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consent.exe
Consent UI for administrative applications by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) |
MD5: | 425de986081eb4ed5b58c12ead23c03f |
SHA1: | cdd5deb5c0420a1a29ba7673191de7599eb9b623 |
SHA256: | 179e1b937a82619d8cb9ac19d49b7228a11f4163a1e1269f7aa24688badef562 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
consent.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent
svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation. This version is designed to run on Windows Vista and is compiled as a 32 bit program.
Details
File name: | consent.exe |
Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
Product name: | Consent UI for administrative applications |
Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\consent.exe |
Original name: | consent.exe.mui |
File version: | 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) |
Product version: | 6.0.6000.16386 |
Size: | 80 KB (81,920 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
Effective date: | Monday, April 9, 2012 |
Expiration date: | Tuesday, July 9, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.07365191% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.06576063% | |
User CPU: | 0.00789128% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 270 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 4.48 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 6.89 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 6.89 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 4.48 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 63.59 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 77.93 MB | |
Working set: | 6.89 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 6.91 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 5 | |
Handles: | 224 | |
GUI GDI count: | 51 | |
GUI USER count: | 10 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
consent.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.03373810% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.03024893% | |
User CPU: | 0.00348916% | |
CPU cycles: | 1,137,464/sec | |
Memory: | 92 KB | |
ntdll.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00232721% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00232721% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
CPU cycles: | 7,103/sec | |
Memory: | 1.12 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.00% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
20.00% |
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Windows 8.1 |
20.00% |
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Windows 8 |
20.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 80.00% of Consent UI for administrative applications.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
100.00% |
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