• File/task: ekrn.exe (Eset Smart Security)
To find out whether or not the ekrn.exe file is a malware, try the following.
• Online analysis of the ekrn.exe file:
First find the file ekrn.exe on the hard drive. You can use the tool to find Windows files. Once located, you can use an Online File Analyzer.
What it will do is analyze the ekrn.exe file with dozens of antiviruses at the same time, delivering the result of each of these.
If you ever find out that it is a virus, do the following:
Scan the computer with an antivirus installed on your computer, also with an online antivirus (see: Online Antivirus) and with some antispyware (see: Free Antispyware). You should do this with Windows in Safe (Safe) Mode, as it is easier to remove malware this way. See article: Enter Windows in Safe Mode.
• Check the program associated with the ekrn.exe file:
Another possibility is to identify which function or which application the process or file is related to. ekrn.exe.
For this we have the following information about this process: It is the main program of the NOD32 Antivirus antivirus and Smart Security from the company ESET. If this process is finished, it will reopen. You should not disable this process if you have any…
To see the complete information about this file, go to this link: process ekrn.exe
• If you still have questions or errors related to the ekrn.exe file:
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