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ekrn.exe
this .exe file is taking up a lot of my cpu resources, and even up to 100% sometimes....any idea to kill this application?
ekrn.exe
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Welcome
Normally that process is part of your antivirus. Turn if off and see if process remains.
Somtimes it can be a virus, disguised as that particular process.. Run antivirus and malwarebytes.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
If it is part of your antivirus, uninstall and use Microsoft Security Essentials.
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for what i've known, this process is came from esst nod 32. i tried killing this process, it keep telling me, unable to.. anyone any idea on how to do this?
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ekrn.exe is the main process of ESET anti virus. It may spike up the CPU when its scanning.
Even if you are not running any scan, eset still keeps scanning your computer files silently in the background for active malware.
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so is there any way to stop it from scanning?
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Yes, uninstall and use MSE, Microsoft Security Essentials. It is free, made just for windows and gets high praise from members of this Forum. It has a small footprint, also
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Hello
I received an email from Eset Technical Support concerning this issue.
The issue with ekrn.exe taking up processor time is a known issue and is being worked on, hopefully for the next build of Nod32.
In the meantime I was advised to disable the System Startup Scan under the Scheduler of Nod32.
Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
Hope this helps.
Bye for now
Kevin
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The issue with ekrn.exe taking up processor time is a known issue and is being worked on for the last several years. They still have not fixed it?
NOD32 is a good antivirus when it works, it does it's job very well,, the problem has come from quality over recent years and the crippling of certain features of the OS when the license lapses.
These are the main reasons I no longer recommend NOD32. Save some money and get MSE.
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