• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Program Files\ Common Files\ EPSON\ EBAPI\ sagent2.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The file sagent2.exe is a program that is installed alongside with the EPSON Printer driver package. This process belongs to EPSON Printer Status Agent software by Seiko Epson Corporation. This process is associated with EPSON Bidirectional Printer.

The process sagent2.exe launches at startup and is installed by EPSON inkjet printer drivers, which check whether a printer port is set to ECP or EPP. After checking the status of the printer port, the sagent2.exe process sets options in the EPSON printer software.

The process sagent2.exe permits bi-directional printing. It allows multiple-line validation and selectable fonts for added printing versatility. This process detects and configures an EPSON Printer port where applicable. The process sagent2.exe is required for EPSON Stylus printer to function correctly. This process also checks the status of ink cartridges.

The functionality of the sagent2.exe process is incorporated in most of the current versions of the programs that make up the EPSON printer drivers and utilities, which makes this task unnecessary.

Known sizes of the file sagent2.exe on Windows XP are 90,112 bytes, 94,208 bytes, 114,688 bytes, 115,200 bytes and 102,400 bytes. The sagent2.exe application starts with every Windows load process and creates auto-run entries of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\ CurrentControlSet\ Services\ EPSONStatusAgent2 EPSON Printer Status Agent2 in the system registry.

The file sagent2.exe has an MD5 hash of 12CDB5DC7774298223099D6E41ED5CE7. It was built for x86 architecture. The sagent2.exe process is not digitally signed. Seiko Epson Corporation did not sign this file with a certificate from a trusted Windows source.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.