Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
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        paui.exe
Symantec.cloud Agent UI by Symantec Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 3, 1, 70,16 | 
| MD5: | f4aa89c696c6c5e0167f21294edbf681 | 
| SHA1: | a71c8d780b44008d1112e00afd83d8a732888a6b | 
Overview
paui.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).
 Details
Details
| File name: | paui.exe | 
| Publisher: | Symantec Corporation | 
| Product name: | Symantec.cloud Agent UI | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\symantec.cloud\platformagent\paui.exe | 
| Original name: | PlatformAgentUI.exe | 
| File version: | 3, 1, 70,16 | 
| Size: | 2.29 MB (2,403,216 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 7/31/2013 6:52 PM | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | Symantec Corporation | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Tuesday, September 7, 2010 | 
| Expiration date: | Saturday, November 23, 2013 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'SymantecPaui' → "C:\Program Files\Symantec.cloud\PlatformAgent\PAUI.exe"
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00057457% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00033213% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00024244% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 749 ms/min |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 7.06 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 22.2 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 16.01 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 7.06 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 105.92 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 120.17 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 22.2 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 22.2 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 18,458/min |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 8 |  | 
| Handles: | 310 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 12 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 13 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 11 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 13 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
 Threads
Threads
Averages
 
| PAUI.exe (main module) | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00091425% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00058177% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00033248% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 46,960/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 2.33 MB |  | 
| MSVCR90.dll | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00006462% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000923% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00005539% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 39,272/sec |  | 
| Context switches: | 1/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 652 KB |  | 
 
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 100.00% |  | 
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| ASUS | 100.00% |  |