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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, InitiateSystemShutdownW, InitiateSystemShutdownExW, LookupAccountSidW, GetTokenInformation, GetSidLengthRequired, InitializeSid, GetSidSubAuthority, CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, InitializeAcl, AddAce, GetAclInformation, GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, GetSecurityDescriptorControl, MakeAbsoluteSD, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW
comctl32.dll
PropertySheetW, DestroyPropertySheetPage, CreatePropertySheetPageW
comdlg32.dll
GetOpenFileNameW, GetSaveFileNameW
gdi32.dll
RealizePalette, SelectPalette, SelectObject, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteObject
kernel32.dll
SetEvent, GetCurrentThreadId, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, FlushInstructionCache, CreateFileW, GetLastError, ReadFile, ReadFileEx, WriteFile, GetOverlappedResult, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, GetFileSize, GetTempPathW, GetTempFileNameW, DeleteFileW, MoveFileW, CreateFileMappingW, UnmapViewOfFile, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentDirectoryW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetModuleFileNameW, CopyFileW, Sleep, Process32NextW, Process32FirstW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, OpenProcess, CreateThread, WaitForSingleObject, MulDiv, WaitForSingleObjectEx, SetLastError, GetVersionExW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateProcessW, ReleaseMutex, MapViewOfFile, CreateMutexW, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCommandLineW, GetExitCodeProcess, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, SetThreadLocale, InterlockedExchange, GetSystemTime, GetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, GetProcAddress, DebugBreak, HeapSetInformation, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, RaiseException, lstrcpynW, MultiByteToWideChar, SetFileAttributesW, FindResourceExW, CreateEventW, CloseHandle, GetCurrentProcess, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, GetSystemInfo, GetCurrentProcessId, GetModuleHandleW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetProcessHeap, CreateFileA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringA, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, WideCharToMultiByte, RtlUnwind, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryA, LCMapStringW, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, HeapSize, IsDebuggerPresent, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, OutputDebugStringW, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, GetThreadLocale, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, VirtualFree, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, ExitProcess, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetStartupInfoW
ole32.dll
CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW
shlwapi.dll
PathFindFileNameW, AssocQueryStringW, PathAppendW, PathFindExtensionW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
SetWindowLongW, GetActiveWindow, GetWindow, GetDlgItem, IsWindow, ExitWindowsEx, PostMessageW, DefWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, MonitorFromWindow, GetMonitorInfoW, GetWindowRect, GetParent, GetClientRect, MapWindowPoints, SetWindowPos, SetWindowTextW, RegisterWindowMessageW, SendMessageW, UnhookWindowsHookEx, CallNextHookEx, SetWindowsHookExW, MessageBoxW, CallWindowProcW, GetSystemMetrics, SetDlgItemTextW, UnregisterClassA, DestroyWindow, EndDialog, DialogBoxParamW, LoadImageW, GetDC, ReleaseDC, ShowWindow, EnableWindow, LoadCursorW, SetCursor, GetDesktopWindow
userenv.dll
ExpandEnvironmentStringsForUserW
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW

hotfixinstaller.exe

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove hotfixinstaller.exe
Version:   9.0.40302.0 built by: Decatur
MD5:   3e83477af01ef02be779dc0f26b2def7
SHA1:   50de3c4ed6fa3f6f4c1c99576ed0a5009f72b8a6
SHA256:   1e72d035536586e868ab756db998292756459be99ad321905f35542fbf8f08e6

Overview

hotfixinstaller.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 ndp20sp2-kb976576-x86.exe (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 by Microsoft Corporation). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation. This particular version is usually found on Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608).

DetailsDetails

File name:hotfixinstaller.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008
Description:HOTIRON Hotfix Installer
Typical file path:C:\5e2c5a7e91f2c652f56fa6b4233bb4\hotfixinstaller.exe
Original name:update.exe
File version:9.0.40302.0 built by: Decatur
Product version:9.0.40302.0
Size:311.33 KB (318,800 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.04907767%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.04336852%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00570914%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:6,859 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:195/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.44 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.45 MB
Private (minimum):4.07 MB
Non-paged memory:3.44 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:45.46 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):157.42 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.45 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.09 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:5913
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:10
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\5e2c5a7e91f2c652f56fa6b4233bb4\hotfixinstaller.exe /q /norestart
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:ndp20sp2-kb976576-x86.exe (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msi.dll
Total CPU:0.59154476%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.36007073%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.23147404%
0.165382%
Context switches:79/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.73 MB
1.16 MB
HotFixInstaller.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.23770848%
Kernel CPU:0.07440249%
User CPU:0.16330599%
Context switches:23/sec
Memory:320 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 100.00%
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