nis.exe
Norton Internet Security by Symantec Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 12.10.0.42 |
| MD5: | 79f8007cf14d3a0116ea55498c10757e |
| SHA1: | 5e8c15106ccdb0569dc58951c69ee08164dcfa40 |
| SHA256: | 87d550d463a7e46a97f8345b258901aa9fd908f51404edac2f45847e3d7d57de |
Overview
nis.exe runs as a service under the name Norton Internet Security (NIS) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Norton Internet Security published by Symantec Corporation and Norton Internet Security published by Symantec Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
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 |
| File version: | 12.10.0.42 |
| Product version: | 21.0.2.1 |
| Size: | 269.23 KB (275,696 bytes) |
| Build date: | 8/8/2013 1:38 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Symantec Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, September 7, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, November 23, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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 identify viruses. Other features include a personal firewall, email spam filtering, and phishing protection. Symantec distributes the product as a download, a boxed copy, and as OEM software.
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'NIS' (Norton Internet Security)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00409013% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00279149% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00129863% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,359,860,717 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 114.71 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 107.22 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 10.02 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 114.71 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 469.23 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 493.36 MB | |
| Working set: | 15.83 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 129.5 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 51 | |
| Handles: | 3746 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 79 | |
| GUI USER count: | 76 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\norton internet security\engine\21.0.2.1\nis.exe" /s "nis" /m "C:\Program Files\norton internet security\engine\21.0.2.1\dimaster.dll" /prefetcC:1
- "C:\Program Files\norton internet security\engine\21.0.2.1\nis.exe" /c /a /s usersession2
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| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | NIS |
| Display name: | Norton Internet Security |
| Description: | “Norton Internet Security” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent processes: |
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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% |
|
| 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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