Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 0, 63, 2 27.59%
1, 0, 62, 1 3.45%
1, 0, 61, 1 10.34%
1, 0, 60, 3 3.45%
1, 0, 59, 2 20.69%
1, 0, 58, 5 10.34%
1, 0, 57, 4 10.34%
1, 0, 56, 3 3.45%
1, 0, 52, 2 10.34%

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advapi32.dll
RegEnumKeyExA, CreateProcessAsUserA, DuplicateTokenEx, LookupPrivilegeValueA, OpenProcessToken, AdjustTokenPrivileges, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA
gdi32.dll
GetDeviceCaps
kernel32.dll
GetTickCount, WinExec, GetLastError, CreateMutexA, OpenMutexA, CreateFileA, GetEnvironmentVariableA, SetLastError, GetCurrentProcess, GetVersionExA, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetSystemDirectoryA, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, LoadLibraryExA, SetCurrentDirectoryA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, GetDriveTypeA, GetLogicalDrives, LocalAlloc, CreateThread, InterlockedExchange, HeapSize, InitializeCriticalSection, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, ExitProcess, LCMapStringW, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringA, RaiseException, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventA, DeviceIoControl, CloseHandle, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, GetExitCodeThread, TerminateThread, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, Sleep, ResumeThread, SuspendThread, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, DeleteCriticalSection, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, WideCharToMultiByte, WriteFile, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoA, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, GetCommandLineA, RtlUnwind, HeapFree
ole32.dll
PropVariantClear, CoInitializeSecurity, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoCreateGuid, CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize
setupapi.dll
SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdA, SetupDiClassGuidsFromNameA, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathA, ShellExecuteA
user32.dll
CreateWindowExA, GetSystemMetrics, FindWindowA, DispatchMessageA, TranslateMessage, TranslateAcceleratorA, GetMessageA, LoadAcceleratorsA, RegisterWindowMessageA, GetDlgItem, ExitWindowsEx, keybd_event, GetCursorPos, LockWorkStation, PostMessageA, wsprintfA, DefWindowProcA, DestroyWindow, PostQuitMessage, RegisterClassExA, LoadCursorA, GetGUIThreadInfo, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetForegroundWindow, EnumDisplayDevicesA, DialogBoxParamA, IsDlgButtonChecked, EndDialog, MoveWindow, CheckDlgButton, SetTimer, GetDC, ReleaseDC, EnumDisplaySettingsA, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationA, KillTimer, LoadIconA
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
winmm.dll
mixerSetControlDetails, mixerGetControlDetailsA, mixerGetLineControlsA, mixerGetNumDevs, mciSendCommandA, mixerGetLineInfoA, mixerOpen, mixerClose, mixerGetDevCapsA
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken, WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification, WTSRegisterSessionNotification

HControl.exe

ATK Hotkey by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)

Remove HControl.exe
Version:   1, 0, 63, 2
MD5:   061c71a7bd897f28db052e7ad2b284a1
SHA1:   a930ece154ecfdb87e224666da9fed9cff2a48de
SHA256:   84e3ced0957325e08b5c0ee1c3fd8ca66d8e23b70bfc23611c9f74610e2419b7

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).

DetailsDetails

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, 63, 2
Product version:1, 0, 63, 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

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
ASUS
4% remove
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....

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00033629%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00017731%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00015898%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:58,656 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:30,289/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:7.12 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8 MB
Private (minimum):4.65 MB
Non-paged memory:7.12 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:88.53 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):93.61 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.49 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.02 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:8,609/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:13 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:174
600
GUI GDI count:14
103
GUI GDI peak:16
142
GUI USER count:8
49
GUI USER peak:10
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\asus\atk package\atk hotkey\hcontrol.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:asldrsrv.exe (ADSMSrv by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 68.97%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.24%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.90%
Windows 7 Professional 3.45%
Windows 8 Pro 3.45%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 41.38% of ATK Hotkey.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 97.30%
Acer 2.70%
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