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VersionsAdditional versions

03.00.02.15 48.11%
03.00.02.05 5.95%
2.0.1.185 17.30%
2.0.1.181 0.54%
2.0.1.155 0.54%
2.0.1.124 27.57%

Relationships

Parent process
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psiservice_2.exe

PsiService System Service by Protexis Inc. (Signed)

Remove psiservice_2.exe
Version:   2.0.1.124
MD5:   a6a7ad767bf5141665f5c675f671b3e1
SHA1:   60475bf869713e5510bafa62e6cf44df20dfecf0
SHA256:   11d43f732c3b82679e53516f83e675b60b0efede3f4ee3c42ac752ad8d5155af

Overview

psiservice_2.exe runs as a service under the name Protexis Licensing V2 (PSI_SVC_2) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Licensing Service Install published by Protexis Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Protexis Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:psiservice_2.exe
Publisher:Protexis Inc.
Product name:PsiService System Service
Description:PsiService PsiService
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\protexis\license service\psiservice_2.exe
Original name:PSIService.exe
File version:2.0.1.124
Size:181.28 KB (185,632 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Protexis Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, April 22, 2007
Expiration date:Thursday, April 22, 2010
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Protexis Inc.
8% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'PSI_SVC_2' (Protexis Licensing V2)
  • PSI_SVC_2

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006709%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004529%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002180%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:12,649 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,215/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.08 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.07 MB
Private (minimum):2.07 MB
Non-paged memory:1.08 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:28.71 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):32.64 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.12 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.75 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:61,120/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:10 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:9 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:70
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:1
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\protexis\license service\psiservice_2.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:PSI_SVC_2
Display name:Protexis Licensing V2
Description:“This service provides Protexis licensing functionalty.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
PsiService_2.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00018899%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00015779%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00003120%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:3,358/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:192 KB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00000539%
Kernel CPU:0.00000539%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:3/sec
Memory:208 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.92%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.59%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.97%
Windows 7 Professional 9.73%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.41%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.86%
Windows 8 3.24%
Windows 8 Pro 3.24%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.16%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 1.08%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.08%
Windows 8 Pro N 1.08%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.08%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.54%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.16% of PsiService System Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 21.12%
Hewlett-Packard 17.39%
Toshiba 13.66%
ASUS 12.42%
Dell 12.42%
Acer 10.56%
GIGABYTE 3.73%
NEC 3.73%
Lenovo 2.48%
MSI 2.48%
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