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%
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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)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

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, GetFileMUIPath, GetThreadPreferredUILanguages, 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, CoInitialize, 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

LoadStringW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, DispatchMessageW, DefWindowProcW, UnregisterPowerSettingNotification, SendMessageW, GetMessageW, UnregisterClassW, TranslateMessage, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterPowerSettingNotification

version.dll

VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW

wtsapi32.dll

WTSFreeMemory, WTSEnumerateSessionsW, WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification, WTSRegisterSessionNotification

fuel.service.exe

AMD Fuel Service by Advanced Micro Devices

Remove fuel.service.exe

Version:	1.0.0.0
MD5:	e260339bb8a9e017fa717ff02e29ffbf
SHA1:	9d505f5f911552ca90d4c6c86458337ec129c627
SHA256:	a7330188888d0ff94e76583623974eac5a77893c9af15e7762faf986efd4524b

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:	12/5/2011 10:15 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:	0.00001357%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00001024%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00000334%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	47 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	1,658/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	5.18 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	8.12 MB
Private (minimum):	4.05 MB
Non-paged memory:	5.18 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	75.91 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	80.03 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.87 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	11.34 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	3,482/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:	2 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	7	12
Handles:	139	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)

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