ekrn.exe

ESET Smart Security by ESET (Signed)

Remove ekrn.exe
Version:   4.2.42.7
MD5:   bbe4db4856516ed08aa2636a88fac824
SHA1:   fec8af8ca86f14576dc2306e0b2e7feca337e7ce
SHA256:   2295b4c677954ecf1a68340edf1e3bae50fcd9a831a092bffed0eedc4233e8fa

What is ekrn.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 ekrn.exe (from ESET)

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DetailsDetails

File name:ekrn.exe
Publisher:ESET
Product name:ESET Smart Security
Description:ESET Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\ekrn.exe
File version:4.2.42.7
Size:791.13 KB (810,120 bytes)
Build date:4/26/2010 8:26 AM
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
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00020517%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00008772%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00011745%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,191,379,637 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:17,141,731/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:76.59 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):148.47 MB
Private (minimum):17.52 MB
Non-paged memory:76.59 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:176.52 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):246.82 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:39.54 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):151.99 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,649,314/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:8.04 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:522/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.22 MB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:49/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:12.27 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,480/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:18
12
Handles:299
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\ekrn.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:ekrn
Display name:ESET Service
Description:“ESET Service”
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 40.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 23.50%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.50%
Windows 8 Pro 7.00%
Windows 7 Professional 6.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.50%
Windows 8.1 N 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.00%
Windows 8.1 1.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 8 1.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.00%
Windows 8 Consumer Preview 0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Ireland installs about 14.50% of ESET Smart Security.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 18.54%
Hewlett-Packard 13.17%
Dell 12.68%
Intel 11.71%
Acer 9.27%
Lenovo 8.78%
Sony 8.78%
GIGABYTE 7.32%
Toshiba 6.83%
Sahara 0.98%
Samsung 0.98%
American Megatrends 0.98%
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