Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Firebird Project publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
fbguard.exe
Firebird SQL Server by Firebird Project
| Version: | WI-V2.5.0.26074 |
| MD5: | 77575b493545b6bf8ecbf2719a28c6c4 |
| SHA1: | da018952e50ba0140d522b185a1df2b1ea6d9aaa |
| SHA256: | 8709470ded1e0e3fd77bf46ddb44f2aad58af480426497477d66d5f67f39ab62 |
Overview
fbguard.exe runs as a service under the name Firebird Guardian - DefaultInstance (FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance) within the local user context.
Details
| File name: | fbguard.exe |
| Publisher: | Firebird Project |
| Product name: | Firebird SQL Server |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\firebird\firebird_2_5\bin\fbguard.exe |
| File version: | WI-V2.5.0.26074 |
| Product version: | 2.5.0.26074 |
| Size: | 150 KB (153,600 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance' (Firebird Guardian - DefaultInstance)
- FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00021377% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00021377% | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.71 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.63 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.59 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.71 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 47.23 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 49.23 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.6 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.63 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 76 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\firebird\firebird_2_5\bin\fbguard.exe" -s defaultinstance |
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | FirebirdGuardianDefaultInstance |
| Display name: | Firebird Guardian - DefaultInstance |
| Description: | “Firebird Server Guardian - www.firebirdsql.org” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
42.86% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.57% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.57% |
|
Distribution by country
Portugal installs about 28.57% of Firebird SQL Server.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
66.67% |
|
| American Megatrends |
33.33% |
|
