blackd.exe

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Windows Process Description:

The process with the filename blackd.exe is associated to the software Internet Security Systems Inc. blackd, Network ICE Corporation blackd, and the Proventia Desktop or ISS Proventia by Internet Security Systems, Inc.

The file location of the blackd.exe process file is commonly in a subfolder of "C:/Program Files" or sometimes in the Common Files of the Program Files folder. It can also be located in the C:/windows directory. Its most common path is C:/Program Files/ISS/BlackICE/. The blackd.exe executable process file has known file sizes varying from 847,872 bytes to 1,229,193 bytes on Windows XP. The default blackd.exe file attribute is set to hidden file. The blackd.exe process is not a Windows core process and this means that it is not required to run on the Windows startup. The blackd.exe process file launches an application which uses the computer's ports in connecting to the Local Network or Internet. The blackd.exe process can also hide itself and can be able to monitor certain applications.

The blackd.exe process is related to the LoadBlackD application which should be run in the startup if you want to avail of and maximize the features of the BlackICE PC Protection Software. The blackd.exe file is the executable file of the system protection application Intrusion Detection System of the BlackICE firewall. This BlackICE firewall application loads independently from the main user interface of the BlackICE utility. Disabling the blackd.exe file will cause the termination of the firewall thus if the user wishes to use the firewall to protect the system, the blackd.exe must be allowed to run in the system.

The blackd.exe file was developed by Internet Security Systems, Inc. for the BlackICE utility. BlackICE was previously known under a different name as Defender. Internet Security Systems is one of the leading suppliers of adaptive security management systems which provide innovative software for vulnerability assessment and intrusion detection/prevention.

Author: Christopher W. Klaus.

Author URL: http://www.iss.net/

Part Of: BlackICE

Memory Usage: Medium. The process blackd.exe uses about 847 kilobytes worth of system resources.

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