Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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advapi32.dll
RegFlushKey, RegDeleteKeyA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegEnumValueA, RegDeleteValueA, FreeSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetAce, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, SetSecurityInfo, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetKernelObjectSecurity, SetEntriesInAclA, RegCreateKeyA
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject
kernel32.dll
SetThreadPriority, GetExitCodeThread, OpenEventA, CreateEventA, ResetEvent, SetEvent, ExitThread, CopyFileA, FreeLibrary, CreateFileA, WriteFile, CloseHandle, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetTempPathA, CreateThread, GetSystemDefaultLCID, FindFirstFileA, FindClose, GetModuleFileNameA, SetCurrentDirectoryA, CreateMutexA, GetLastError, lstrcmpiA, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32First, GetCurrentProcessId, OpenProcess, FormatMessageA, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, DeleteFileA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, SetFilePointer, GetFileSize, GetLocalTime, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, ReleaseMutex, OpenMutexA, GetCurrentProcess, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersionExA, Sleep, GetComputerNameA, GetLocaleInfoA, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, Process32Next, GlobalLock, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, CreateProcessA, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, lstrlenA, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, GetTempFileNameA, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, HeapFree, GetCommandLineA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoA, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, ExitProcess, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThread, GetACP, GetOEMCP, HeapSize, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, FatalAppExitA, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, IsValidCodePage, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, ReadFile, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoW, CreateFileW, SetEndOfFile, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, TerminateProcess, WaitForSingleObject, GetProcAddress, GlobalUnlock, LoadLibraryA
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, SHGetFolderPathA
user32.dll
RegisterClassA, WaitForInputIdle, LoadStringW, DispatchMessageA, TranslateMessage, LoadStringA, DefWindowProcA, FindWindowA, SendMessageA, RegisterWindowMessageA, KillTimer, PostQuitMessage, GetMessageA, RegisterClassExA, CreateWindowExA, SetTimer, LoadCursorA
winspool.drv
EnumPrinterDriversA, XcvDataW, ClosePrinter, EnumPortsA, GetPrinterDataA, OpenPrinterA, GetPrinterDriverDirectoryA, GetPrinterA, DocumentPropertiesA, EnumPrintersA

dkadgmon.exe

By Dell Inc (Signed)

Remove dkadgmon.exe
Version:   0.1.25.0
MD5:   9fbd5e26f8a1b50818cdba89ef45efa4
SHA1:   b3c4bb356710af0c88e1d7ab60ebda38aab8871c
SHA256:   f4328ac5a50df547771264579090b2817a8ab549ebf5798988a7c1f5f830525b

Overview

dkadgmon.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by Dell Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate (6.0.6002.131072).

DetailsDetails

File name:dkadgmon.exe
Description:Printer Device Monitor
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\dell v520 series\dkadgmon.exe
File version:0.1.25.0
Size:929.35 KB (951,656 bytes)
Build date:9/7/2012 12:39 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Dell Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Expiration date:Saturday, December 15, 2012
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'DKADGmon' → "C:\Program Files\Dell V520 Series\DKADGmon.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00084155%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00019044%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00065110%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:78,344 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:12,230,627/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:10.14 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.7 MB
Private (minimum):3.07 MB
Non-paged memory:10.14 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:87.63 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):96.72 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.18 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.46 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:5,036/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:37 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:87/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:7 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:63.72 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3,248/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:177
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI USER count:4
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\dell v520 series\dkadgmon.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
dkadg_32serv.dll (Printer Communication System)
Total CPU:0.20243564%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.11540178%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.08703386%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:4,837,784/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:3/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.08 MB
1.16 MB
DKADGmon.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.06863060%
Kernel CPU:0.05399782%
User CPU:0.01463278%
CPU cycles:1,649,673/sec
Context switches:4/sec
Memory:948 KB
dkadg_32usb1.dll (Printer Communication System)
Total CPU:0.00287270%
Kernel CPU:0.00157101%
User CPU:0.00130169%
CPU cycles:289,892/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:720 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 Vista Ultimate 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Intel 100.00%
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