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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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advapi32.dll
SetSecurityInfo, LookupAccountSidW, GetUserNameW, LookupAccountNameW, ConvertStringSidToSidW, RegEnumValueW, ImpersonateSelf, RevertToSelf, SetThreadToken, EqualSid, ReportEventW, GetSidLengthRequired, InitializeSid, GetTokenInformation, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, CopySid, IsValidSid, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, GetSidSubAuthority, GetLengthSid, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, MakeSelfRelativeSD, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, MakeAbsoluteSD, GetSecurityDescriptorControl, GetAclInformation, InitializeAcl, AddAce, CloseEventLog, DeregisterEventSource, OpenEventLogW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegEnumKeyA, RegQueryValueExA, RegEnumValueA, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, GetAce, IsValidAcl, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, SetSecurityDescriptorSacl, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
crypt32.dll
CryptEncodeObject
gdi32.dll
DeleteObject, DeleteDC, CreateCompatibleDC, GdiFlush, StretchBlt, CreatePalette, RealizePalette, GetObjectW, CreateDIBSection, SetStretchBltMode, GetCurrentObject, GetDIBColorTable, SelectPalette, BitBlt, SelectObject
kernel32.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, StringFromCLSID, CLSIDFromString, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitialize
secur32.dll
GetUserNameExW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
GetCursorPos, wsprintfW, CharNextW, DestroyWindow, LoadStringW, RegisterWindowMessageW, BroadcastSystemMessageW, GetPropW, PostMessageW, SetWindowLongW, SendMessageW, SetFocus, LoadImageW, OpenDesktopW, SetThreadDesktop, CloseDesktop, GetWindow, ReleaseCapture, GetSystemMetrics, SetCapture, ShowWindow, ClientToScreen, MoveWindow, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, GetClientRect, GetWindowRect, GetParent, GetUserObjectSecurity, MapWindowPoints, IntersectRect, SetWindowPos, UpdateLayeredWindow, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetAsyncKeyState, MessageBoxW, GetForegroundWindow, ReplyMessage, SystemParametersInfoW, FindWindowW, PostQuitMessage, CallWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, UnregisterClassA, LoadMenuW, GetSubMenu, DeleteMenu, AppendMenuW, SetMenuDefaultItem, TrackPopupMenu, DestroyMenu, IsWindow, GetClassNameW, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowTextW, GetDesktopWindow, DefWindowProcW, PostThreadMessageW, LockWorkStation, KillTimer, SetTimer, PeekMessageW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, CreateWindowExW, GetClassInfoExW, RegisterClassExW, SendMessageTimeoutW, LoadCursorW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, AttachThreadInput, SetForegroundWindow, GetMessageTime, GetDoubleClickTime

dpagent.exe

DigitalPersona Personal by DigitalPersona (Signed)

Remove dpagent.exe
Version:   3.0.1.2761
MD5:   3077bdebe139a47bf10501649cca5e5e
SHA1:   9932adabc6d6818f2c31ac8fc9b5613856ec1e9e
SHA256:   bc2c633f90b6eec862f63f2205667f88cf4a4509f5903da2d2e1a62d83a196b0

Overview

dpagent.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent dphostw.exe (DigitalPersona Personal by DigitalPersona). 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 DigitalPersona which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6001.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:dpagent.exe
Publisher:DigitalPersona, Inc.
Product name:DigitalPersona Personal
Description:DigitalPersona Local Agent
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\digitalpersona\bin\dpagent.exe
Original name:DPPRAgnt.EXE
File version:3.0.1.2761
Size:683.06 KB (699,456 bytes)
Build date:3/13/2008 12:04 PM
Certificate
Issued to:DigitalPersona
Authority (CA):VeriSign
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'
  • 'DpAgent' → C:\Program Files\DigitalPersona\Bin\dpagent.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00134284%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00093399%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00040885%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:250 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:310/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:11.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):12.65 MB
Private (minimum):11.31 MB
Non-paged memory:11.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:100.66 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):105.66 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:12.64 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.68 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:7,877/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:3 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:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:242
600
GUI GDI count:32
103
GUI USER count:24
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\digitalpersona\bin\dpagent.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:dphostw.exe (DigitalPersona Personal by DigitalPersona)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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