPixel, GdipGetImageHeight
kernel32.dll
FormatMessageW, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetFileAttributesW, WinExec, lstrcatW, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetEnvironmentVariableW, IsBadReadPtr, LocalFree, GetModuleFileNameA, lstrcmpiW, lstrcpyW, GetLocaleInfoW, GetSystemDefaultLangID, FreeResource, IsBadWritePtr, IsBadStringPtrW, IsBadStringPtrA, CompareStringW, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, GetDriveTypeW, GetComputerNameW, LocalAlloc, MoveFileW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, UnmapViewOfFile, GetLogicalDriveStringsW, GetTempPathW, DeleteFileW, GetTempFileNameW, GetShortPathNameW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetVolumeInformationW, ReadFile, WriteFile, CreateDirectoryW, SetLastError, RemoveDirectoryW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, SetFileTime, GetFileSize, SetFilePointer, SetEndOfFile, BackupRead, BackupWrite, BackupSeek, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetCompressedFileSizeW, FindNextFileW, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetLocalTime, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStartupInfoW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, ResumeThread, SetEvent, ReleaseSemaphore, WaitForSingleObject, CreateSemaphoreW, GetVersionExW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, FreeLibrary, GetExitCodeProcess, CreateEventW, SizeofResource, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetLongPathNameW, lstrlenW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, WideCharToMultiByte, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetVersion, GetModuleHandleW, SetFileAttributesW, CloseHandle, GetTickCount, DeviceIoControl, Sleep, CreateFileW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, GlobalFree, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, GetVersionExA, CopyFileW, GlobalUnlock
mfc80u.dll
DllMain
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
NetWkstaUserGetInfo, NetApiBufferFree
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstanceEx, CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoTaskMemFree, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateGuid
shell32.dll
SHGetPathFromIDListW, Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFileInfoW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetDesktopFolder, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteKeyW, PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
IsChild, SetWindowLongW, ModifyMenuW, WinHelpW, GetWindowTextW, IsDialogMessageW, SetTimer, KillTimer, PostMessageW, RegisterWindowMessageA, MessageBoxW, CreatePopupMenu, AppendMenuW, IsWindowEnabled, GetDlgCtrlID, SetWindowTextW, LoadStringW, FindWindowW, GetFocus, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, WaitForInputIdle, GetDesktopWindow, SystemParametersInfoW, AdjustWindowRect, GetSystemMetrics, IsWindowVisible, GetSysColorBrush, DestroyWindow, SetRect, IsMenu, GetWindowLongW, GetMenu, GetWindow, GetCapture, OffsetRect, MessageBeep, CopyIcon, SetCursor, ReleaseCapture, DestroyCursor, SetCapture, RedrawWindow, InflateRect, SetRectEmpty, PtInRect, GetSysColor, DrawFocusRect, GetKeyState, ScreenToClient, SetWindowPos, MapDialogRect, GetParent, InvalidateRect, UpdateWindow, ReleaseDC, GetDC, GetClientRect, GetWindowRect, IsRectEmpty, IsWindow, UnregisterClassW, EnumWindows, GetClassNameW, SendMessageW, RegisterWindowMessageW, EnableWindow, GetCursorPos, TrackPopupMenu, LoadImageW, DefWindowProcW, DestroyIcon, LoadCursorW, SetForegroundWindow, LoadMenuW, GetSubMenu, SetMenuDefaultItem
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW
wininet.dll
InternetCanonicalizeUrlW
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW

NBKEYSCAN.exe

Nero BackItUp by Nero AG (Signed)

Remove NBKEYSCAN.exe
Version:   3, 5, 1, 0
MD5:   c7420e7b290e371967f59026e6b014ce
SHA1:   93a52e4a37a2a2ea2183bcee64b727935934310a
SHA256:   b5852401ccd1d3edf89462b47b44d58b85e37d54498ec0e743e16da17764d495

What is NBKEYSCAN.exe?

Nero BackItUp is a Windows backup software application that provides both local and network based file backups. With Nero BackItUp & Burn you can create backup copies on demand by manually selecting the files and folders you want to include in them or set the program to do it automatically without user intervention.

Overview

nbkeyscan.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Nero 8 published by Nero AG, Nero Update from Nero AG and Nero Update by Nero AG. The file is digitally signed by Nero AG which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nbkeyscan.exe
Publisher:Nero AG
Product name:Nero BackItUp
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nero\nero8\nero backitup\nbkeyscan.exe
File version:3, 5, 1, 0
Size:2.12 MB (2,221,352 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Nero AG
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, April 20, 2006
Expiration date:Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
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Nero Update Manager is a program designed to manage all installed Nero programs on the user's PC and check for and update any new versions of the software if available. This service will run in the background when Windows starts and periodically check for updates.
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Nero AG
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Nero AG
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Nero AG
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Nero AG
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Nero AG
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Nero AG
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'NBKeyScan' → "C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero8\Nero BackItUp\NBKeyScan.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00098627%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00067744%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00030883%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:749 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,211,292/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:26/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.8 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.38 MB
Private (minimum):6.8 MB
Non-paged memory:4.8 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:80.39 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):82.89 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.94 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.38 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:10,933/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:5 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:196
600
GUI GDI count:13
103
GUI GDI peak:17
142
GUI USER count:7
49
GUI USER peak:8
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\nero\nero8\nero backitup\nbkeyscan.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
plx507.dll (PLX507 Dynamic Link Library by Prolific Technology)
Total CPU:0.00095083%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00033891%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00061192%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:509,284/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:7/sec
79/sec
Memory:136 KB
1.16 MB
pl2571.dll (PL2571 Dynamic Link Library by Prolific Technology)
Total CPU:0.00081903%
Kernel CPU:0.00025418%
User CPU:0.00056485%
CPU cycles:507,289/sec
Context switches:6/sec
Memory:136 KB
NBKeyScan.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00011297%
Kernel CPU:0.00008473%
User CPU:0.00002824%
CPU cycles:4,337/sec
Memory:2.12 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 29.41%
Microsoft Windows XP 17.65%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.76%
Windows Vista Home Premium 11.76%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.88%
Windows 8 Pro 5.88%
Windows 8 Release Preview 5.88%
Windows Vista Ultimate 5.88%
Windows 7 Professional 5.88%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 23.53% of Nero BackItUp.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 37.50%
ASUS 25.00%
GIGABYTE 12.50%
Toshiba 12.50%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
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