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ETDCtrlHelper.exe

ELAN Smart-Pad by ELAN Microelectronics Corporation (Signed)

Remove ETDCtrlHelper.exe
Version:   8, 2, 0, 7
MD5:   9d7b768556877a1c6f9c67b09a3a34f9
SHA1:   fd7980aa0de75c23413dae9467532b43356c4b50
SHA256:   6c3e7478036188aaf115c7496efef93f1b5c4a6ff296807295fc003d16344c8f

What is ETDCtrlHelper.exe?

ETD Control Center Helper is part of the ELAN Smart-Pad, a type of multi-finger touch pad input device for laptops.

About ETDCtrlHelper.exe (from ELAN Microelectronics Corporation)

Smart pad (multi-finger touch pad) is a kind of NB input device. It's different from traditional touchpad, because it can support multi-finger gesture to let user interact with their notebook system m

Overview

etdctrlhelper.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent etdctrl.exe (ELAN Smart-Pad by ELAN Microelectronics Corporation). It is installed with a couple of know programs including ETDWare PS/2-X64 8.0.6.0_WHQL published by ELAN Microelectronic Corp., ETDWare PS/2-X64 8.0.7.2_WHQL from ELAN Microelectronic Corp. and ETDWare PS/2-X64 8.0.7.2_WHQL by ELAN Microelectronic Corp.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by ELAN Microelectronics Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:etdctrlhelper.exe
Publisher:ELAN Microelectronics Corp.
Product name:ELAN Smart-Pad
Description:ETD Control Center Helper
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\elantech\etdctrlhelper.exe
File version:8, 2, 0, 7
Size:2.26 MB (2,366,760 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ELAN Microelectronics Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Expiration date:Friday, November 7, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
ELAN Microelectronic Corp.
4% remove
ETDWare PS/2-x64 is the device driver installed for an Elan Microelectronics Touch Pad. ELAN's Smart Click-Pad eliminates the need of physical buttons since the entire touchpad functions as buttons. User can click almost anywhere on the touchpad to simulate the mouse left or right button click. It's different from traditional touchpad, because it can support multi-finger gesture to let the user interact with their laptop more intuitivel...

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00023651%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00014423%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00009228%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:14,318,766 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:5/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.41 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.39 MB
Private (minimum):6.73 MB
Non-paged memory:4.41 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:77.12 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):79.86 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.2 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.56 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:124,598/min
2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:149
600
GUI GDI count:38
103
GUI GDI peak:40
142
GUI USER count:8
49
GUI USER peak:8
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\elantech\etdctrlhelper.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:etdctrl.exe (ELAN Smart-Pad by ELAN Microelectronics Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.27%
Windows 8 27.16%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.88%
Windows 8.1 6.17%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.94%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.47%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.47%
Windows 8 Pro 2.47%
Windows 7 Starter 2.47%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.23%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.23%
Windows 7 Professional 1.23%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.33% of ELAN Smart-Pad.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 33.77%
Lenovo 20.78%
ASUS 20.78%
Samsung 18.18%
MSI 5.19%
Hewlett-Packard 1.30%
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