Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
PavPrSrv.exe
PandaShield by Panda Software International (Signed)
| Version: | 1.3.6.0 |
| MD5: | 2ae3f6b23448443bbef5de207159213b |
| SHA1: | bff1b0400d0fc88bec0b8be49d613dad0ea3c109 |
| SHA256: | 86fe0d23b49874864e0e2996c5dc0b4f13bf77fab4f3f55f165ee9aa73a3a14f |
What is PavPrSrv.exe?
Panda Process Protection Service is part of Panda Cloud Antivirus, an antivirus program by Panda Security that is cloud-based in the sense that files are scanned on a remote server without using processing power of the user's machine. Panda Security says it detects viruses, Trojans, worms, spyware, dialers, hacking tools, jokes and security risks.
About PavPrSrv.exe (from Panda Software International)
“Panda Cloud Antivirus is cloud-based. It consists of a lightweight antivirus agent that is connected in real-time to PandaLabs' online Collective Intelligence servers to protect faster against the new”
Details
| File name: | pavprsrv.exe |
| Publisher: | Panda Security, S.L. |
| Product name: | PandaShield |
| Description: | Panda Process Protection Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\panda security\pavshld\pavprsrv.exe |
| File version: | 1.3.6.0 |
| Size: | 61.3 KB (62,768 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Panda Software International |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, January 8, 2008 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'PavPrSrv' (Panda Process Protection Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00005763% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004095% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001668% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 126,373 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 429/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.2 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 1.25 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 58.8 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.2 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 18.16 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 20.25 MB | |
| Working set: | 113.6 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.04 MB | |
| Page faults: | 5,916/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 9 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 3 | |
| Handles: | 98 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\common files\panda security\pavshld\pavprsrv.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | PavPrSrv |
| Display name: | Panda Process Protection Service |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| pavprsrv.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00003817% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001528% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002289% | |
| CPU cycles: | 730/sec | |
| Memory: | 60 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000900% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000900% | |
| CPU cycles: | 204/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.23 MB | |
| pavshook.dll (by Panda Security, S.L) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000474% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000474% | |
| CPU cycles: | 495/sec | |
| Memory: | 532 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
31.58% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.32% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
21.05% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.53% |
|
| Windows 8 |
10.53% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 21.05% of PandaShield.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
36.36% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
27.27% |
|
| Sony |
18.18% |
|
| Acer |
9.09% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
9.09% |
|
