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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8, 0, 0, 39 1.39%
7, 0, 0, 38 1.39%
7, 0, 0, 37 1.39%
7, 0, 0, 36 4.17%
7, 0, 0, 36 1.39%
7, 0, 0, 34 18.06%
7, 0, 0, 34 2.78%
7, 0, 0, 31 9.72%
7, 0, 0, 30 8.33%
7, 0, 0, 26 6.94%
7, 0, 0, 26 1.39%
7, 0, 0, 24 2.78%
7, 0, 0, 24 15.28%
7, 0, 0, 21 4.17%
7, 0, 0, 20 6.94%
7, 0, 0, 18 6.94%
7, 0, 0, 15 1.39%
7, 0, 0, 5 5.56%

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kernel32.dll
CloseHandle, GetLastError, CreateMutexA, GetVersionExA, CreateThread, CreateEventA, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, UnmapViewOfFile, WaitForMultipleObjects, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingA, lstrcmpiA, lstrcmpA, GetCurrentProcessId, Sleep, OutputDebugStringA, Process32Next, Process32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, OpenProcess, lstrlenA, LoadLibraryA, GetStringTypeA, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, SetFilePointer, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, MultiByteToWideChar, WriteFile, RtlUnwind, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, WideCharToMultiByte, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, FlushFileBuffers, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, GetStringTypeW, SetStdHandle, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, GetEnvironmentVariableA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, GetVersion, ExitProcess, GetModuleFileNameA, GetLocaleInfoA, VirtualProtect, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery
psapi.dll
GetProcessImageFileNameA
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA
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PathStripPathA, StrStrA
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ApMsgFwd.exe

ApMsgFwd by Alps Electric Co. (Signed)

Remove ApMsgFwd.exe
Version:   7, 0, 0, 15
MD5:   83a27bdc021979643dde277bba83f0c0
SHA1:   1c4c2acf9ca39b14116b2c10a508a04e88ea884f
SHA256:   807bc514e1893500fef8f2f8abd23427e2a4657bf87e2b0ce9259081b5b11303

What is ApMsgFwd.exe?

If the ALPS Touch Pad driver is installed on computers running Windows XP, the Fn+F9 (Touch Pad On/Off) function does not operate. To make this function available, the TOSHIBA Touch Pad On/Off Utility should also be updated.

Overview

apmsgfwd.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent apoint.exe (Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co.). This is typically installed with the program Alps Pointing-device for VAIO published by Alps Electric Co.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Alps Electric Co. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:apmsgfwd.exe
Publisher:Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
Product name:ApMsgFwd
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\apoint\apmsgfwd.exe
File version:7, 0, 0, 15
Size:49.55 KB (50,736 bytes)
Build date:1/29/2007 12:07 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Alps Electric Co.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Expiration date:Saturday, June 4, 2011
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
Alps Pointing-device for VAIO
 Alps Electric Co.
12% remove
This utility installs the Alps Pointing Device for VAIO Driver. The Touch Pad driver is required for proper operation of your Touch Pad.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00066097%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00052674%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00013424%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,671,875 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:676 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.71 MB
Private (minimum):336 KB
Non-paged memory:676 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:31.38 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):32.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:368 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.86 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:31
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:5
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\apoint\apmsgfwd.exe" -s{05fa8492-c047-4207-be65-780d8591c113}
Owner:User
Parent process:apoint.exe (Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co.)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.67%
Windows Vista Home Premium 12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.94%
Windows 8 5.56%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.56%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.56%
Windows 8 Pro 4.17%
Windows 7 Professional 2.78%
Windows 8.1 1.39%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.39%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.39%
Windows 7 Starter 1.39%
Windows Vista Business 1.39%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 43.06% of ApMsgFwd.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 46.91%
Sony 29.63%
Acer 9.88%
Toshiba 4.94%
Lenovo 2.47%
Hewlett-Packard 2.47%
ASUS 2.47%
Samsung 1.23%
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