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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

7.0.302.0 9.09%
7.0.302.0 1.70%
6.0.316.0 5.68%
6.0.316.0 7.39%
6.0.314.0 0.57%
6.0.308.0 5.11%
6.0.308.0 6.82%
6.0.306.0 5.11%
6.0.306.0 1.70%
6.0.115.0 RC 0.57%
6.0.115.0 RC 1.70%
5.2.7.0 11.93%
5.2.7.0 3.98%
5.2.7.0 0.57%
5.2.15.0 2.84%
5.2.15.0 1.70%
5.0.94.0 2.84%
5.0.94.0 0.57%
5.0.94.0 0.57%
5.0.93.7 1.70%
5.0.93.0 0.57%
5.0.93.0 1.70%
4.2.71.2 0.57%
4.2.71.2 1.70%
4.2.71.2 1.70%
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egui.exe

ESET Smart Security by ESET (Signed)

Remove egui.exe
Version:   4.2.71.2
MD5:   0c05bd690f3f02a3241a9855e82163b6
SHA1:   109c79c5b603c2adcb3d5e0d6ffee253aeb92451
SHA256:   bb6fba17acad86a1c3d9651cf4f1e012a317e07b1186d669691345eeaf15b8eb

What is egui.exe?

ESET NOD32 Antivirus, commonly known as NOD32, is an antivirus software package from ESET. ESET's use of assembly language in its products contributes to their low system requirements and disk space utilization. ESET calls its scanning engine ThreatSense, and makes extensive use of generic signatures and heuristics.

About egui.exe (from ESET)

Protect your family with ESET’s complete Internet security suite, built on the award-winning ThreatSense antivirus and antispyware engine. Our proactive heuristic technology intercepts and eliminates

DetailsDetails

File name:egui.exe
Publisher:ESET
Product name:ESET Smart Security
Description:ESET GUI
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\egui.exe
File version:4.2.71.2
Size:2.12 MB (2,219,184 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ESET
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'egui' → "C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\egui.exe" /hide /waitservice
Scheduled tasks
  • Entry path '\{AD794476-80F7-4EF2-AB8A-392BF5AC85C1}'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00808322%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00366389%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00441933%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,388 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:6.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.81 MB
Private (minimum):11.31 MB
Non-paged memory:6.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:106.81 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):150.95 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:11.82 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):17.04 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:194
600
GUI GDI count:254
103
GUI GDI peak:273
142
GUI USER count:64
49
GUI USER peak:79
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\egui.exe" /hide /waitservice
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 43.18%
Microsoft Windows XP 22.16%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.36%
Windows 8 Pro 7.39%
Windows 7 Professional 4.55%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.84%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.70%
Windows 8.1 N 1.14%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.14%
Windows 8.1 1.14%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.14%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.57%
Windows 8 0.57%
Windows 8 Consumer Preview 0.57%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.57%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Ireland installs about 14.20% of ESET Smart Security.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 17.30%
Hewlett-Packard 15.14%
Dell 15.14%
Intel 11.89%
Lenovo 9.73%
Sony 8.65%
Acer 7.03%
Toshiba 6.49%
GIGABYTE 5.95%
Samsung 1.08%
American Megatrends 1.08%
Sahara 0.54%
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