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ekrn.exe

ESET Smart Security

ESET, spol. s r.o.

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “ESET Service”.
Publisher:
ESET  (signed by ESET, spol. s r.o.)

Product:
ESET Smart Security

Description:
ESET Service

Version:
4.2.76.0

MD5:
80d9141ff39b15cd00e29b151ef8c6b8

SHA-1:
3eb2d0e8b0bf73a92576b50e8865e0dc705f3a2c

SHA-256:
c6b048e255e6d2e3da5a21468ce4eb05669e87ef27049577b6d7f35586555602

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 9:52:55 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
795.2 KB (814,264 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.76.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) ESET 1992-2011. All rights reserved.

Trademarks:
NOD, NOD32, AMON, ESET are registered trademarks of ESET.

Original file name:
ekrn.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\eset\eset nod32 antivirus\x86\ekrn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ESET, spol. s r.o.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/5/2010 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/12/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="ESET, spol. s r.o.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="ESET, spol. s r.o.", L=Bratislava, S=Slovakia, C=SK

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4C61ADDAE2E6A4FC5E52A2F8CD38E383

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2011 12:23:58 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:U8slrR4VPOIiPW9Hss7S6ciC4N0LtTwxX5hFAzT0:j7tO6e6+hTwxphFyT0

Entry address:
0x921B4

Entry point:
E8, 0B, 04, 00, 00, E9, 39, FD, FF, FF, FF, 25, 8C, A3, 49, 00, 68, 1D, 22, 49, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 0C, 92, 4B, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, FF, 74, 24, 10, FF, 74, 24, 10, FF, 74, 24, 10, FF, 74, 24, 10, 68, 1C, 1C, 49, 00, 68, 0C...
 
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Entropy:
6.4113

Code size:
612 KB (626,688 bytes)

Service
Display name:
ESET Service

Service name:
ekrn

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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