Should I remove Secunia PSI?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,515
United States Rank #4,676
Reach 0.0878%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 218.38 days
693.58 days >
Average installed length: 364.42 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 3.0.0.6001 |
100.00% |
|
Rankings
- #5,510 HP Photosmart All-In-One Software 9.0 by Hewlett-Packard
- #5,511 IZArc 4.1.7 by Ivan Zahariev
- #5,512 Symantec Technical Support Web Controls
- #5,513 Motion Graphics Toolkit for Studio by Red Giant Software
- #5,514 Dream Day Wedding Married in Manhattan by Oberon Media
- #5,515 Secunia PSI (3.0.0.6001)
- #5,516 Adobe CS6 Design and Web Premium
- #5,517 Sonic Update Manager
- #5,518 MySQL Server 5.1
- #5,519 InstallConverter by ClientConnect LTD
- #5,520 Brother P-touch Update Software
Secunia PSI 3.0.0.6001
What is Secunia PSI? (from Secunia)
The Secunia PSI is an invaluable tool for you to use when assessing the security patch state of software installed on your system. It constantly monitors your system for insecure software installations, notifies you when an insecure application is installed, and even provides you with detailed instructions for updating... Read more
Overview
Secunia PSI 3.0.0.6001 is a program developed by Secunia. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is psi.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 18.4 MB (19,289,300 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 55% of users of Secunia PSI come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: secunia.com
Help link: psi.secunia.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\secunia\psi
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Secunia\PSI\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 18.4 MB
Files installed by Secunia PSI 3.0.0.6001
| Program executable: | psi.exe |
| Name: | Secunia PSI |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\secunia\psi\psi.exe |
| MD5: | c1d043251cb55b3311fe8cefc9b3e62d |
Additional files:
-
PSISetup6001.exe - Secunia PSI Installer
-
Uninstall.exe
-
sua.exe - Secunia Update Agent
-
psia.exe - Secunia PSI Agent
-
psi_tray.exe - Secunia PSI Tray
-
psires.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- psi_tray.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Secunia PSI Tray (optimized)' (runs weekly on Wednesdays at 00:00).
- psi.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F811E821-FF5A-4806-A5EF-7E8E54109EDA}' (runs on registration).
2 Services
- psia.exe runs as a service named 'Secunia PSI Agent' (Secunia PSI Agent) "Performs routine software inspections of the system, the results of which can be seen in your Secunia PSI".
- sua.exe runs as a service named 'Secunia Update Agent' (Secunia Update Agent) "Performs routine updates of selected software on the system, the results of which can be seen in your Secunia PSI".
Startup File (User Run)
- psi.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Secunia PSI' and executes as C:\Program Files\Secunia\PSI\psi.exe.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| sua.exe |
| Memory: | 1.32 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000882620% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00005948% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002878% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 16,700 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 127 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| psia.exe |
| Memory: | 15.82 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0023158735% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00129962% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00101625% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 20,233,928 | |
| Switches/sec: | 20 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 622.75 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 116.26 KB | |
| psi_tray.exe |
| Memory: | 2.63 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000415423% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001234% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002920% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 198,911 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 168 Bytes | |
How do I remove Secunia PSI?
You can uninstall Secunia PSI from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Secunia PSI (3.0.0.6001), click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Secunia PSI.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win Server 2003 0%
|
|
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
|
|
USER ACTIONS
 |
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
|
|
Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
69.73% |
|
| Windows 10 |
16.00% |
|
| Windows Vista |
7.39% |
|
| Windows XP |
6.82% |
|
| Windows Server 2003 |
0.06% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
47.66% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
11.62% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.47% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.95% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.84% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media ... |
3.86% |
|
Geography
54.66% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
54.66% |
| Germany |
22.30% |
| United Kingdom |
3.01% |
| Netherlands |
2.46% |
| Canada |
2.09% |
| Spain |
1.67% |
| France |
1.58% |
| Australia |
1.11% |
| Austria |
1.11% |
| Switzerland |
0.83% |
| DK |
0.74% |
| Japan |
0.65% |
| Poland |
0.60% |
| Belgium |
0.51% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
26.85% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
|
| Acer |
12.72% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
9.89% |
|
| ASUS |
7.83% |
|
| Medion |
6.96% |
|
| Toshiba |
5.87% |
|
| Intel |
2.50% |
|
| Lenovo |
1.30% |
|
| Samsung |
1.09% |
|
Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.44% |
|
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.02% |
|
| Dell Dell System XPS L7... |
2.60% |
|
| Dell XPS 8500 |
2.60% |
|
| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.36% |
|
| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
2.36% |
|
About Secunia
Secunia is an IT security company specialising in vulnerability management and is known in the industry for its work on zero-day attack vulnerabilities and the creation of patch systems that encompass several software vendors.
Publisher URL: www.secunia.com