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VersionsAdditional versions

6.5.1.2 33.33%
6.5.1.2 45.83%
6.4.12.1 8.33%
6.4.4.2 11.11%
6.4.3.1 1.39%

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advapi32.dll
CreateWellKnownSid, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, RegQueryValueExW, DeregisterEventSource, ReportEventW, RegisterEventSourceW, SetServiceStatus, CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, GetAclInformation, AddAce, GetAce, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, RegDeleteKeyW
gdi32.dll
LPtoDP, SetMapMode, SetViewportOrgEx, DeleteDC, CreateDCW, GetClipRgn, CreateRectRgn, SelectClipRgn, Rectangle, SetTextAlign, TextOutW, CreateMetaFileW, SaveDC, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, RestoreDC, CloseMetaFile, DeleteMetaFile, CreateRectRgnIndirect, GetDeviceCaps
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryA, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, SetEndOfFile, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, WideCharToMultiByte, GetLocaleInfoA, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, HeapAlloc, HeapSize, IsDebuggerPresent, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, HeapReAlloc, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, HeapCreate, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, InterlockedCompareExchange, VerSetConditionMask, VerifyVersionInfoW, lstrcpyW, SetSystemPowerState, GetCommandLineW, SetEvent, CreateEventW, CreateThread, DeviceIoControl, GetCurrentThread, GetLocalTime, WaitForSingleObject, CreateDirectoryW, CreateFileW, CloseHandle, Sleep, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, LoadLibraryExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, SizeofResource, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, SetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetModuleHandleA, GetCurrentProcess, FlushInstructionCache, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, ExitProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, VirtualProtect, RtlUnwind, GetStartupInfoW, MulDiv, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, lstrcmpW, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenW, ReadFile, CreateFileA, HeapDestroy, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, InterlockedExchange, GetCommandLineA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, OleLoadFromStream, CreateOleAdviseHolder, OleRegEnumVerbs, OleRegGetUserType, OleRegGetMiscStatus, CreateDataAdviseHolder, CoInitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeSecurity, WriteClassStm, OleSaveToStream, OleRun, CoCreateInstance, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiSetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
shlwapi.dll
StrCpyW, StrCatW
user32.dll
GetFocus, CharNextW, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, ShowWindow, GetClassInfoExW, LoadCursorW, ReleaseDC, UnregisterClassA, GetDC, MessageBoxW, EnumDisplaySettingsExW, PostThreadMessageW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, CharUpperW, LoadStringW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, GetKeyState, InvalidateRect, IsWindow, ExitWindowsEx, IsChild, SetFocus, UnionRect, PtInRect, CallWindowProcW, BeginPaint, GetClientRect, EndPaint, IntersectRect, EqualRect, OffsetRect, SetWindowRgn, SetWindowPos, EnumDisplayDevicesW, EnumDisplaySettingsW

Com4QLBEx.exe

HP Quick Launch Buttons by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove Com4QLBEx.exe
Version:   6.5.1.2
MD5:   c7a0e61d5714ac20de52d4f66ec773b8
SHA1:   9b22c492569e30276ac59e3398e371a3525006e3
SHA256:   53f0c91fd62e6787221efb4bfdb087c2087cacd6b0c0605f58fc391f546eba7a

What is Com4QLBEx.exe?

The HP Quick Launch Buttons application enables menu control of various buttons such as volume, internal/external display, and mute on/off on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating systems.

About Com4QLBEx.exe (from Hewlett-Packard Company)

Some HP notebook PCs come with Quick Launch buttons. Quick Launch buttons enable you to quickly access the programs that you use most frequently. For example, if you frequently travel for your job to

DetailsDetails

File name:com4qlbex.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Product name:HP Quick Launch Buttons
Description:Com for QLB application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp quick launch buttons\com4qlbex.exe
File version:6.5.1.2
Size:222.55 KB (227,896 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, December 18, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Hewlett-Packard
  52% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating systems. This application enables menu control of various buttons such as volume, internal/external display, and mute on/off.
Hewlett-Packard
6% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating systems. This application enables menu control of various buttons such as volume, internal/external display, and mute on/off.
Hewlett-Packard
7% remove
This program contains software that enables customers to program the Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard and the external Easy Access Buttons Keyboard for the supported notebook models and operating systems. This application enables menu control of various buttons such as volume, internal/external display, and mute on/off.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Com4QLBEx'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00020739%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00016672%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004067%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:111,458 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,773/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.33 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.34 MB
Private (minimum):3.12 MB
Non-paged memory:1.33 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:36.04 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):39.85 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.38 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.73 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,280/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:13 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:3 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:100
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp quick launch buttons\com4qlbex.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Com4QLBEx
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
Com4QLBEx.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00036564%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00033243%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00003321%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:4,374/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:236 KB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00029995%
Kernel CPU:0.00029696%
User CPU:0.00000300%
CPU cycles:6,836/sec
Memory:100 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00017975%
Kernel CPU:0.00000399%
User CPU:0.00017576%
CPU cycles:4,351/sec
Memory:792 KB
wow64cpu.dll
Total CPU:0.00010084%
Kernel CPU:0.00010084%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,851/sec
Memory:32 KB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00007647%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00007647%
CPU cycles:2,378/sec
Memory:252 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
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.44%
Windows Vista Home Premium 18.06%
Windows Vista Home Basic 8.33%
Windows 8 Pro 6.94%
Windows Vista Business 2.78%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.78%
Windows 7 Starter 2.78%
Microsoft Windows XP 1.39%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 55.56% of HP Quick Launch Buttons.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 84.78%
ASUS 8.70%
Acer 6.52%
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