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60% of PCs block this file from running.
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advapi32.dll
CryptHashData, RegCloseKey, CryptAcquireContextA, CryptReleaseContext, CryptEncrypt, CryptDecrypt, CryptDestroyKey, CryptDestroyHash, CryptGenKey, CryptGetUserKey, CryptSetProvParam, CryptGetProvParam, CryptDeriveKey, CryptCreateHash
gdi32.dll
CreateSolidBrush, GetDeviceCaps, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, DeleteDC, SelectObject, DeleteObject, GetStockObject
kernel32.dll
GetCurrentThread, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, Sleep, CreateThread, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetCommandLineW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetSystemInfo, FlushFileBuffers, WriteFile, Process32Next, Process32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, CompareStringA, InterlockedExchange, GetModuleHandleA, TerminateThread, ExitThread, ResumeThread, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, GlobalHandle, GlobalFree, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, MulDiv, SetThreadPriority, SetLastError, GlobalAlloc, GetCurrentProcess, FlushInstructionCache, LeaveCriticalSection, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetStringTypeA, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetCommandLineA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetOEMCP, ExitProcess, HeapCreate, TlsFree, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, LCMapStringA, IsDebuggerPresent, SetEvent, HeapReAlloc, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, GetSystemDirectoryA, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, GetCurrentThreadId, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenA, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetLastError, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, VirtualQuery, VirtualProtect, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, HeapDestroy, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, TlsGetValue, LockFileEx, CreateFileA, GetDiskFreeSpaceA, GetFullPathNameA, FormatMessageA, QueryPerformanceCounter, DeviceIoControl, SetPriorityClass, SetThreadLocale, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, InterlockedCompareExchange, AreFileApisANSI, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, SetEndOfFile, GetFileSize, UnlockFile, LockFile, GetFileAttributesA, DeleteFileA, GetTickCount, GetTempPathA, GetSystemTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetExitCodeThread
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, OleLockRunning, CLSIDFromProgID, CLSIDFromString, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemAlloc, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleInitialize, OleUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoInitializeSecurity, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateGuid, CoGetClassObject
secur32.dll
FreeCredentialsHandle, CompleteAuthToken
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathStripPathW, PathAppendW, PathIsDirectoryW, StrStrIA
user32.dll
SetTimer, KillTimer, TranslateMessage, GetSystemMetrics, ShowWindow, GetForegroundWindow, SetFocus, MapWindowPoints, GetWindowRect, DestroyIcon, RedrawWindow, GetFocus, DestroyAcceleratorTable, GetDesktopWindow, BeginPaint, EndPaint, FillRect, ReleaseCapture, GetParent, IsChild, EndDialog, GetWindow, GetDlgItem, IsWindow, MapDialogRect, DestroyWindow, SetWindowPos, SetWindowContextHelpId, GetSysColor, MoveWindow, GetClientRect, ClientToScreen, ScreenToClient, GetDC, ReleaseDC, InvalidateRect, InvalidateRgn, EnumWindows, SetCapture, UnregisterClassA
ws2_32.dll
WSACloseEvent, WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSAConnect, WSAGetOverlappedResult, WSASend, WSASocketW, WSACreateEvent, WSASetEvent, WSAEventSelect, WSARecv, WSAResetEvent

CIDGlobalLight.exe

CallingID by CallingID (Signed)

Remove CIDGlobalLight.exe
Version:   2.0.0.255
MD5:   a2bb71c65a391082476d0eee9ebf0e15
SHA1:   2e926527325a9eb85b9f1377a7db41026b7d93fd
SHA256:   f7c2df158d54d34167f9f454e2bd1776476dca761e14358c59c1c81f5b2d0727

Overview

cidgloballight.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Ask Toolbar published by Ask.com, Ask Toolbar from Ask.com and Ask Toolbar by Ask.com. The file is digitally signed by CallingID which was issued by the Thawte certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:cidgloballight.exe
Publisher:CallingID Ltd.
Product name:CallingID
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ask.com\callingidsdk\cidgloballight.exe
File version:2.0.0.255
Size:1.13 MB (1,185,872 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:CallingID
Authority (CA):Thawte
Effective date:Monday, August 15, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Ask.com
  81% remove
The Ask Toolbar is a web-browser add-on that can appear as an extra bar added to the browser's window and/or menu. It is often installed (sometimes without warning) during the installation of other software. Ask.com has entered into partnerships with some software security vendors, whereby they are paid to distribute the toolbar alongside their software. When you use the Toolbar to submit a query, the Toolbar forwards such query inform...

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.04615775%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01984352%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.02631423%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,131,776 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,163,642/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:10/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.73 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.89 MB
Private (minimum):8.66 MB
Non-paged memory:3.73 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:74.93 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):89.39 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.83 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.65 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:8,296,515/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:718 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:240 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:31 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:10/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:148
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:11
142
GUI USER count:14
49
GUI USER peak:16
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ask.com\callingidsdk\cidgloballight.exe" -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 50.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 25.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 25.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Germany installs about 50.00% of CallingID.
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