Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

2, 0, 0, 120 1.06%
2, 0, 0, 110 1.06%
0.0.0.25 1.06%
0.0.0.23 7.45%
0.0.0.23 14.89%
0.0.0.23 6.38%
0.0.0.23 1.06%
0.0.0.23 3.19%
0.0.0.23 1.06%
0.0.0.23 1.06%
0.0.0.19 6.38%
0.0.0.18 2.13%
0.0.0.15 11.70%
0.0.0.15 5.32%
0.0.0.15 19.15%
0.0.0.15 1.06%
0.0.0.15 1.06%
0.0.0.12 1.06%
0.0.0.10 5.32%
0.0.0.10 1.06%
0.0.0.10 1.06%
0.0.0.7 1.06%
0.0.0.7 3.19%
0.0.0.7 1.06%
0.0.0.5 1.06%

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyW, GetFileSecurityW, SetFileSecurityW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegSetValueW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyW, RegOpenKeyW, RegQueryValueW, RegDeleteValueW
cfgmgr32.dll
CM_Get_Child, CM_Get_DevNode_Registry_PropertyW, CM_Get_Sibling, CM_Get_Parent, CM_Locate_DevNodeW, CM_Get_Device_IDW
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_AddMasked, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_Create, ImageList_GetIcon, ImageList_GetIconSize, ImageList_DrawEx, ImageList_ReplaceIcon
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateBitmap, GetBoundsRect, GetViewportOrgEx, LPtoDP, ExtFloodFill, CreatePalette, GetPaletteEntries, CopyMetaFileW, CreateDCW, GetDCOrgEx, GetClipBox, SetTextColor, SetBkColor, GetObjectW, CreateRectRgnIndirect, PatBlt, CreateRoundRectRgn, GetTextExtentPoint32W, SaveDC, RestoreDC, SetBkMode, SetPolyFillMode, SetROP2, SetStretchBltMode, SetGraphicsMode, SetWorldTransform, ModifyWorldTransform, SetMapMode, ExcludeClipRect, IntersectClipRect, OffsetClipRgn, LineTo, MoveToEx, SetTextAlign, SetTextJustification, SetTextCharacterExtra, SetMapperFlags, SetArcDirection, SetColorAdjustment, DeleteObject, SelectClipRgn, PtInRegion, CreateRectRgn, SelectClipPath, GetViewportExtEx, GetWindowExtEx, BitBlt, GetPixel, StartDocW, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, ExtTextOutW, FrameRgn, GetWindowOrgEx, Rectangle, SetPixel, StretchBlt, RealizePalette, GetDIBits, SetDIBColorTable, StretchDIBits, CreateFontW, Escape, SelectObject, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, GetCharWidthW, DPtoLP, GetMapMode, SetRectRgn, CreateDIBSection, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowOrgEx, OffsetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, GetCurrentPositionEx, ArcTo, PolyDraw, PolylineTo, PolyBezierTo, ExtSelectClipRgn, DeleteDC, CreateDIBPatternBrushPt, CreatePatternBrush, GetStockObject, SelectPalette, PlayMetaFileRecord, GetObjectType, EnumMetaFile, PlayMetaFile, GetTextCharsetInfo, EnumFontFamiliesW, CreateDIBitmap, GetTextMetricsW, Polygon, Ellipse, Polyline, GetTextColor, GetBkColor, CombineRgn, CreatePolygonRgn, FillRgn, CreateEllipticRgn, GetRgnBox, OffsetRgn, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateHatchBrush, CreateSolidBrush, ExtCreatePen, GetClipRgn, GetDeviceCaps, SetPixelV, DeleteMetaFile, SetPaletteEntries, StartPage, EndPage, SetAbortProc, CloseMetaFile, CreateMetaFileW, AbortDoc, EndDoc, RoundRect, GetNearestColor, GetBkMode, GetPolyFillMode, GetROP2, GetStretchBltMode, GetTextAlign, GetTextFaceW, GetTextExtentPoint32A, EnumFontFamiliesExW, GetNearestPaletteIndex, GetSystemPaletteEntries, CreatePen
gdiplus.dll
GdipCreateBitmapFromStreamICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipCreateBitmapFromFile, GdipGetImagePalette, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipDisposeImage, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipAlloc, GdipFree, GdiplusShutdown, GdiplusStartup, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipDrawImageI, GdipCloneImage, GdipCreateBitmapFromFileICM
imm32.dll
ImmReleaseContext, ImmGetContext, ImmGetOpenStatus
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryW, lstrlenW, WriteFile, Sleep, OutputDebugStringW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetComputerNameA, GlobalFree, Module32NextW, Module32FirstW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32NextW, Process32FirstW, GetExitCodeProcess, TerminateProcess, OpenProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, OpenMutexW, lstrcmpW, lstrcpyW, lstrlenA, CreateMutexW, RaiseException, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, SetLastError, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, TlsAlloc, GetFileSize, lstrcpynW, LocalAlloc, ReleaseMutex, GetUserDefaultLCID, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GlobalAlloc, DeviceIoControl, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, LoadLibraryA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, DeleteFileW, FreeLibrary, CreateDirectoryW, GetLastError, CreateFileW, DosDateTimeToFileTime, LocalFileTimeToFileTime, SetFileTime, CloseHandle, SetFileAttributesW, GetTickCount, WideCharToMultiByte, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, GetCurrentThreadId, GetFileAttributesW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetVersionExW, DllMain, LocalFree
mfc90u.dll
DllMain
msimg32.dll
TransparentBlt, AlphaBlend
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitializeSecurity, CoCreateInstance, OleRun, CoSetProxyBlanket, OleCreateFromData, OleCreateLinkFromData, OleCreateStaticFromData, OleCreate, OleLoad, GetHGlobalFromILockBytes, OleSetContainedObject, OleCreateFromFile, OleCreateLinkToFile, OleGetIconOfClass, CreateItemMoniker, CreateGenericComposite, OleCreateMenuDescriptor, OleDestroyMenuDescriptor, OleTranslateAccelerator, IsAccelerator, OleGetClipboard, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, RegisterDragDrop, OleSaveToStream, RevokeDragDrop, OleQueryCreateFromData, OleQueryLinkFromData, OleIsRunning, CoGetMalloc, OleRegEnumVerbs, OleRegGetMiscStatus, CreateOleAdviseHolder, CreateDataAdviseHolder, GetRunningObjectTable, ReadClassStg, ReadFmtUserTypeStg, OleRegGetUserType, WriteClassStg, WriteFmtUserTypeStg, SetConvertStg, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, WriteClassStm, OleSave, DoDragDrop, CoRegisterMessageFilter, OleFlushClipboard, OleIsCurrentClipboard, OleSetClipboard, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoGetClassObject, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, StgIsStorageFile, StgOpenStorage, CreateFileMoniker, StgCreateDocfile, OleSetMenuDescriptor, OleLockRunning, StringFromGUID2, CoDisconnectObject, OleInitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleUninitialize, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, OleDuplicateData, CoTreatAsClass, StringFromCLSID, ReleaseStgMedium, CoLockObjectExternal, CreateBindCtx
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, CM_Get_Child, CM_Get_DevNode_Registry_PropertyW, CM_Get_Sibling, CM_Get_Parent, CM_Locate_DevNodeW, CM_Get_Device_IDW
shell32.dll
SHFileOperationW, DragQueryFileW, ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetDesktopFolder, DragFinish, SHGetFileInfoW, ExtractIconW, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHAppBarMessage
shlwapi.dll
UrlUnescapeW, StrCmpW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, PathStripToRootW, PathIsUNCW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathFindExtensionW
user32.dll
SetMenuDefaultItem, GetSubMenu, LoadMenuW, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetDesktopWindow, SetWindowLongW, GetClassInfoExW, LoadCursorW, CreateIconIndirect, TrackPopupMenu, SetForegroundWindow, GetCursorPos, IsWindow, LoadIconW, DefWindowProcW, GetSystemMetrics, GetWindowLongW, CallWindowProcW, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, LoadStringW, WaitMessage, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, PeekMessageW, SetWindowPos, GetWindowRect, GetClientRect, ShowWindow, BringWindowToTop, LoadImageW, UpdateWindow, RegisterWindowMessageW, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, KillTimer, SetTimer, FindWindowW, PostMessageW, SendMessageW, wsprintfW, DestroyIcon, UnregisterClassA, EnableWindow, DllMain
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW
wininet.dll
HttpSendRequestW, HttpQueryInfoW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetReadFile, InternetCanonicalizeUrlW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetConnectW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetQueryDataAvailable, InternetOpenW
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, GetJobW, OpenPrinterW, DocumentPropertiesW

