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CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.exe
CheckDriveBackgroundGuard by Abelssoft - Ascora GmbH (Signed)
Version: | 1.0.0.0 |
MD5: | b5c80e81bdbb4357d2644f0c9c46d73a |
SHA1: | e4b05af64711c15655855f9fb9d0230997bf9782 |
SHA256: | e1986e957770dcbba543bd31e3d1be21ff0a4d48f25ebce6f585d5048852e46d |
Overview
checkdrivebackgroundguard.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). This is typically installed with the program CheckDrive published by Abelssoft GmbH. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Abelssoft - Ascora GmbH which was issued by the GlobalSign nv-sa certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | checkdrivebackgroundguard.exe |
Publisher: | Abelssoft |
Product name: | CheckDriveBackgroundGuard |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\checkdrive\checkdrivebackgroundguard.exe |
File version: | 1.0.0.0 |
Size: | 512.45 KB (524,752 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Abelssoft - Ascora GmbH |
Authority (CA): | GlobalSign nv-sa |
Effective date: | Friday, September 17, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Tuesday, September 17, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“CheckDrive offers you an easy way to check your hard drives for errors. CheckDrive may detect and fix hard drive errors that might appear on system crashes or when switching off your PC without a proper Windows shutdown. If you ever had a system crash then CheckDrive is for you.CheckDrive offers you an easy way of checking your PCs hard drives for errors. Those errors can be fixed immediately if you like.CheckDrive shows info about your...”
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'CheckDriveBackgroundGuard' runs on logon in the path '\CheckDriveBackgroundGuard'
- Entry path '\CheckDriveBackgroundGuard'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path '\CheckDriveBackgroundGuard'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00124380% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00050063% | |
User CPU: | 0.00074316% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 4,422,339 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 1,620,876/sec | |
Context switches: | 2/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 44.52 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 37.16 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 1.52 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 44.52 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 606.37 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 614.25 MB | |
Working set: | 4.16 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 47.49 MB | |
Page faults: | 177,860/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 78.12 KB/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 822/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 410 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 119 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 13/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 13 | |
Handles: | 484 | |
GUI GDI count: | 62 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 79 | |
GUI USER count: | 40 | |
GUI USER peak: | 51 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.02236561% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.01109480% | |
User CPU: | 0.01127081% | |
CPU cycles: | 599,652/sec | |
Memory: | 528 KB | |
mscorwks.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00056597% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00035110% | |
User CPU: | 0.00021488% | |
CPU cycles: | 43,261/sec | |
Memory: | 9.61 MB | |
gdiplus.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00046223% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00036978% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009245% | |
CPU cycles: | 10,648/sec | |
Memory: | 2.09 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
85.71% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.29% |
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Distribution by country
Italy installs about 42.86% of CheckDriveBackgroundGuard.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
ASUS |
92.31% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
7.69% |
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