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APVFB.exe

APVFB by Alps Electric Co. (Signed)

Remove APVFB.exe
Version:   7.0.503.17
MD5:   8462baa243547ae8e925f8f51c15419d
SHA1:   2e8181eab9f421a36eecb9ad77d4107ad79bdcd3
SHA256:   200f29106eb42496afb481e691eacbb75ee8149952f31035adcf6c98783f1506

Overview

apvfb.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.). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Alps Pointing-device for VAIO published by Alps Electric Co., Alps Pointing-device for VAIO from Alps Electric Co. and Alps Pointing-device for VAIO 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:apvfb.exe
Publisher:ALPS
Product name:APVFB
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\apoint\apvfb.exe
File version:7.0.503.17
Size:150.86 KB (154,480 bytes)
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 programs will install this file
Alps Electric Co.
5% remove
This utility installs the Alps Pointing Device for VAIO Driver. The Touch Pad driver is required for proper operation of your Touch Pad.
Alps Electric Co.
4% remove
This is the software driver package for the installed ALPS Touch Pad. The driver package is required in order for the Touch Pad device to function properly and is the software that allows your computer to communicate with this hardware or device. This program contains the driver for the ALPS Touchpad in the supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems. The driver enables touchpad functionality and provides a user interface.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00132603%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00119932%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00012671%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:624,180 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.34 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.09 MB
Private (minimum):2.02 MB
Non-paged memory:2.34 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:45.65 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):49.34 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.78 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.03 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,997/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:38
600
GUI GDI count:63
103
GUI GDI peak:65
142
GUI USER count:7
49
GUI USER peak:8
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\apoint\apvfb.exe"
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 50.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 50.00% of APVFB.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 100.00%
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