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hale.exe
Hale by Newline Security Technology
Version: | 0,6,8,4 |
MD5: | 2469decec0e28cb3c83e7fc47cb4ad12 |
SHA1: | 6409fce7b0f64b3297346a5c82a632ce61d7fe8a |
Overview
hale.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536).
Details
File name: | hale.exe |
Publisher: | Newline Security Technology |
Product name: | Hale |
Description: | invisible file monitoring and repair |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\hale.exe |
File version: | 0,6,8,4 |
Product version: | 1,0,0,0 |
Size: | 2.07 MB (2,169,856 bytes) |
Build date: | 2/7/2009 1:33 PM |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | Yes |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Chew7Hale' → "C:\Windows\System32\hale.exe" /nolog
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.03793617% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00828666% | |
User CPU: | 0.02964951% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 109 ms/min | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 10.14 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 14.22 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 10.45 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 10.14 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 80.99 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 86.76 MB | |
Working set: | 10.45 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 14.22 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 2 | |
Handles: | 150 | |
GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 9 | |
GUI USER count: | 2 | |
GUI USER peak: | 2 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
100.00% |
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
100.00% |
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