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MetroBar.exe

WinMetro by IObit Information Technology (Signed)

Remove MetroBar.exe
Version:   1.2.0.2022
MD5:   7997e93ea802877a0b6da41a15e636e4
SHA1:   46dc3e0f3bb401fa582fb0391f919b0b1e5c24d6
SHA256:   ae7a33da85aa0494c36845b3cc44b7f71c08ea017b692bb63fdafea41bb848e3

Overview

metrobar.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including WinMetro published by IObit, Windows 8 UX Pack from Windows X's Live and Windows 8 UX Pack by Windows X's Live. The file is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:metrobar.exe
Publisher:IObit
Product name:WinMetro
Description:WinMetro Sidebar
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ux pack\winmetro\metrobar.exe
File version:1.2.0.2022
Product version:1.0
Size:947.31 KB (970,048 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:IObit Information Technology
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, January 14, 2013
Expiration date:Sunday, February 14, 2016
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
IObit
27% remove
WinMetro is specially designed to bring the newly introduced Windows 8 Metro UI to Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. It offers an easy solution for old versions of Windows users to try and enjoy the tile based Metro UI. By displaying useful information such as weather, calendar, news, stocks, and frequently used programs, it turns your desktop into an informative and productive work station. It also offers the option to boot to M...
Windows X's Live
5% remove
Windows X's Live
4% remove
Windows X's Live
7% remove

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00005289%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001924%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003364%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:4,462 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:71,772/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:17.36 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.09 MB
Private (minimum):156 KB
Non-paged memory:17.36 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:129.12 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):146.95 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:436 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):19.52 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:56,258/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:86 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:124 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:205
600
GUI GDI count:376
103
GUI GDI peak:384
142
GUI USER count:55
49
GUI USER peak:58
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ux pack\winmetro\metrobar.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 100.00%
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