Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
| 1, 0, 63, 2 |
27.59% |
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| 1, 0, 62, 1 |
3.45% |
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| 1, 0, 61, 1 |
10.34% |
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| 1, 0, 60, 3 |
3.45% |
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| 1, 0, 59, 2 |
20.69% |
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| 1, 0, 58, 5 |
10.34% |
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| 1, 0, 57, 4 |
10.34% |
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| 1, 0, 56, 3 |
3.45% |
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| 1, 0, 52, 2 |
10.34% |
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Relationships
Parent process
Child processes
Related files
HControl.exe
ATK Hotkey by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 1, 0, 59, 2 |
| MD5: | 01f61f0f2b551eaee2c12619b13b93d2 |
| SHA1: | fb3ce310790f1533e7419ee94034ad8ef88696eb |
| SHA256: | 0174e5356447afe204413780443d0265c7789ac3ed8d5a05d19fff60ebf446ec |
What is HControl.exe?
The ASUS ATK Hotkey utilities are system programs that controls the use of special functions key, or hotkeys on most Asus laptops.
Overview
hcontrol.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent
asldrsrv.exe (ADSMSrv by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.). This is typically installed with the program ATK Package published by ASUS and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | hcontrol.exe |
| Publisher: | ASUS |
| Product name: | ATK Hotkey |
| Description: | HControl |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\asus\atk package\atk hotkey\hcontrol.exe |
| File version: | 1, 0, 59, 2 |
| Product version: | 1, 0, 59, 0 |
| Size: | 162.63 KB (166,528 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | ASUSTeK Computer Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, August 2, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, August 3, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
This package installs the software ATK Hotkey Driver and other ASUS drivers and software with various laptop models. It is pre-installed with new laptops and required to run various optional functionality. It is a set of utilities that will enable the functions of the button Fn on your keyboard. ATK packages are bundles of ASUS utility/driver software.
This utility enables the PC to communicate with all the attached hardware devices....
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00005645% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003670% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001975% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 208,852 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 82,033/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 5.86 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 7.89 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 6.94 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 5.86 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 92.18 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 97.56 MB | |
| Working set: | 7.2 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 7.99 MB | |
| Page faults: | 5,794/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 78 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 29 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 7 | |
| Handles: | 210 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 14 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 17 | |
| GUI USER count: | 8 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 11 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.46957295% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.46957295% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,882,352/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
| HControl.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00006664% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004580% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002084% | |
| CPU cycles: | 8,258/sec | |
| Memory: | 164 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
68.97% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.24% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
6.90% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
3.45% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.45% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 41.38% of ATK Hotkey.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
97.30% |
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| Acer |
2.70% |
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