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6.14.10.4265 0.80%
6.14.10.4265 3.20%
6.14.10.4265 0.80%
6.14.10.4257 0.80%
6.14.10.4252 0.80%
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6.14.10.4241 0.80%
6.14.10.4240 0.80%
6.14.10.4236 0.80%
6.14.10.4235 0.80%
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6.14.10.4233 0.80%
6.14.10.4227 0.80%
6.14.10.4226 0.80%
6.14.10.4222 0.80%
6.14.10.4222 9.60%
6.14.10.4222 7.20%
6.14.10.4222 11.20%
6.14.10.4222 0.80%
6.14.10.4222 5.60%
6.14.10.4222 0.80%
6.14.10.4220 0.80%
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advapi32.dll
ReportEventA, RegSetValueExA, QueryServiceStatus, StartServiceA, OpenSCManagerA, OpenServiceA, CloseServiceHandle, ControlService, RegDeleteValueA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegisterEventSourceA, SetServiceStatus, CreateProcessAsUserA, RegCreateKeyA, CreateServiceA, DeleteService, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, FreeSid, RegCreateKeyExA, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, AllocateAndInitializeSid, RegEnumValueA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegDeleteKeyA, GetLengthSid, CheckTokenMembership, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueA, OpenProcessToken, RevertToSelf, GetUserNameA, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, RegOpenCurrentUser, SetThreadToken, OpenThreadToken, DeregisterEventSource
gdi32.dll
DeleteDC, CreateDCA, ExtEscape
kernel32.dll
ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeA, GetTickCount, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, OpenFile, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetLocalTime, Beep, GetPrivateProfileStringA, UnmapViewOfFile, OpenFileMappingA, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingA, QueryPerformanceCounter, FlushFileBuffers, GetSystemInfo, VirtualProtect, GetLocaleInfoA, SetStdHandle, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetCPInfo, GetOEMCP, GetACP, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, DeleteFileA, DisconnectNamedPipe, GetStringTypeA, IsBadCodePtr, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStdHandle, RaiseException, IsBadWritePtr, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, VirtualQuery, InterlockedExchange, HeapSize, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, IsBadReadPtr, RtlUnwind, GetCurrentThread, OpenProcess, CreateProcessA, ReadFile, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, SetThreadPriority, ExitThread, TerminateThread, GetCurrentProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetCurrentProcessId, CreateSemaphoreA, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, PulseEvent, CreateMutexA, ReleaseSemaphore, DeviceIoControl, GetVersionExA, GetSystemPowerStatus, CreateThread, GetModuleFileNameA, GetExitCodeProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTime, CreateFileA, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, ExitProcess, OpenMutexA, ReleaseMutex, OutputDebugStringA, CallNamedPipeA, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA, OpenEventA, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventA, ResetEvent, Sleep, GetCurrentThreadId, GetLastError, GetStringTypeW, CloseHandle, GetExitCodeThread, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, GetLocaleInfoW, GetTimeZoneInformation, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, IsValidCodePage, IsValidLocale, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, GetModuleHandleW, InitializeCriticalSection, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, EnterCriticalSection, FatalAppExitA, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnumSystemLocalesA, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity
psapi.dll
GetModuleBaseNameA, EnumProcessModules, EnumProcesses
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiSetClassInstallParamsA, SetupDiCallClassInstaller, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInfoListDetailA, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, CM_Get_Parent, CM_Get_Device_ID_ExA, CM_Get_DevNode_Registry_PropertyA, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdA, CM_Reenumerate_DevNode, SetupDiGetHwProfileList, CM_Get_Child_Ex, CM_Get_DevNode_Status
user32.dll
UnregisterDeviceNotification, EnumDisplaySettingsA, KillTimer, RegisterDeviceNotificationA, SetTimer, SetCursor, LoadCursorA, GetCursor, SendInput, wsprintfA, RegisterWindowMessageA, RegisterHotKey, UnregisterHotKey, GetForegroundWindow, GetDesktopWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, BroadcastSystemMessageA, ExitWindowsEx, SystemParametersInfoA, OpenDesktopA, CloseDesktop, SendNotifyMessageA, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, GetCursorPos, MonitorFromPoint, GetMonitorInfoA, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, TranslateMessage, IsWindow, DestroyWindow, DefWindowProcA, PostMessageA, FindWindowA, RegisterClassA, CreateWindowExA, ShowWindow, MessageBoxA, EnumDisplayDevicesA, ChangeDisplaySettingsExA, ChangeDisplaySettingsA, EnumDisplaySettingsExA, GetSystemMetrics, SetWindowPos, EnumWindows, SendMessageA, GetPropA
userenv.dll
GetUserProfileDirectoryW, LoadUserProfileA, UnloadUserProfile

ATI2EVXX.exe

ATI External Event Utility for Windows by ATI Technologies

Remove ATI2EVXX.exe
Version:   6.14.10.4227
MD5:   9ee109211ca9998e308608b537262385
SHA1:   d8b7c61785da640084f8946ba1d565339273b9f2
SHA256:   4ed81a410cc806b3710551343696a9d81b38c91864e2f3a9400193ad8f420225

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) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access).

DetailsDetails

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:6.14.10.4227
Size:588 KB (602,112 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Ati External Event Utility'
  • 'Ati HotKey Poller'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00010800%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005204%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005596%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,820 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.02 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.86 MB
Private (minimum):1.46 MB
Non-paged memory:2.02 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:27 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):29.45 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.47 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.87 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,166/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:6 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:100
600
GUI GDI count:11
103
GUI USER count:6
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\ati2evxx.exe
  • ati2evxx.exe -client
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Ati External Event Utility
Display name:Ati HotKey Poller
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ati2evxx.dll (ATI External Event Utility for Windows by ATI Technologies)
Total CPU:0.00056556%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00024238%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00032317%
0.165382%
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:160 KB
1.16 MB
Ati2evxx.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00035184%
Kernel CPU:0.00012640%
User CPU:0.00022544%
Memory:612 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
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%
Windows 8 Pro 0.80%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.74% of ATI External Event Utility for Windows.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 27.45%
Toshiba 21.57%
Hewlett-Packard 12.75%
ASUS 7.84%
Acer 5.88%
Intel 5.88%
GIGABYTE 4.90%
American Megatrends 4.90%
Compaq 1.96%
Lenovo 1.96%
Gateway 1.96%
Sony 1.96%
Sahara 0.98%
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