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VersionsAdditional versions

3.3.10.0 0.80%
3.3.9.0 0.80%
3.3.8.0 9.60%
3.3.3.0 5.60%
3.2.6.0 0.80%
3.2.5.0 0.80%
3.1.3.0 4.80%
3.1.3.0 0.80%
3.1.0.0 4.00%
3.0.6.0 0.80%
3.0.4.0 4.80%
2,0,17,0 16.00%
2,0,16,0 20.80%
2,0,13,1 4.80%
2,0,13,0 3.20%
2,0,12,0 1.60%
2,0,5,0 4.00%
1, 7, 11, 0 0.80%
1, 5, 16, 0 0.80%
1, 5, 13, 0 1.60%
1, 5, 13, 0 0.80%
1, 5, 13, 0 12.00%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
OpenProcessToken, GetTokenInformation, ConvertSidToStringSidW, RegDisablePredefinedCache, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, RegEnumKeyExW, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, SetServiceStatus, OpenThreadToken, RegOpenCurrentUser
kernel32.dll
lstrcpyW, RaiseException, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleFileNameW, Sleep, CreateThread, lstrcpynW, lstrcatW, GetCurrentThreadId, FreeLibrary, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, LoadLibraryExW, GetModuleHandleW, GetCommandLineW, FreeConsole, SetConsoleTitleW, AllocConsole, ReleaseSemaphore, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, OpenProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, InterlockedCompareExchange, CreateDirectoryW, LocalFree, GetCurrentThread, WaitForMultipleObjects, InterlockedDecrement, GetFileAttributesW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetStartupInfoW, GetModuleHandleA, ExitProcess, GetVersionExA, GetSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, WaitForSingleObject, CreateEventW, CreateSemaphoreW, SetEvent, CloseHandle, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, GetTickCount, lstrlenW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, GetVersionExW, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedIncrement, QueueUserWorkItem, CreateMutexW, AddAtomW, FindAtomW, DeleteAtom, GetExitCodeThread, GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPointW, GetLogicalDrives, FormatMessageW, GetModuleFileNameA, CreateFileW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, DeviceIoControl, IsDebuggerPresent, TerminateProcess, GetVolumeInformationW, SetErrorMode, QueryDosDeviceW, GetDriveTypeW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, ResetEvent, OpenEventW
msvcp71.dll
DllMain
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr71.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoDisconnectObject, CoInitializeSecurity, CoSuspendClassObjects, CoImpersonateClient, CoRegisterClassObject, CoTaskMemRealloc, StringFromGUID2, CoResumeClassObjects, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoCopyProxy, CoRevokeClassObject, CoCreateInstance
powrprof.dll
CallNtPowerInformation
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
shfolder.dll
SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
UrlCanonicalizeW, UrlIsW, PathCreateFromUrlW, PathIsUNCW, UrlCreateFromPathW, PathAppendW, PathFindExtensionW, PathIsURLW, SHRegCloseUSKey, SHRegCreateUSKeyW, SHRegWriteUSValueW, SHRegQueryUSValueW
user32.dll
DefWindowProcW, CharNextW, TranslateMessage, UnregisterClassW, MessageBoxW, CharUpperW, LoadStringW, PostThreadMessageW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, DestroyWindow, RegisterClassW, CreateWindowExW, UnregisterClassA, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW

NMIndexingService.exe

Nero Home by Nero AG (Signed)

Remove NMIndexingService.exe
Version:   3.2.5.0
MD5:   74149bcf0307bb76d68c0f8912df731c
SHA1:   7909ba4e6453d2df3d00bb9233ba85ec95a44fd9
SHA256:   36fb518726e05f46c6ce379991d66a4c3227b1d70a3d90d6f84dcfd793953b1b

About NMIndexingService.exe (from Nero AG)

“Nero Home combines television and the recording of television programs with playback of DVD-Videos and audio/video files in an easy-to-use interface. Nero Home does more than just play your media file”

Overview

nmindexingservice.exe runs as a service under the name NMIndexingService with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Nero AG which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nmindexingservice.exe
Publisher:Nero AG
Product name:Nero Home
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\ahead\lib\nmindexingservice.exe
File version:3.2.5.0
Size:437.29 KB (447,784 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Nero AG
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Expiration date:Monday, June 22, 2009
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'NMIndexingService'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00004385%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001506%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002879%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:172 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:75,468/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.75 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.84 MB
Private (minimum):3.63 MB
Non-paged memory:6.75 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:65.91 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):68.92 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.15 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.21 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:17,964/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:570 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:13/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:902 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:13/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:110
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\nero\lib\nmindexingservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:NMIndexingService
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
NMIndexingService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00001099%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00000824%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000275%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:106/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:436 KB
1.16 MB
MSVCR80.dll
Total CPU:0.00000549%
Kernel CPU:0.00000275%
User CPU:0.00000275%
CPU cycles:29/sec
Memory:620 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00000549%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00000549%
CPU cycles:112/sec
Memory:792 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 31.78%
Microsoft Windows XP 25.23%
Windows 7 Home Premium 13.08%
Windows Vista Home Premium 7.48%
Windows 7 Professional 5.61%
Windows 8 Pro 3.74%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.80%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.80%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.87%
Windows Seven Black Edition 1.87%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.87%
Windows 8.1 Pro 0.93%
Windows 8 Release Preview 0.93%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 14.95% of Nero Home.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.74%
ASUS 23.76%
Acer 8.91%
Toshiba 7.92%
Hewlett-Packard 7.92%
GIGABYTE 6.93%
Lenovo 3.96%
Sony 3.96%
Intel 3.96%
Medion 1.98%
Compaq 1.98%
American Megatrends 1.98%
Packard Bell 0.99%
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