Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 3.56%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.11%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.19%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.01%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 2.12%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 12.36%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.01%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.05%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 21.93%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 39.21%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 5.82%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 1.61%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.46%
5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710) 0.01%
5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447) 0.05%
5.1.2600.5877 (xpsp_sp3_qfe.090916-1338) 0.01%
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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, IsTextUnicode, CloseServiceHandle, QueryServiceConfigW, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW
comctl32.dll
CreatePropertySheetPageW, PropertySheetW, CreateStatusWindowW
comdlg32.dll
ReplaceTextW, PageSetupDlgW, PrintDlgExW, FindTextW, ChooseFontW, GetSaveFileNameW, CommDlgExtendedError, GetOpenFileNameW, GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
CreateFontIndirectW, SetMapMode, SetViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, LPtoDP, SetBkMode, GetTextMetricsW, SetAbortProc, StartDocW, StartPage, EndPage, AbortDoc, EndDoc, DeleteDC, TextOutW, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateDCW, SelectObject, GetTextFaceW, EnumFontsW, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteObject, GetStockObject, GetObjectW
kernel32.dll
FindNLSString, GlobalAlloc, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, GetLocalTime, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetFileInformationByHandle, InterlockedExchange, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, GetFileAttributesW, Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection, Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection, IsWow64Process, GetCurrentProcess, CreateThread, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileMappingW, FormatMessageW, MapViewOfFile, MultiByteToWideChar, UnmapViewOfFile, LocalReAlloc, GetACP, DeleteFileW, SetEndOfFile, WideCharToMultiByte, SetLastError, WriteFile, GetLastError, LocalSize, GetFullPathNameW, MulDiv, GetCommandLineW, GetCurrentProcessId, FoldStringW, lstrcmpW, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, HeapSetInformation, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoA, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, LocalLock, LocalUnlock, lstrlenW, GetLocaleInfoW, GlobalFree, lstrcmpiW, SetErrorMode, CreateFileW, ReadFile, CloseHandle, LocalAlloc, InterlockedDecrement, LocalFree, InterlockedIncrement, GetVersionExW, UnhandledExceptionFilter
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
WinSqmIncrementDWORD, RtlInitUnicodeString, NtQueryLicenseValue, WinSqmAddToStream
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CoInitialize
shell32.dll
DragAcceptFiles, SHAddToRecentDocs, SHGetFolderPathW, SHCreateItemFromParsingName, ShellExecuteExW, DragQueryFileW, DragFinish, ShellAboutW
shlwapi.dll
PathIsFileSpecW, SHStrDupW
user32.dll
SetActiveWindow, GetKeyboardLayout, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcW, GetForegroundWindow, IsIconic, DestroyWindow, MessageBeep, GetWindowPlacement, CharUpperW, RegisterClassExW, LoadImageW, LoadCursorW, SetWindowLongW, LoadAcceleratorsW, GetSystemMenu, SetWindowPlacement, CreateWindowExW, RegisterWindowMessageW, UpdateWindow, InvalidateRect, SetScrollPos, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowLongW, PeekMessageW, EnableWindow, DialogBoxParamW, CreateDialogParamW, GetWindowTextW, SetWindowPos, SetCursor, SetForegroundWindow, FindWindowW, GetSystemMetrics, MoveWindow, SendMessageW, CharNextW, CheckMenuItem, CloseClipboard, IsClipboardFormatAvailable, OpenClipboard, GetMenuState, EnableMenuItem, GetSubMenu, GetClientRect, UnhookWinEvent, GetFocus, GetMenu, MessageBoxW, WinHelpW, GetDlgCtrlID, ChildWindowFromPoint, GetDC, ShowWindow, DrawTextExW, ReleaseDC, LoadIconW, SetWinEventHook, GetMessageW, PostMessageW, IsDialogMessageW, TranslateAcceleratorW, EndDialog, GetDlgItemTextW, SetDlgItemTextW, SetFocus, SetWindowTextW, GetParent, LoadStringW, SendDlgItemMessageW, GetCursorPos, ScreenToClient, TranslateMessage, GetAncestor, DispatchMessageW, SetProcessDPIAware
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoExW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeExW, VerQueryValueW
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, ClosePrinter, GetPrinterDriverW

notepad.exe

Notepad by Microsoft

Remove notepad.exe
Version:   5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)
MD5:   5e28284f9b5f9097640d58a73d38ad4c
SHA1:   7a90f8b051bc82cc9cadbcc9ba345ced02891a6c
SHA256:   865f34fe7ba81e9622ddbdfc511547d190367bbf3dad21ceb6da3eec621044f5
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is notepad.exe?

Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft Windows. It has been included in all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 in 1985. Notepad is a common text-only (plain text) editor. The resulting files—typically saved with the .txt extension—have no format tags or styles.

About notepad.exe (from Microsoft)

Notepad is a basic text editor you can use for simple documents or for creating Web pages.

Overview

notepad.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This is typically installed with the program Windows XP (Theme) published by Mohammad Reza Tavakoli. This version is installed on Windows XP and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:notepad.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Notepad
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
Original name:NOTEPAD.EXE.MUI
File version:5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)
Product version:5.1.2600.5512
Size:67.5 KB (69,120 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:7.121847
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Mohammad Reza Tavakoli
1% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Shell open commands
  • comfile
  • batfile
  • piffile
  • vbefile
  • VBSFile
  • scrfile
  • regfile
  • jsefile
  • JSFile
  • htafile
  • CERFile
  • txtfile
  • scriptletfile
  • inifile

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02089811%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01923751%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00166061%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:46,356 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:13/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.44 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.7 MB
Private (minimum):939.2 KB
Non-paged memory:4.44 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:49.01 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):63.35 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.1 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.12 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:36,909/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:249 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.22 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:3.49 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:33/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:114
600
GUI GDI count:56
103
GUI USER count:22
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
  • "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe" C:\Documents and Settings\user\My documents\email.txt
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 60.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.50%
Windows 7 Professional 13.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 1.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 61.50% of Notepad.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 32.06%
Hewlett-Packard 19.85%
Toshiba 12.98%
Acer 12.21%
ASUS 9.16%
Sony 6.87%
Alienware 2.29%
Samsung 2.29%
GIGABYTE 2.29%
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