Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.0.0 9.09%
1.0.0.0 40.91%
1.0.0.0 4.55%
1.0.0.0 13.64%
1.0.0.0 4.55%
1.0.0.0 4.55%
1.0.0.0 4.55%
1.0.0.0 4.55%
1.0.0.0 13.64%
(Note, Advanced Micro Devices publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
IsValidSid, LookupAccountSidW, GetTokenInformation, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, ControlService, StartServiceW, RegCreateKeyExW, CloseServiceHandle, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenServiceW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, SetServiceStatus, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, GetSidSubAuthority, OpenThreadToken, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, CreateServiceW
kernel32.dll
EncodePointer, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, GetProcessAffinityMask, SetThreadAffinityMask, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, InitializeCriticalSection, OpenProcess, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, ResetEvent, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, DeleteCriticalSection, CloseHandle, CreateThread, GetFullPathNameW, GetVersionExW, DecodePointer, GetLastError, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetTickCount64, IsValidLocaleName, SetThreadPreferredUILanguages, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW, GetTempPathW, GetProcAddress, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, FindFirstFileW, FreeLibrary, QueryPerformanceCounter, FindClose, FindNextFileW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteFileW, LocalFree, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, VerSetConditionMask, VerifyVersionInfoW, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, InterlockedCompareExchange, HeapSetInformation, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, WideCharToMultiByte, GetStdHandle
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CLSIDFromString, CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, StringFromGUID2, OleRun, CoCreateGuid, CoTaskMemFree
powrprof.dll
PowerDeleteScheme, PowerReadDescription, PowerReadFriendlyName, PowerEnumerate, PowerWriteACValueIndex, PowerWriteFriendlyName
rpcrt4.dll
RpcRevertToSelf, RpcServerUseProtseqEpW, RpcServerRegisterAuthInfoW, RpcImpersonateClient, RpcMgmtStopServerListening, NdrServerCall2, RpcServerListen, NdrClientCall2, RpcMgmtWaitServerListen, RpcServerRegisterIf
shell32.dll
SHCreateDirectoryExW, SHGetKnownFolderPath
user32.dll
UnregisterDeviceNotification, LoadStringW, DispatchMessageW, DefWindowProcW, SendMessageW, GetMessageW, UnregisterClassW, TranslateMessage, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, UnregisterPowerSettingNotification, RegisterPowerSettingNotification
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW
wtsapi32.dll
WTSFreeMemory, WTSEnumerateSessionsW, WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification, WTSRegisterSessionNotification

fuel.service.exe

FusionUtilityService by Advanced Micro Devices

Remove fuel.service.exe
Version:   1.0.0.0
MD5:   091251bb43cb86b2d57c187feb6f815f
SHA1:   a37a6cf8af9297a91e190e49109c9c8ffe3700a1
SHA256:   039ca030b14a50ff593f690a31e3a0ef698f62d5bd59ff9d639187e9d1e240f0

What is fuel.service.exe?

AMD Fuel Service is a Windows Service installed with AMD's Catalyst drivers for your AMD/ATI based graphics card for both onboard or add-on card video cards.

Overview

fuel.service.exe runs as a service under the name AMD FUEL Service with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access).

DetailsDetails

File name:fuel.service.exe
Publisher:Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product name:FusionUtilityService
Description:Fusion Utility-Dienst
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ati technologies\ati.ace\fuel\fuel.service.exe
Original name:FusionUtilityService.exe.mui
File version:1.0.0.0
Size:285 KB (291,840 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00001337%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001337%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:156,001 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:34/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:956 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.15 MB
Private (minimum):2.87 MB
Non-paged memory:956 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:44.56 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):53.63 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.94 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.98 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,658/min
2,039/min
I/O
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:5
12
Handles:89
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ati technologies\ati.ace\fuel\fuel.service.exe" /launchservice
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:AMD FUEL Service
Description:“Provides FUEL Functionality”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 55.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.00%
Windows 8.1 5.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 5.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Germany installs about 20.00% of FusionUtilityService.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 30.77%
Hewlett-Packard 30.77%
ASUS 15.38%
Medion 15.38%
Acer 7.69%
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