psxss.exe

Microsoft Windows Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications by Microsoft

Remove psxss.exe
Version:   6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   c16a658088897dd79d0864631859b5a9
SHA1:   25d792895e2c7e822708270bc4915f077d7542f6
SHA256:   d986713ec8efc19f4cead57e2ed316735c8b14e1ae19b84532cb43296eecd14c
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

psxss.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:psxss.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft Windows Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications
Description:SUA Subsystem Server
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\psxss.exe
Original name:psxss.exe.mui
File version:6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:6.1.7600.16385
Size:830 KB (849,920 bytes)
Build date:11/20/2010 2:47 AM
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00001184%
0.028634%
User CPU:0.00001184%
0.014873%
CPU cycles:986/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.62 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.33 MB
Private (minimum):5.32 MB
Non-paged memory:2.62 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:34.28 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):35.28 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.36 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.38 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,487/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:18
12
Handles:790
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:%systemroot%\system32\psxss.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:smss.exe (Windows Session Manager by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 25.00% of Microsoft Windows Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 42.11%
ASUS 21.05%
Acer 21.05%
Sahara 5.26%
GIGABYTE 5.26%
Hewlett-Packard 5.26%
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