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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Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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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, 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:   fb45a78ede58c8468c156a7d4ecbf570
SHA1:   f70dec7a92dabd1f58c49b768770f87e18e9514c
SHA256:   a156a79b777a58ce266006e19170aefb56f73b13a88611c39575acff1a254c49

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:357 KB (365,568 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:0.00141800%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00101491%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00040310%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:156,082 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,468/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.17 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.22 MB
Private (minimum):7.95 MB
Non-paged memory:4.17 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:64.72 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):68.07 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.02 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.34 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,720/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:18 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:134
600

BehaviorsProcess 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)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00016555%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00012831%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00003724%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,703/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:124 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00011227%
Kernel CPU:0.00011227%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,145/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
Fuel.Service.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00006859%
Kernel CPU:0.00005818%
User CPU:0.00001042%
CPU cycles:938/sec
Memory:376 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

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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