cammute.exe
ThinkVantage Communications Utility by Lenovo(Japan)Ltd. (Signed)
| Version: | 4.1.15.100 | 
| MD5: | 5d5c92bc21e5e9d3bef9cfc72e9a630c | 
| SHA1: | 8ebffbb0c0813b9487770745b22e12d4ad187172 | 
Overview
cammute.exe runs as a service under the name Lenovo AVFramework Camera Privacy Controller (LENOVO.CAMMUTE) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Lenovo Settings - Camera Audio published by Lenovo. The file is digitally signed by Lenovo(Japan)Ltd. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
 Details
Details
| File name: | cammute.exe | 
| Publisher: | Lenovo Corporation | 
| Product name: | ThinkVantage Communications Utility | 
| Description: | Lenovo® AVFramework Camera Privacy Control Service | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\lenovo\communications utility\cammute.exe | 
| File version: | 4.1.15.100 | 
| Size: | 500.05 KB (512,048 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 11/25/2013 12:06 AM | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | Lenovo(Japan)Ltd. | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Expiration date: | Thursday, January 1, 2015 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Programs
Programs
The following program will install this file
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'LENOVO.CAMMUTE'  (Lenovo AVFramework Camera Privacy Controller)
- LENOVO.CAMMUTE
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00001749% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001260% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00000489% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 281 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 4,260/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 2.23 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 5.79 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 104 KB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 2.23 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 57.53 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 65.96 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 1.34 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 6.68 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 31,961/min |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 5 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O other transfer: | 7 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 4 |  | 
| Handles: | 442 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System | 
| Platform: | 64-bit | 
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\lenovo\communications utility\cammute.exe" | 
| Owner: | SYSTEM | 
| Windows Service | 
| Service name: | LENOVO.CAMMUTE | 
| Display name: | Lenovo AVFramework Camera Privacy Controller | 
| Description: | “Manages the integrated camera's privacy functions.” | 
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess | 
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) | 
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 8 Pro | 50.00% |  | 
| Windows 8 | 50.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of ThinkVantage Communications Utility.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Lenovo | 100.00% |  |