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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

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advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegCreateKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyA, RegQueryValueA
gdi32.dll
SelectObject, CreatePolygonRgn, GetClipBox, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutA, ExtTextOutA, Escape, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, CreateFontIndirectA, DeleteDC, GetStockObject, CreatePen, CreateSolidBrush, GetTextExtentPoint32A, DeleteObject, GetMapMode, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateBitmap, BitBlt, CreateBitmapIndirect, GetObjectA, GetPixel, CreateCompatibleDC, SetPixel, MoveToEx, LineTo, SetMapMode, SetBkMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, GetDeviceCaps, SetBkColor, SetTextColor
kernel32.dll
LocalReAlloc, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsFree, GlobalFlags, InterlockedIncrement, GetCPInfo, GetOEMCP, GetThreadLocale, GetCurrentDirectoryA, ReadFile, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, GetFullPathNameA, SetErrorMode, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, HeapAlloc, TlsSetValue, VirtualAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, GetCommandLineA, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoA, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, ExitProcess, ExitThread, CreateThread, HeapSize, GetACP, IsValidCodePage, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, GetStdHandle, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetDriveTypeA, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, TlsAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, EnterCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, SuspendThread, SetEvent, GetPrivateProfileStringA, WritePrivateProfileStringA, GetCurrentThread, ConvertDefaultLocale, EnumResourceLanguagesA, GetLocaleInfoA, lstrcmpA, GetCurrentProcessId, InterlockedDecrement, GetModuleFileNameW, GlobalAlloc, FormatMessageA, LocalFree, MulDiv, FindFirstFileA, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, FindNextFileA, FindClose, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GlobalFree, FreeResource, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, FreeLibrary, SetLastError, lstrcmpW, InterlockedExchange, GetVersion, CompareStringA, MultiByteToWideChar, CompareStringW, ResetEvent, CreateEventA, SetThreadPriority, ResumeThread, WaitForSingleObject, TerminateThread, DeviceIoControl, CloseHandle, CreateFileA, Sleep, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetSystemDefaultLangID, EnumUILanguagesA, GetCurrentProcess, IsWow64Process, GetNativeSystemInfo, GetVersionExA, FindResourceExA, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLastError, lstrlenA, GetModuleFileNameA, lstrcpyA, GetModuleHandleA, CreateProcessA
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA
shlwapi.dll
PathFindExtensionA, PathFindFileNameA
user32.dll
GetWindowDC, BeginPaint, EndPaint, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SetCursor, PostQuitMessage, ValidateRect, TranslateMessage, GetMessageA, DestroyMenu, WindowFromPoint, GetSysColorBrush, LoadCursorA, UnregisterClassA, ReleaseDC, GetDC, GrayStringA, DrawTextExA, TabbedTextOutA, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, ModifyMenuA, GetMenuState, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, ShowWindow, SetWindowTextA, IsDialogMessageA, GetDesktopWindow, GetActiveWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamA, IsWindowEnabled, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, SendDlgItemMessageA, WinHelpA, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongA, GetClassNameA, SetPropA, GetPropA, RemovePropA, GetWindowTextLengthA, GetWindowTextA, GetForegroundWindow, GetLastActivePopup, SetActiveWindow, DispatchMessageA, GetDlgItem, GetTopWindow, DestroyWindow, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, PeekMessageA, MapWindowPoints, TrackPopupMenu, GetKeyState, IsWindowVisible, UpdateWindow, GetMenu, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, MessageBoxA, CreateWindowExA, GetClassInfoExA, GetClassInfoA, RegisterClassA, AdjustWindowRectEx, GetParent, GetDlgCtrlID, DefWindowProcA, CallWindowProcA, GetWindow, MoveWindow, SetWindowPlacement, GetWindowPlacement, OffsetRect, IsWindow, SetMenuDefaultItem, GetSubMenu, DrawIcon, GetSystemMetrics, IsIconic, LoadIconA, SetWindowRgn, CopyRect, SetTimer, KillTimer, SystemParametersInfoA, IntersectRect, GetSysColor, InflateRect, SetRect, LoadMenuA, LoadMenuIndirectA, FindWindowA, SetCapture, FillRect, ReleaseCapture, PtInRect, GetCursorPos, GetClientRect, ScreenToClient, ClientToScreen, GetFocus, SendMessageA, DrawFocusRect, DrawTextA, InvalidateRect, LoadBitmapA, PostMessageA, BringWindowToTop, SetForegroundWindow, SetFocus, SetWindowPos, GetWindowRect, SetWindowLongA, EnableWindow, RegisterWindowMessageA, GetWindowLongA
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA
winmm.dll
waveOutClose, waveInOpen, waveInStart, waveInStop, waveInClose, waveOutReset, waveOutUnprepareHeader, waveInReset, waveInPrepareHeader, waveInUnprepareHeader, waveInAddBuffer, waveOutWrite, waveOutPrepareHeader, waveOutOpen
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterA, ClosePrinter, DocumentPropertiesA

aestfltr.exe

AEFltrs Application by Andrea Electronics

Remove aestfltr.exe
Version:   4, 5, 18, 0
MD5:   f4528c8af169d6f07c5ca9866e3ce073
SHA1:   73b2606433f8c439249db95009265f7ae96a2e0d
SHA256:   cb49dd02229d5da484fe00591e228b7e85bae337724ec225cb884b42e9b6ab2c

Overview

aestfltr.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine).

DetailsDetails

File name:aestfltr.exe
Publisher:Andrea Electronics Corporation
Product name:AEFltrs Application
Description:AEFltrs MFC Application
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\aestfltr.exe
Original name:AEFltrs.EXE
File version:4, 5, 18, 0
Size:712 KB (729,088 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'AESTFltr' → C:\WINDOWS\system32\AESTFltr.exe /NoDlg

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00099868%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00013871%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00085997%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:872 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.93 MB
Private (minimum):2.93 MB
Non-paged memory:872 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:29.78 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):33.56 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.93 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.93 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:39
600
GUI GDI count:20
103
GUI USER count:10
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\aestfltr.exe" /nodlg
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 50.00% of AEFltrs Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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