wscntfy.exe
Windows Security Center Notification App by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 11 versions of wscntfy.exe in the wild, the latest version being 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447). wscntfy.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The process displays a GUI (graphical user interface) which allows the user to interact with it as well as displays a notification icon in the taskbar. The average file size is about 14.05 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0008% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 728.58 KB with the maximum memory reaching around 2.28 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 129 Bytes per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is wscntfy.exe?
Windows Security Center Notification application was introduced with Service Pack 2 for Windows XP and alerts you if your Firewall, Automatic Updates, or AntiVirus settings might put your PC at risk.
About wscntfy.exe (from Microsoft)
“Windows Security Center can help enhance your computer's security by checking the status of several security essentials on your computer, including firewall settings, Windows automatic updating, anti-”
 Details
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| File name: | wscntfy.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Security Center Notification App |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\wscntfy.exe |
All file variations of wscntfy.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
85.45% |
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| Windows XP Professional |
14.55% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 36.59% of Windows Security Center Notification App.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
19.05% |
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| Toshiba |
19.05% |
|
| ASUS |
19.05% |
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| Compaq |
9.52% |
|
| Sahara |
9.52% |
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| Intel |
9.52% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.76% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.76% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
4.76% |
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