Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
(Note, Advanced Micro Devices publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
CLIStart.exe
Catalyst Control Center by Advanced Micro Devices (Signed)
| Version: | 3.5.0.0 |
| MD5: | 35339cc43db42b70cc148d6157037d20 |
| SHA1: | dae51aea208761551306e7996f8d840c4def6f75 |
What is CLIStart.exe?
AMD Catalyst is a device driver and utility software package for ATI line of video cards. The Catalyst driver package includes the ATI Catalyst Control Center, an application for manipulating many of the hardware's functions, such as 3D settings, monitor controls and video options. It shows a small 3D preview and allows the user to see how changes to the graphics settings affects the quality of the rendered image. It also shows information about the card itself and the software data.
About CLIStart.exe (from Advanced Micro Devices)
“The AMD Catalyst Control center has been designed from the ground up to give you a stable, reliable experience and also allow you to control every aspect of your GPU quickly and easily. AMD's award-wi”
Details
| File name: | clistart.exe |
| Publisher: | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
| Product name: | Catalyst® Control Center |
| Description: | Catalyst® Control Center Launcher |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\ati technologies\ati.ace\core-static\clistart.exe |
| File version: | 3.5.0.0 |
| Size: | 627.75 KB (642,816 bytes) |
| Build date: | 6/14/2013 10:18 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Advanced Micro Devices |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'ATI Catalyst' runs on logon in the path '\SONY\ATI Catalyst'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'StartCCC' → "C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
7.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
3.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
1.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
0.50% |
|
| 21 other Windows OS version |
Distribution by country
United States installs about 48.99% of Catalyst® Control Center.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.11% |
|
| Dell |
16.90% |
|
| ASUS |
12.21% |
|
| Acer |
11.27% |
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| Toshiba |
10.33% |
|
| Sony |
7.51% |
|
| Lenovo |
3.76% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.35% |
|
| Gateway |
1.88% |
|
| Medion |
0.94% |
|
| MSI |
0.94% |
|
| Compaq |
0.94% |
|
| Intel |
0.94% |
|
| Samsung |
0.47% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.47% |
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