Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 6.09%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 15.65%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 4.35%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.87%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 24.35%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 31.30%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 10.43%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.87%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) 5.22%
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105) 0.87%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject, GetClipBox
kernel32.dll
HeapSetInformation, GetModuleHandleW, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetCommandLineA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetVersionExW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCommandLineW, lstrlenW
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
user32.dll
TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, SetProcessDPIAware, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcW, PostMessageW, SetCursor, CreateWindowExW, DispatchMessageW, GetSystemMetrics, IsRectEmpty, ReleaseDC, GetDC, RegisterClassW, LoadCursorW, GetActiveWindow, LoadStringW, GetCursorPos

scrnsave.scr

Blank Screen Saver by Microsoft

Remove scrnsave.scr
Version:   6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:   0b883a187017547784420e0a855604d9
SHA1:   868047c8b7dde8959dce9931c10e18b5a6ae2927
SHA256:   b738381833529c05fdc2c4a0fb1efedd4ebf7de0c2f146aefb85dce80b85c5e1
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

scrnsave.scr executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent winlogon.exe (Windows Logon Application by Microsoft). This version is designed to run on Windows Vista and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:scrnsave.scr
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Blank Screen Saver
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\scrnsave.scr
Original name:scrnsave
File version:6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:6.0.6000.16386
Size:10 KB (10,240 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:5.072066
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Screensaver
  • scrnsave.scr

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00009494%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00007596%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001898%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:78,008 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,815/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:902.67 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.57 MB
Private (minimum):5.41 MB
Non-paged memory:902.67 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:40.5 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):41.61 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.88 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.88 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,382/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:74 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:29
600
GUI GDI count:7
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\scrnsave.scr /s
Owner:User
Parent process:winlogon.exe (Windows Logon Application by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.47%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.55%
Windows 7 Professional 9.80%
Windows Vista Home Premium 9.80%
Windows 8 Pro 7.84%
Windows 8.1 4.90%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.94%
Windows 8 2.94%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.94%
Windows 8.1 Pro 1.96%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.96%
Windows 7 Starter 1.96%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.98%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.98%
Microsoft Windows XP 0.98%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.98%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 46.00% of Blank Screen Saver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 22.50%
ASUS 22.50%
Dell 12.50%
Acer 12.50%
Toshiba 7.50%
Intel 5.00%
Lenovo 5.00%
GIGABYTE 3.75%
MSI 2.50%
Sony 2.50%
Gateway 2.50%
Alienware 1.25%
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