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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueW, RegOpenKeyW, RegEnumKeyW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
ExtTextOutW, GetDeviceCaps, CreateSolidBrush, GetBkColor, GetTextColor, GetRgnBox, GetMapMode, TextOutW, RectVisible, PtVisible, DeleteDC, ExtSelectClipRgn, ScaleWindowExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetViewportExtEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, SelectObject, CreateRectRgnIndirect, GetStockObject, GetWindowExtEx, GetViewportExtEx, GetClipBox, SetMapMode, SetTextColor, SetBkColor, RestoreDC, SaveDC, CreateBitmap, PatBlt, DeleteObject, GetObjectW, Escape
kernel32.dll
GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, RtlUnwind, ExitProcess, RaiseException, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, Sleep, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, GetTimeZoneInformation, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoA, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, IsValidCodePage, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, CreateFileA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, HeapFree, GetTickCount, GetFileTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, SetErrorMode, FileTimeToSystemTime, lstrlenA, GetFullPathNameW, GetVolumeInformationW, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, DuplicateHandle, SetEndOfFile, UnlockFile, LockFile, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, ReadFile, GetThreadLocale, InterlockedIncrement, TlsFree, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, TlsGetValue, LocalAlloc, WritePrivateProfileStringW, GlobalFlags, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, GlobalFindAtomW, CompareStringW, LoadLibraryA, GetVersionExA, lstrlenW, MulDiv, GetModuleHandleA, InterlockedDecrement, GlobalUnlock, FreeResource, GlobalFree, GlobalAddAtomW, GetCurrentProcessId, SetLastError, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentThreadId, ConvertDefaultLocale, GetVersion, EnumResourceLanguagesW, lstrcmpA, GetLocaleInfoW, WideCharToMultiByte, CompareStringA, MultiByteToWideChar, InterlockedExchange, GlobalLock, lstrcmpW, GlobalAlloc, GlobalDeleteAtom, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, GetCurrentProcess, FreeLibrary, OpenFileMappingW, UnmapViewOfFile, MapViewOfFile, CreateProcessW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, CloseHandle, LockResource, GetLastError, CreateFileW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetFileAttributesW, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, GetFileSize, OpenMutexW, HeapCreate, CreateMutexW
ole32.dll
OleInitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleUninitialize, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoGetClassObject, CoRevokeClassObject, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemFree, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, OleIsCurrentClipboard, OleFlushClipboard, CoRegisterMessageFilter
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathFindFileNameW, PathStripToRootW, PathFindExtensionW, PathIsUNCW
user32.dll
RegisterClipboardFormatW, PostThreadMessageW, CharUpperW, GetSysColorBrush, WindowFromPoint, RegisterWindowMessageW, SendDlgItemMessageA, WinHelpW, IsChild, GetCapture, GetClassLongW, GetClassNameW, SetPropW, GetPropW, RemovePropW, GetForegroundWindow, GetTopWindow, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, MapWindowPoints, TrackPopupMenu, UpdateWindow, GetMenu, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, CreateWindowExW, GetClassInfoExW, GetClassInfoW, RegisterClassW, AdjustWindowRectEx, EqualRect, DefWindowProcW, CallWindowProcW, OffsetRect, SystemParametersInfoA, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindowRect, GetWindowTextW, SetFocus, ShowWindow, MoveWindow, GetDlgCtrlID, SetWindowTextW, IsDialogMessageW, SendDlgItemMessageW, DestroyMenu, CopyRect, GetSysColor, EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetWindowDC, ReleaseDC, GetDC, ClientToScreen, ScreenToClient, GrayStringW, DrawTextExW, DrawTextW, TabbedTextOutW, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetDesktopWindow, SetActiveWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, DestroyWindow, IsWindow, GetDlgItem, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, SetWindowsHookExW, CallNextHookEx, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetActiveWindow, IsWindowVisible, GetKeyState, PeekMessageW, ValidateRect, GetWindow, SetWindowContextHelpId, MapDialogRect, SetWindowPos, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetWindowLongW, GetLastActivePopup, IsWindowEnabled, UnregisterClassW, MessageBeep, GetNextDlgGroupItem, MessageBoxW, InvalidateRgn, SetRect, IsRectEmpty, CopyAcceleratorTableW, IntersectRect, CharNextW, PostQuitMessage, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, LoadBitmapW, GetFocus, GetParent, GetMenuState, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, SetCursor, SetCapture, LoadCursorW, PtInRect, InvalidateRect, SetWindowLongW, RedrawWindow, ReleaseCapture, SetTimer, LoadImageW, PostMessageW, GetSubMenu, DrawIcon, GetClientRect, ModifyMenuW, LoadIconW, LoadMenuW, GetCursorPos, GetSystemMetrics, SendMessageW, EnableWindow, SetMenuItemInfoW, IsIconic, SetForegroundWindow, FindWindowW, LoadStringW, UnregisterClassA
winspool.drv
DocumentPropertiesW, OpenPrinterW, ClosePrinter

atchk.exe

atchk by Intel

Remove atchk.exe
Version:   3.0.0.9
MD5:   15f5969dd260fa5ce8a99e35afd83624
SHA1:   89fc18e343a154da813a37354d6e84124389dfdf
SHA256:   53ae0e35815c8f160dc3505bcc4c4d420ded88f7e32230e2d68096bc64038ea0

Overview

atchk.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Intel(R) Network Connections 17.3.63.0 published by Intel Corporation, Intel® Active Management Technology from Intel Corporation and Intel® Active Management Technology by Intel Corporation.

DetailsDetails

File name:atchk.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:atchk
Description:Displays state of Intel® Active Management Technology.
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\intel\amt\atchk.exe
File version:3.0.0.9
Size:392 KB (401,408 bytes)
Build date:12/1/2009 1:43 PM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Intel Corporation
7% remove
Intel Network Connections the LAN driver for Intel® Desktop Boards with the Intel PRO Network Connection.
Intel Corporation
7% remove
Using integrated platform capabilities and popular third-party management and security applications, Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) allows IT or managed service providers to better discover, repair, and protect their networked computing assets. Intel AMT enables IT or managed service providers to manage and repair not only their PC assets, but workstations and entry servers as well, utilizing the same infrastructure an...
Intel Corporation
8% remove
Intel Corporation
12% remove
The Intel® ME software components that need to be installed depend on the system's specific hardware and firmware features. The installer detects the system's capabilities and installs the relevant drivers and applications. If the Intel® Management Engine (Intel ME) driver has not been successfully installed, you may see an error on a "PCI Simple Communications Controller" in Device Manager.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'atchk' → "C:\Program Files\Intel\AMT\atchk.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00002366%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002366%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:23 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:139,114/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.23 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5 MB
Private (minimum):2.31 MB
Non-paged memory:1.23 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:59.31 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):61.3 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.49 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.01 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,192/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:62
600
GUI GDI count:25
103
GUI GDI peak:29
142
GUI USER count:26
49
GUI USER peak:27
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\intel\amt\atchk.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 66.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of atchk.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 66.67%
Acer 33.33%
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