nis.exe
Norton Internet Security by Symantec Corporation (Signed)
Overview
nis.exe has 5 known versions, the most recent one is 12.11.2.9. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Norton Internet Security' with the name 'NIS'. In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 269.37 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Symantec Corporation by the certification authority VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Norton Internet Security from Symantec Corporation. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0060% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 54.76 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 111.38 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 17.75 MB per minute for reads and 1.11 MB per minute for writes.
Details |
File name: | nis.exe |
Publisher: | Symantec Corporation |
Product name: | Norton Internet Security |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\norton internet security\engine\21.0.1.3\nis.exe |
Original name: | ccSvcHst.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Symantec Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Tuesday, September 7, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
Windows Service |
Service name: | NIS |
Display name: | Norton Internet Security |
Description: | “Norton Internet Security” |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Norton Internet Security.)
Norton Internet Security, developed by Symantec Corporation, is a computer program that provides malware prevention and removal during subscription period and uses signatures and heuristics to identif...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of nis.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'NIS' (Norton Internet Security)
All file variations of nis.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8.1 |
42.86% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
35.71% |
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Windows 8 |
14.29% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
7.14% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 61.54% of Norton Internet Security.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Toshiba |
40.00% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
35.00% |
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Dell |
10.00% |
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ASUS |
10.00% |
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Acer |
5.00% |
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