kiestrayagent.exe

Kies TrayAgent by Samsung Electronics CO. (Signed)

Remove kiestrayagent.exe
Version:   0.0.0.12
MD5:   1111b38a84ba03b61d629a1e1ec53c46
SHA1:   5ee5c005ac69baabe0d0ee04340cc168f3482c5b
SHA256:   cf4c4ddfce989e2f17f8b2c24d2305cc727bc44a20c42d6ef634760cb56e03dd

What is kiestrayagent.exe?

Kies TrayAgent Application (kiestrayagent.exe) is the program that runs in the notification area system tray. Samsung Kies is a software application used to communicate between Windows PCs, Samsung mobile phone and tablet devices, usually using a USB cable connection (though wireless LAN Kies connectivity is now possible using some devices).

Overview

kiestrayagent.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Samsung Kies published by Samsung Electronics CO., LTD., Samsung Kies from Samsung Electronics CO., LTD. and Samsung Kies by Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.. The file is digitally signed by Samsung Electronics CO. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:kiestrayagent.exe
Publisher:Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product name:Kies TrayAgent
Description:Kies TrayAgent Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\samsung\kies\kiestrayagent.exe
Original name:Kies TrayAgent.exe
File version:0.0.0.12
Size:3.36 MB (3,524,536 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Samsung Electronics CO.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, December 6, 2010
Expiration date:Sunday, December 22, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Samsung Electronics CO., LTD.
10% remove
Simplify, sync and keep life up to date with Kies. Manage music, movies and photos. Backup precious contacts and calendars. Or download apps and podcasts and automatically upgrade device firmware. Kies conveniently syncs your life across all your devices. Kies makes your entire digital life more convenient. With Kies, all your media files are intuitively organized, updated and synced within a single library. The innovative interface mak...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'KiesTrayAgent' → C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\KiesTrayAgent.exe
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'KiesTrayAgent' → C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\KiesTrayAgent.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00143394%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00067243%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00076151%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,340,015 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:4.08 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.28 MB
Private (minimum):576 KB
Non-paged memory:4.08 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:79.87 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):96.32 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.14 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.45 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:255
600
GUI GDI count:42
103
GUI GDI peak:43
142
GUI USER count:12
49
GUI USER peak:14
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\samsung\kies\kiestrayagent.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.04%
Windows 8 Pro 20.21%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.89%
Windows 7 Professional 12.77%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.70%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.13%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.06%
Windows 8.1 1.06%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.06%
Windows 8 1.06%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 14.89% of Kies TrayAgent.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 24.66%
Hewlett-Packard 17.81%
Acer 16.44%
Toshiba 10.96%
Intel 8.22%
American Megatrends 6.85%
Lenovo 5.48%
Sony 5.48%
Samsung 2.74%
GIGABYTE 1.37%
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