Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

12.02.0995	90.00%
10.09.0920	10.00%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

nexus-ultimate.exe (NeXuS Ultimate by Winstep Software Technologies)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

gdiplus.dll

GdipCreatePen1, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipDrawImagePointRectI, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipNewPrivateFontCollection, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdipCreatePath, GdipCloneImage, GdipSetImageAttributesColorKeys, GdipDrawImage, GdipSetPixelOffsetMode, GdipDeletePath, GdipLoadImageFromFile, GdipLoadImageFromStream, GdipCreateSolidFill, GdipDeleteFontFamily, GdipDrawPath, GdipRotateWorldTransform, GdipCreateStringFormat, GdipGetPathWorldBounds, GdipCreateLineBrushFromRect, GdipDisposeImage, GdipImageRotateFlip, GdipDrawLine, GdipSetImageAttributesColorMatrix, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdiplusShutdown, GdipCreateBitmapFromFile, GdipSetInterpolationMode, GdipCreateHICONFromBitmap, GdiplusStartup, GdipCreateFont, GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP, GdipDeletePrivateFontCollection, GdipDeleteFont, GdipTranslateWorldTransform, GdipAddPathString, GdipResetWorldTransform, GdipGetImageEncoders, GdipDrawImageRectRectI, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName, GdipDeleteStringFormat, GdipMeasureString, GdipDrawImagePointsRectI, GdipFillRectangle, GdipSaveImageToFile, GdipDeletePen, GdipAddPathLineI, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipCreateBitmapFromHICON, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipDrawImageRectRect, GdipSetCompositingMode, GdipGetImageDimension, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipDrawImageRect, GdipDisposeImageAttributes, GdipSetTextRenderingHint, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipAddPathArcI, GdipGetImageEncodersSize, GdipFillPath, GdipDrawString, GdipPrivateAddFontFile, GdipCreateImageAttributes

msvbvm50.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

IIDFromString

NeXuS.exe

NeXuS by Winstep Software Technologies

Remove NeXuS.exe

Version:	12.02.0995
MD5:	1e74c3ef30db23a730751e0068e76ed4
SHA1:	43b7ebf54c8c17f431bbaf49a2a5af0918c78cd0
SHA256:	7a3e2b2d172acad51bbee0a012dedfaa9f30b674b0b61441ecbb24109b12375a

Overview

nexus.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program Nexus 12.2 published by Winstep.

Details

File name:	nexus.exe
Publisher:	Winstep Software Technologies
Product name:	NeXuS
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\winstep\nexus.exe
File version:	12.02.0995
Size:	16.17 MB (16,957,056 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Nexus

Winstep

9% remove

“Nexus Ultimate is an enhanced version of the free-to-use Nexus dock which is available stand-alone or as a component of Winstep Xtreme (a single easy-to-install package featuring all of Winstep's popular desktop enhancement products for Windows). The Winstep Nexus Dock is a FREE professional dock for Windows. With Nexus, your most frequently used applications are only a mouse click away - and Nexus turns working with your computer into ...”

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'NeXuS' → C:\Program Files\Winstep\Nexus.exe autostart

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00731510%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00345679%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00385831%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	1,358,930,488 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	3,386,975/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	2,492/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	33.19 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	41.79 MB
Private (minimum):	14.28 MB
Non-paged memory:	33.19 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	200.11 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	248.07 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	23.58 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	47.21 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	29,535,615/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	7.79 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	626 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	1.08 MB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	27,863/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	8	12
Handles:	382	600
GUI GDI count:	171	103
GUI GDI peak:	234	142
GUI USER count:	138	49
GUI USER peak:	172	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\winstep\nexus.exe" autostart
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

Nexus.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.15182785%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.06486580%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.08696205%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	51,407,312/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	542/sec	79/sec
Memory:	16.37 MB	1.16 MB
winmm.dll
Total CPU:	0.00717636%
Kernel CPU:	0.00491305%
User CPU:	0.00226331%
CPU cycles:	23,111,021/sec
Context switches:	1,207/sec
Memory:	132 KB
SHCORE.dll
Total CPU:	0.00001850%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000000%
User CPU:	0.00001850%
CPU cycles:	1,447/sec
Memory:	468 KB
WS2_32.dll
Total CPU:	0.00001840%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000000%
User CPU:	0.00001840%
CPU cycles:	90/sec
Memory:	320 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	30.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate	30.00%
Windows 8 Pro	20.00%
Windows 8	20.00%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 40.00% of NeXuS.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	30.77%
Acer	23.08%
Hewlett-Packard	15.38%
GIGABYTE	15.38%
Toshiba	15.38%

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