Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

2.3.1.1	74.58%
2.2.0.1	18.64%
2.1.10.1	5.08%
2.1.7.1	1.69%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child process

insonwmi.exe (ASUS InstantOn by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.)

Related files

insonsrv.exe

ASUS InstantOn by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)

Remove insonsrv.exe

Version:	2.2.0.1
MD5:	52436245aaef3b65df7859949ab6a14e
SHA1:	12dea578d9da1598f7228d1098fbc3c7d060dff9
SHA256:	f132e47abb34a2d9fb7c9331de6397f2f36bd23f6695b351af4ed10b91f7244d

What is insonsrv.exe?

The ASUS InstantOn Program is a sleep mode that it can wake up your Eee PC ready to use in 3 seconds and more than 21 days of sleep time in battery mode.

About insonsrv.exe (from ASUSTeK Computer Inc.)

“Super Hybrid Engine II incorporates elements of its SHE predecessor and builds on the vitals of better battery performance. Instant on allows notebooks to resume in under 2 seconds and stay in standby”

Overview

insonsrv.exe runs as a service under the name ASUS InstantOn Service (ASUS InstantOn) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	insonsrv.exe
Publisher:	ASUS
Product name:	ASUS InstantOn
Description:	ASUS InstantOn Program
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\asus\instanton for nb\insonsrv.exe
Original name:	InsOnSrv
File version:	2.2.0.1
Size:	270.63 KB (277,120 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Sunday, August 2, 2009
Expiration date:	Friday, August 3, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Services

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

'ASUS InstantOn' (ASUS InstantOn Service)
ASUS InstantOn

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00064163%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00038843%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00025320%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	182,100 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	87,585/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	10/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.58 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	4.91 MB
Private (minimum):	4.38 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.58 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	52.24 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	55.36 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.74 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	5.45 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	2,138/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	9 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	5	12
Handles:	116	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\asus\instanton for nb\insonsrv.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	ASUS InstantOn
Display name:	ASUS InstantOn Service
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

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