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PSIA.exe
Secunia PSI Agent by Secunia (Signed)
| Version: | 3.0.0.9015 |
| MD5: | da6c0e0b15cd0b135fd385aeabae3a4c |
| SHA1: | 04f556d91544371f2cb3aa1f54f16f475d7d664d |
Overview
psia.exe runs as a service under the name Secunia PSI Agent with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Secunia PSI (3.0.0.9015) 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: | 3.0.0.9015 |
| Size: | 1.17 MB (1,228,504 bytes) |
| Build date: | 11/4/2013 5:36 AM |
| 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 program will install this file
“The Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) is a free computer security solution that identifies vulnerabilities in non-Microsoft (third-party) programs which can leave your PC open to attacks. Simply put, it scans software on your system and identifies programs in need of security updates to safeguard your PC against cybercriminals. It then supplies your computer with the necessary software security updates to keep it safe. The Secun...”
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: | 0.00015867% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00015867% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,109 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 11,567,090/sec | |
| Context switches: | 65/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 6.43 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 14.11 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 13.52 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 6.43 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 76.03 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 89.8 MB | |
| Working set: | 13.95 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 14.16 MB | |
| Page faults: | 6,485/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 5.71 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 60.04 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 5,696/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 7 | |
| Handles: | 382 | |
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 |
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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