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VersionsAdditional versions

2.2.0.153 50.00%
2.1.0.126 50.00%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

ADVWindowsClientService.exe

Amazon Unbox Video by Amazon Services LLC (Signed)

Remove ADVWindowsClientService.exe
Version:   2.1.0.126
MD5:   7233688fc422ef657e082309e6180142
SHA1:   f5ffafb17dcf92ca1c9ff8323f7c12d5b79f791a
SHA256:   1fc415198085ed5d6d5721ba5cce9dfc17f7823a939b4ce31d7668afc00a3d8f

What is ADVWindowsClientService.exe?

Amazon Unbox Video Service for Amazon Instant Video (Amazon Unbo) is an Internet video on demand service offered by Amazon.com which offers television shows and films for rental and purchase. By default, AIV uses Flash Video in all web browsers with the Adobe Flash plugin installed.

Overview

advwindowsclientservice.exe runs as a service under the name Amazon Unbox Video Service (ADVService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Amazon Unbox Video published by Amazon Services LLC. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Amazon Services LLC which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:advwindowsclientservice.exe
Publisher:Amazon.com
Product name:Amazon Unbox Video
Description:Amazon Unbox Video Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\amazon\amazon unbox video\advwindowsclientservice.exe
File version:2.1.0.126
Size:25.1 KB (25,704 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Amazon Services LLC
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, July 20, 2009
Expiration date:Saturday, July 21, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Amazon Services LLC
3% remove
Amazon Video on Demand (formerly Amazon Instant Video, Amazon Unbox) is an Internet video on demand service, only available in the United States, offered by Amazon.com which offers television shows and films for rental and purchase. The optional Amazon Unbox player lets users download higher-quality copies of videos. The Unbox player is compatible only with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Downloaded films include a full-resolu...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'ADVService' (Amazon Unbox Video Service)
  • ADVService

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00098112%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00050514%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00047598%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,999 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,621,683/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:34/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:23.13 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):28.92 MB
Private (minimum):20.28 MB
Non-paged memory:23.13 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:174.11 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):201.17 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:22.65 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):29.81 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:34,657/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:34.06 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1.71 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:8.59 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:316/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:454
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\amazon\amazon unbox video\advwindowsclientservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:ADVService
Display name:Amazon Unbox Video Service
Description:“Manages downloads for the Amazon Unbox Video application.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVWindowsClientService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00250855%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00156029%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00094826%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:244,318/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:4/sec
79/sec
Memory:48 KB
1.16 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00012305%
Kernel CPU:0.00012305%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:5,546/sec
Memory:252 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00012286%
Kernel CPU:0.00006143%
User CPU:0.00006143%
CPU cycles:70,031/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 58.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.67%
Windows 7 Professional 16.67%
Windows 8.1 8.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of Amazon Unbox Video.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sahara 33.33%
Dell 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 16.67%
GIGABYTE 16.67%
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