Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
PSIA.exe
Secunia PSI Agent by Secunia (Signed)
| Version: | 3.0.0.6005 |
| MD5: | e43c0d32ff2d9a72f2d975b83b916964 |
| SHA1: | 2fce9a5933cdba07ec80e9383829aac945cd91b8 |
| SHA256: | 48ea724e1131df080efa54708edc6c1f351fc741611b0e7aa6ae71a689e95d53 |
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 (3.0.0.6005) published by Secunia, Secunia PSI (3.0.0.7009) from Secunia and Secunia PSI (3.0.0.7009) 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: | 3.0.0.6005 |
| Size: | 1.17 MB (1,223,704 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 PSI is an invaluable tool for you to use when assessing the security patch state of software installed on your system. It constantly monitors your system for insecure software installations, notifies you when an insecure application is installed, and even provides you with detailed instructions for updating the application when available. The Secunia PSI allows you to scan, detect, check, and secure the applications install...”
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: | 0.01383761% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00478930% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00904831% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 614,139 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 11,679,825/sec | |
| Context switches: | 54/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 13.23 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 17.85 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 7.2 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 13.23 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 95.86 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 131.58 MB | |
| Working set: | 14.66 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 20.54 MB | |
| Page faults: | 80,840/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 3.09 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 4.25 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 51/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 86.5 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 3,614/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 14 | |
| Handles: | 393 | |
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 (by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| PSIA.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 1.10696666% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.07557847% | |
| User CPU: | 1.03138819% | |
| CPU cycles: | 25,984,524/sec | |
| Context switches: | 7/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.18 MB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.01258293% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01258293% | |
| CPU cycles: | 55,137/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
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 |
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% |
|
