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MetroBar.exe
WinMetro by IObit Information Technology (Signed)
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).
Details
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
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“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...”
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00005289% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00001924% | |
User CPU: | 0.00003364% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 4,462 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 71,772/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 17.36 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 6.09 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 156 KB | |
Non-paged memory: | 17.36 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 129.12 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 146.95 MB | |
Working set: | 436 KB | |
Working set (peak): | 19.52 MB | |
Page faults: | 56,258/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 86 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 124 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 7 | |
Handles: | 205 | |
GUI GDI count: | 376 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 384 | |
GUI USER count: | 55 | |
GUI USER peak: | 58 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | High |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\ux pack\winmetro\metrobar.exe" |
Owner: | User |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
100.00% |
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