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

VersionsAdditional versions

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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CNSEMAIN.exe

Canon Solution Menu EX by Canon Inc. (Signed)

Remove CNSEMAIN.exe
Version:   1.0.0.0
MD5:   3b78acccaa5132638e7cf419f4a965c7
SHA1:   e2c3d3033d84d4d1d3d3d901690d6a64e3b0f938
SHA256:   c91dd62901778feb6bdbabd6f736d59fd85361ae53867ad232c90d22ecb7b49f

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 typically within the context of its parent asctray.exe (Advanced SystemCare 5 Tray by IObit Information Technology). 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:1.0.0.0
Size:1.13 MB (1,185,112 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.
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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:0.01840016%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00462756%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01377260%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,081,969 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:7 ms/min
0 ms/min
Context switches:33/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:37.33 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):20.07 MB
Private (minimum):9.78 MB
Non-paged memory:37.33 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:107 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):117.98 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:11.23 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):39.12 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:44,651/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:43 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:134/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:59 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:3/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:756 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:40/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:151
600
GUI GDI count:120
103
GUI GDI peak:118
142
GUI USER count:24
49
GUI USER peak:21
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\canon\solution menu ex\cnsemain.exe" /logon
  • "C:\Program Files\canon\solution menu ex\cnsemain.exe" /logon
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
CNSEMAIN.EXE (main module)
Total CPU:0.00459949%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00261165%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00198784%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:327,547/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:11/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.13 MB
1.16 MB
MSVCR80.dll
Total CPU:0.00054818%
Kernel CPU:0.00025696%
User CPU:0.00029122%
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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