Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

8.91.15380.7	20.00%
8.91.15380.7	20.00%
8.70.15111.1	60.00%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child processes

fsgk32.exe (F-Secure Anti-Virus by F-Secure Corporation)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, SetServiceStatus, CreateServiceA, CloseServiceHandle, OpenSCManagerA, DeleteService, QueryServiceStatus, ControlService, OpenServiceA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, RegOpenKeyExA

kernel32.dll

QueryPerformanceCounter, GetLastError, TerminateProcess, Sleep, CreateFileA, CreateEventA, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingA, CreateProcessA, ResetEvent, GetExitCodeProcess, WaitForMultipleObjects, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, GetCurrentProcess, LoadLibraryA, GetVersionExA, ExitProcess, FreeLibrary, GetCurrentProcessId, LocalFree, FormatMessageA, GetProcAddress, MultiByteToWideChar, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, CompareStringA, FindClose, GetFileAttributesA, FindFirstFileA, CopyFileA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, ReadFile, GetFileSize, FindNextFileA, SetFileAttributesA, CreateDirectoryA, HeapFree, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, HeapAlloc, ExitThread, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateThread, GetCommandLineA, GetProcessHeap, GetModuleFileNameA, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetModuleHandleA, CreateFileW, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, WideCharToMultiByte, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, HeapSize, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoA, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, SetEndOfFile, GetLocaleInfoW, UnmapViewOfFile, WaitForSingleObject, GetTickCount, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, CloseHandle, DeleteFileA, SetEvent, GetLocalTime, GetStartupInfoA, TlsGetValue

user32.dll

RegisterClassExA, LoadCursorA, LoadIconA, FindWindowA, CharNextA, CreateWindowExA, ShowWindow, UpdateWindow, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, TranslateMessage, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationA, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcA, UnregisterClassA

version.dll

GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueA

fsgk32st.exe

F-Secure Anti-Virus by F-Secure Corporation (Signed)

Remove fsgk32st.exe

Version:	8.70.15111.1
MD5:	a9be66e05254b20df82e0f7cddeca7dd
SHA1:	9796f6911683e7ee69794117a636975b1e746075
SHA256:	19158a3e28651440cdae5090fd6a8abd5ff69fb7afd1b980e29334c972067b18

What is fsgk32st.exe?

F-Secure Anti-Virus Scanning Service for F-Secure antivirus the Browsing Protection platform. White-labeled versions of F-Secure’s security software are also available. DeepGuard is an F-Secure in-house developed HIPS or advanced system monitoring technology, which detects new or unknown malware intrusions based on unusual, suspicious changes in the Windows system. DeepGuard is resource intensive and requires fairly strong hardware to work without affecting customer experience.

About fsgk32st.exe (from F-Secure Corporation)

“F-Secure protects the content on your computer and safeguards you when you are browsing the web. Computer security is protection against viruses, spyware, hacker attacks and identity theft. Online saf”

Details

File name:	fsgk32st.exe
Publisher:	F-Secure Corporation
Product name:	F-Secure Anti-Virus
Description:	F-Secure Anti-Virus Scanning Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\centurylink online security\anti-virus\fsgk32st.exe
File version:	8.70.15111.1
Size:	210.59 KB (215,648 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	F-Secure Corporation
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Expiration date:	Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Services

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

'F-Secure Gatekeeper Handler Starter' (FSGKHS)
F-Secure Gatekeeper Handler Starter

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00001766%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00001618%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00000148%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	109 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	1,377/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	820 KB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	1.15 MB
Private (minimum):	936 KB
Non-paged memory:	820 KB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	25.28 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	27.81 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.09 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	2.95 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,223/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	723 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/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:	0 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	2	12
Handles:	46	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	32-bit
Command lines:	"C:\Program Files\f-secure\anti-virus\fsgk32st.exe" "C:\Program Files\centurylink online security\anti-virus\fsgk32st.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	F-Secure Gatekeeper Handler Starter
Display name:	FSGKHS
Description:	“FSGKHS”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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