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. | |||
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| reg2012 |  | 00Report Abuse | |
| best ever with my 1400mhz... only prob was getting rid of raila odinga trojan... used mcafee... | |||
| lawls | | 00Report Abuse | |
| My PC sux, and it dose'nt take anything of CPU Usage. As others says, for ppl with CPU % & RAM complains, should use Norton, no more issues with CPU Usage but with viruses ^^ | |||
| Salesman Suck |  | 00Report Abuse | |
| I was told by the rep at the RSA convention that is was not a resource hog like Symantec. BAM! It takes up 90 + % of my CPU RAM almost all the time with 1GB of RAM. | |||
| Cpu and ram hog | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Cpu and ram hog!!!!!!!!!!! More information | |||
| IT Guy | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Does not remove or protect from XP Antivirus. Eset is ok other than that. | |||
| Themaster | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Takes Over its a Pain a Internet Hog come on Lads...There's checking and there's Hogin' | |||
| Hamph | | 00Report Abuse | |
| ESET Nod32 uses comparatively lesser resources than any other comparable antivirus software out there. Any P-iii computer Running XP with about 256 RAM could run ESET Nod32 quite smoothly. | |||
| KiwiJohn | | 00Report Abuse | |
| Hogs CPU at times - mainly after startup, then calms down. Memory usage is a little high - about 21 Mbytes .. | |||
| Fipo | | 00Report Abuse | |
| get 30 440k for my system mem usage | |||
| cicio | | 00Report Abuse | |
| brach´s my cpu and ram :( too much | |||
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