Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1.0.0.0	12.56%
1.0.0.0	2.51%
1.0.0.0	1.51%
1.0.0.0	2.51%
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(Note, Advanced Micro Devices publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

atidxx64.dll (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Radeon DirectX 11 Driver by AMD PMP-PE CB Code Signer v20140501)
atiuxp64.dll (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc PowerXpress Vista DX10 User Mode Driver by AMD PMP-PE CB Code Signer v20140501)
atiumd6a.dll (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Radeon Video Acceleration Universal Driver by AMD PMP-PE CB Code Signer v20140501)
atiumd64.dll (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Radeon DirectX Universal Driver by AMD PMP-PE CB Code Signer v20140501)
atiu9p64.dll (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc PowerXpress Vista User Mode Driver by AMD PMP-PE CB Code Signer v20140501)
aticfx64.dll (AMD Inc. Radeon DirectX 11 Driver by AMD PMP-PE CB Code Signer v20140501)
cli.aspect.powerxpress.graphics.dashboard.ni.dll (AMD Catalyst Control Center by Advanced Micro Devices)
localization.foundation.implementation.cs_localization.dll (by Advanced Micro Devices)
dem.graphics.i0901.ni.dll (by Advanced Micro Devices)
dem.graphics.i0710.ni.dll (by Advanced Micro Devices)
dem.graphics.i0702.ni.dll (by Advanced Micro Devices)
cli.aspect.powerxpress.graphics.shared.ni.dll (AMD Catalyst Control Center by Advanced Micro Devices)
cli.aspect.powerxpress.graphics.runtime.ni.dll (AMD Catalyst Control Center by Advanced Micro Devices)
cli.aspect.powerxpress.graphics.dashboard.dll (AMD Catalyst Control Center by Advanced Micro Devices)
cli.aspect.powerxpress.graphics.shared.dll (AMD Catalyst Control Center by Advanced Micro Devices)
cli.aspect.powerxpress.graphics.runtime.dll (AMD Catalyst Control Center by Advanced Micro Devices)
atiamita.dll (AMD Desktop Component by Advanced Micro Devices)

fuel.service.exe

AMD Fuel Service by Advanced Micro Devices

Remove fuel.service.exe

Version:	1.0.0.0
MD5:	a813f97446e9e2dcfa5a37fb252c45b8
SHA1:	66142e30ecf08204ed70052345ff1ea23967bbfb
SHA256:	f2c04f4516b48800b048309c9ce3fba51c183511160dae62aea765bba936cd00

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). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

Details

File name:	fuel.service.exe
Publisher:	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product name:	AMD Fuel Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\ati technologies\ati.ace\fuel\fuel.service.exe
Original name:	Fuel.Service.exe.MUI
File version:	1.0.0.0
Size:	353.5 KB (361,984 bytes)
Build date:	2/14/2012 7:16 PM
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Behaviors

Service

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

'AMD FUEL Service'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00082761%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00059223%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00023537%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	78 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	5.58 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	11.07 MB
Private (minimum):	10.94 MB
Non-paged memory:	5.58 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	75.18 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	77.18 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	11.07 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	11.1 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	6	12
Handles:	134	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-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)

Threads

Averages

sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.00234570%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00234570%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00000000%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	38,099/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	124 KB	1.16 MB
Fuel.Service.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00093827%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000000%
User CPU:	0.00093827%
CPU cycles:	13,040/sec
Memory:	376 KB

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	47.74%
Windows 7 Ultimate	16.08%
Windows 8	11.56%
Windows 8.1	6.03%
Windows 8 Pro	5.03%
Windows 8.1 Pro	4.02%
Windows 7 Professional	3.52%
Windows 7 Home Basic	2.01%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	1.51%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	1.01%
Windows 8 Single Language	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	0.50%
Windows 7 Starter	0.50%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 62.81% of AMD Fuel Service.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Hewlett-Packard	50.00%
Acer	12.35%
Lenovo	8.64%
Toshiba	8.64%
ASUS	8.64%
GIGABYTE	3.09%
MSI	2.47%
Sony	2.47%
Samsung	1.23%
Gateway	1.23%
Dell	1.23%

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