ekrn.exe
| File Name: | ekrn.exe | ||
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The ekrn.exe is not a Windows system file, but is a process which belongs to the software ESET NOD32 Antivirus and the ESET Smart Security Suite Kernel Service. It runs as a service and is the central component for both the NOD32 antivirus and Smart Security suite. Whenever you open, save, update or download a file, Ekrn.exe will help you to scan those files. It locates in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". The most common size of the file on Windows XP is 224 bytes. You may also find it in 472,320 and 455,936 bytes. | |||
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ekrn.exe should not be disabled, required for essential applications to work properly. It is highly recommended that the ekrn.exe file shouldn't be stopped. It is required for essential applications to work smoothly. | |||
| Users Opinions: | |||
| S_Killed |  | 00Report Abuse | |
| Yes, Doc is truly an IDIOT. Doc, give a try with Symantec! I can give you 3 licenses for free, thrown away... | |||
| Oyster | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Save, secure and cheap on resources. | |||
| Altan |  | 00Report Abuse | |
| Collapses the system with IE-clash | |||
| James | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Its juts the best Eset 3.0 is great! | |||
| 007 | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Not so resourse hogging | |||
| CC | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Nod32 - Bast AV in the world year after year. (www.av-compartives.org) | |||
| Rebs | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Not found any problems with RAM usage. doing a full system scan as we speak, hence tracking this page, using less then 20MB of ram. | |||
| NC | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Uses a 1/4 of the resources of other antiviruses | |||
| S4ku | | 00Report Abuse | |
| ESET Antivirus - Best ever! (with my 4 GB RAM;) ) | |||
| G | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Its an O.K av program, has let some slips go past via FIREFOX, and does lag up the computer when opening a winrar file. | |||
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