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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

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1.4.0.0 19.05%
1.3.5.0 16.67%
1.3.0.0 2.38%
1.2.0.0 2.38%
1.1.0.0 14.29%
1.0.0.0 45.24%

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advapi32.dll
FreeSid, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, GetLengthSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegDeleteValueW, AllocateAndInitializeSid, DuplicateToken, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, OpenProcessToken, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, AccessCheck, OpenThreadToken
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx
gdi32.dll
ExtEscape, CreateDCW, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateSolidBrush, GetDeviceCaps, GetStockObject, CombineRgn, PtInRegion, CreateRectRgn, GetObjectA, CreateFontW, SetDIBColorTable, DeleteObject, DeleteDC, SetDIBits, GetDIBits, GetObjectW, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, CreateDIBSection
gdiplus.dll
GdipFillRectangleI, GdipDeleteStringFormat, GdipAlloc, GdipSetClipRectI, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipCloneImage, GdipSetPenMode, GdipSetStringFormatLineAlign, GdiplusStartup, GdiplusShutdown, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdipFree, GdipDrawRectangleI, GdipCloneBrush, GdipDisposeImage, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipSetStringFormatTrimming, GdipAddPathStringI, GdipSetStringFormatFlags, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipGetFontStyle, GdipGetImagePalette, GdipCreatePen2, GdipDeletePen, GdipDrawPath, GdipFillPath, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipCreateFontFromDC, GdipCreateFontFromLogfontA, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdipCreateBitmapFromFile, GdipAddPathString, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipDeletePath, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipCreatePath, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipSetStringFormatAlign, GdipGetFontSize, GdipDeleteFontFamily, GdipCreateSolidFill, GdipDrawImageI, GdipDeleteFont, GdipCreateStringFormat, GdipGetPathWorldBounds, GdipGetFamily
kernel32.dll
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mfc80u.dll
DllMain
msimg32.dll
AlphaBlend
msvcp80.dll
DllMain
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
OleRun, CoCreateInstance, OleUninitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoGetClassObject, OleLockRunning, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleInitialize
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW, SHCreateDirectoryExW, SHFileOperationW, SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW, ShellExecuteExW, ExtractIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFileExistsW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, SHRegOpenUSKeyW, PathAddBackslashW, SHRegDeleteUSValueW, SHRegCloseUSKey, SHDeleteKeyW
user32.dll
FindWindowW, SetMenuItemInfoW, CopyRect, GetWindow, UpdateLayeredWindow, TrackMouseEvent, CloseClipboard, EmptyClipboard, OpenClipboard, GetMessagePos, SetCapture, MapWindowPoints, IsRectEmpty, PtInRect, GetParent, GetDlgItem, LoadIconW, IsDlgButtonChecked, UnregisterClassA, IsWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, ScreenToClient, EndDeferWindowPos, BeginDeferWindowPos, SystemParametersInfoW, WindowFromPoint, OffsetRect, LoadCursorW, SetTimer, KillTimer, CheckDlgButton, DeferWindowPos, SetCursor, ShowWindowAsync, GetMenuItemCount, GetWindowRect, GetWindowLongW, RegisterWindowMessageW, DestroyMenu, AppendMenuW, CreateMenu, CreatePopupMenu, EnableMenuItem, DeleteMenu, GetSubMenu, GetCursorPos, IsIconic, IsWindowVisible, SendMessageW, SetWindowLongW, EnableWindow, RegisterClassExW, DefWindowProcW, SetWindowTextW, InvalidateRect, GetWindowTextW, MessageBoxW, LoadImageW, IsWindowEnabled, PostMessageW, SendMessageTimeoutW, ShowWindow, WaitForInputIdle, DestroyWindow, CallWindowProcW, EndPaint, CreateWindowExW, GetClassInfoExW, BeginPaint, GetSysColor, ClientToScreen, GetClientRect, UnregisterClassW, GetForegroundWindow, SetForegroundWindow, AttachThreadInput, GetDC, ReleaseDC, SetRect, GetSystemMetrics, DrawIconEx, DestroyIcon, SetRectEmpty, CreateAcceleratorTableW, SetWindowPos, FillRect, MoveWindow, GetFocus, SetFocus, DestroyAcceleratorTable, IsChild, GetDesktopWindow, RedrawWindow, GetWindowTextLengthW, CharNextW, GetClassNameW, InvalidateRgn, ReleaseCapture
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW
wininet.dll
InternetGetConnectedState
winmm.dll
timeEndPeriod, timeBeginPeriod, timeGetTime
winspool.drv
GetPrinterW, OpenPrinterW, EnumPrintersW, GetPrinterDriverW, ClosePrinter

CNSEMAIN.exe

Canon Solution Menu EX by Canon Inc. (Signed)

Remove CNSEMAIN.exe
Version:   1.3.5.0
MD5:   00ab2b491c7037bb219beb26fad34c72
SHA1:   02d8b9da00d80a2d12a3d4dc744ea5bc2257ca38
SHA256:   95edbbe07eb85eee1376252aa975baa61235c80fc03036357bd4786e5d6b9703

What is CNSEMAIN.exe?

Canon Solution Menu lets you get straight to the function of your device that you need. Canon Solution Menu can immediately start the manuals or application software that allows you to print album or calendar easily, or scan photos and documents.

Overview

CNSEMAIN.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). This is typically installed with the program Canon Solution Menu EX published by Canon Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Canon Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:CNSEMAIN.EXE
Publisher:CANON INC.
Product name:Canon Solution Menu EX
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\canon\solution menu ex\cnsemain.exe
File version:1.3.5.0
Size:1.54 MB (1,612,920 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Canon Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, May 17, 2009
Expiration date:Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.359704
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Canon Inc.
8% remove
Canon Solution Menu EX immediately starts the manuals or application software that allows you to print album or calendar easily, or scan photos and documents. It is a convenient control centre for your printer, scanner or All-In-One.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'CanonSolutionMenuEx' → C:\Program Files\Canon\Solution Menu EX\CNSEMAIN.EXE /logon

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00073294%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00041691%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00031602%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:967 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:557,543/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:33/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:43.01 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.55 MB
Private (minimum):4.67 MB
Non-paged memory:43.01 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:137.96 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):145.37 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.36 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):44.32 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:27,187/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.71 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:4/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:30 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:174
600
GUI GDI count:182
103
GUI GDI peak:192
142
GUI USER count:36
49
GUI USER peak:40
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\canon\solution menu ex\cnsemain.exe" /logon
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
CNSEMAIN.EXE (main module)
Total CPU:0.00196241%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00104841%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00091400%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:44,408/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.54 MB
1.16 MB
MSVCR80.dll
Total CPU:0.00069899%
Kernel CPU:0.00040327%
User CPU:0.00029573%
CPU cycles:956,535/sec
Context switches:33/sec
Memory:620 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 Home Premium 45.24%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.90%
Windows 8 7.14%
Windows 7 Professional 7.14%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.76%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.38%
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 2.38%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.38%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 36.59% of Canon Solution Menu EX.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 27.50%
Toshiba 25.00%
Sony 20.00%
Dell 15.00%
Intel 10.00%
Hewlett-Packard 2.50%
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