Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Relationships
Parent process
Related files
PSIA.exe
Secunia PSI Agent by Secunia (Signed)
| Version: | 3.0.0.3001 |
| MD5: | 9044795e9d1a912d5f1b8df6211850fd |
| SHA1: | dcb3868b97158b2cde9821715bd5f8dd8cc36a62 |
| SHA256: | 9afe4e9b5c3e7f911a3e0397678cb1783c99afb0964d104676b71a0c46cb08a4 |
Overview
psia.exe runs as a service under the name Secunia PSI Agent with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Secunia PSI (3.0.0.3001) published by Secunia and Secunia PSI (3.0.0.9016) published by Secunia. The file is digitally signed by Secunia which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | psia.exe |
| Publisher: | Secunia |
| Product name: | Secunia PSI Agent |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\secunia\psi\psia.exe |
| File version: | 3.0.0.3001 |
| Size: | 1.26 MB (1,326,176 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Secunia |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Friday, May 28, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“The Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) works by examining files on your computer (primarily .exe, .dll, and .ocx files). These files contain non-specific meta information provided by the software vendor only. This data is the same for all users, and originates from the installed programs on your computer - never from their configuration. Please read the privacy statement available at the bottom of this page and through the Secuni...”
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00171431% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00093266% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00078165% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 5,185,212 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 13,882/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 10.9 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 22.41 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 9.88 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 10.9 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 83.19 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 126.76 MB | |
| Working set: | 11.77 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 26.51 MB | |
| Page faults: | 253,252/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 7 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 304 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\secunia\psi\psia.exe" --start-service |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | Secunia PSI Agent |
| Description: | “Performs routine software inspections of the system, the results of which can be seen in your Secunia PSI” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| PSIA.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.36145935% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.27118436% | |
| User CPU: | 0.09027499% | |
| CPU cycles: | 9,779,959/sec | |
| Context switches: | 22/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.29 MB | |
| wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000567% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000567% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 26/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000368% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000276% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000092% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,954/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.23 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
53.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
11.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.33% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.67% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
6.67% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
3.33% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.33% |
|
| Windows 8 |
3.33% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.33% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 63.33% of Secunia PSI Agent.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
26.67% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.33% |
|
| Toshiba |
20.00% |
|
| Acer |
15.00% |
|
| ASUS |
10.00% |
|
| Intel |
3.33% |
|
| Samsung |
1.67% |
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