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ATI2EVXX.exe
ATI External Event Utility for Windows by ATI Technologies
| Version: | 6.14.10.4140 |
| MD5: | 688e49afef3a07fca943250d6a9729aa |
| SHA1: | 1c57238c18875f7598e2be58a01b5d9a2b52f660 |
| SHA256: | 9b773df51ad91c16aa31b24ca8582d22d54b3188b820603d1217a791400dd8cf |
What is ATI2EVXX.exe?
The ATI External Event Utility for Windows reacts to external events (such as hotkeys or programs starting or stopping) and changes your video card's settings.
Overview
ati2evxx.exe runs as a service under the name Ati HotKey Poller (Ati External Event Utility) within the local user context.
Details
| File name: | ati2evxx.exe |
| Publisher: | ATI Technologies Inc. |
| Product name: | ATI External Event Utility for Windows |
| Description: | ATI External Event Utility EXE Module |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\ati2evxx.exe |
| File version: | 6.14.10.4140 |
| Size: | 392 KB (401,408 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
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Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'Ati External Event Utility'
- 'Ati HotKey Poller'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00039336% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00030851% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00008484% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 115,855 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 908 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.26 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.75 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 908 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 24.47 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 24.74 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.16 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 3.31 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,378/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 134 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 2 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 10 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 6 | |
| Handles: | 94 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI USER count: | 6 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command lines: |
- ati2evxx.exe -client
- C:\Windows\System32\ati2evxx.exe
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| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | Ati External Event Utility |
| Display name: | Ati HotKey Poller |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent processes: |
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Threads
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
57.60% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
17.60% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.60% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
3.20% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
3.20% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.40% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
2.40% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
2.40% |
|
| Windows 8 |
0.80% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
0.80% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.74% of ATI External Event Utility for Windows.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
27.45% |
|
| Toshiba |
21.57% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
12.75% |
|
| ASUS |
7.84% |
|
| Acer |
5.88% |
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| Intel |
5.88% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.90% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.90% |
|
| Compaq |
1.96% |
|
| Lenovo |
1.96% |
|
| Gateway |
1.96% |
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| Sony |
1.96% |
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| Sahara |
0.98% |
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