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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueA, RegEnumKeyA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegEnumValueA, RegCreateKeyA, RegSetValueExA, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetTokenInformation, EqualSid, FreeSid, RegOpenKeyA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueA, AdjustTokenPrivileges
gdi32.dll
ExtTextOutA, Escape, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, CreatePatternBrush, TextOutA, CreateFontIndirectA, GetTextExtentPoint32A, PtVisible, RectVisible, GetPixel, SelectObject, RoundRect, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreateRectRgn, CombineRgn, GetObjectA, Rectangle, CreatePen, CreateSolidBrush, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, CreatePolygonRgn, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateFontA, SetMapMode, SetBkMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, GetDeviceCaps, CreateBitmap, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, GetStockObject, DeleteDC, DeleteObject
kernel32.dll
SetErrorMode, RtlUnwind, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, RaiseException, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, ExitProcess, FlushFileBuffers, HeapSize, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetACP, IsValidCodePage, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, GetStdHandle, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, WritePrivateProfileStringA, GetModuleHandleW, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, TlsFree, DeleteCriticalSection, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, EnterCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, GlobalFlags, GetCurrentThread, ConvertDefaultLocale, EnumResourceLanguagesA, GetLocaleInfoA, InterlockedExchange, lstrcmpA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetModuleFileNameW, GlobalAlloc, FormatMessageA, MulDiv, lstrlenA, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, FreeLibrary, CompareStringA, SetLastError, lstrcmpW, GetVersionExA, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GlobalFree, FreeResource, LoadLibraryA, WaitForSingleObject, TerminateThread, CreateThread, MultiByteToWideChar, LocalFree, CreateProcessA, GetLogicalDrives, GetDriveTypeA, CreateFileA, DeviceIoControl, GetSystemDefaultLCID, GetSystemPowerStatus, FindFirstFileA, FindClose, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcess, CloseHandle, SetSystemPowerState, CreateMutexA, GetLastError, Sleep, ReleaseMutex, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleFileNameA, WinExec, WideCharToMultiByte, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, OutputDebugStringA
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitialize, CoInitializeSecurity, CoUninitialize, PropVariantClear
powrprof.dll
IsPwrHibernateAllowed, PowerGetActiveScheme, PowerReadDCValueIndex, CallNtPowerInformation
rtkpropertystore.dll
CreateDolbyHTProperty
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathA, ShellExecuteA, Shell_NotifyIconA, DragFinish, DragQueryFileA
shlwapi.dll
PathFindExtensionA, PathFindFileNameA, SHDeleteValueA
user32.dll
GetSysColorBrush, LoadCursorA, UnregisterClassA, GrayStringA, DrawTextExA, DrawTextA, TabbedTextOutA, FillRect, MoveWindow, SetWindowTextA, IsDialogMessageA, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, ModifyMenuA, GetMenuState, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, SendDlgItemMessageA, WinHelpA, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongA, GetClassNameA, SetPropA, GetPropA, RemovePropA, GetFocus, GetWindowTextLengthA, GetLastActivePopup, DispatchMessageA, BeginDeferWindowPos, EndDeferWindowPos, GetTopWindow, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, PeekMessageA, MapWindowPoints, GetMenuItemInfoA, UpdateWindow, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, MessageBoxA, GetClassInfoExA, GetClassInfoA, GetSysColor, AdjustWindowRectEx, ScreenToClient, EqualRect, DeferWindowPos, CopyRect, GetDlgCtrlID, CallWindowProcA, GetMenu, OffsetRect, IntersectRect, SystemParametersInfoA, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindow, GetDesktopWindow, SetActiveWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamA, IsWindow, GetDlgItem, IsWindowEnabled, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, GetActiveWindow, GetCursorPos, TrackPopupMenu, SetMenuDefaultItem, LoadMenuA, GetSubMenu, RegisterClassA, RegisterClassExA, InflateRect, UnpackDDElParam, EnableWindow, GetWindowRect, ClientToScreen, DestroyWindow, BeginPaint, EndPaint, DefWindowProcA, CreateWindowExA, PtInRect, ReleaseCapture, SetRect, SetCapture, GetClientRect, RegisterDeviceNotificationA, RegisterPowerSettingNotification, RegisterHotKey, ShowWindow, FindWindowW, BringWindowToTop, keybd_event, UnregisterPowerSettingNotification, UnregisterHotKey, UnregisterDeviceNotification, ReuseDDElParam, DestroyMenu, LoadAcceleratorsA, InsertMenuItemA, CreatePopupMenu, SetRectEmpty, TranslateAcceleratorA, ShowOwnedPopups, SetCursor, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, ValidateRect, PostQuitMessage, SetMenu, GetWindowDC, GetWindowTextA, GetForegroundWindow, GetSystemMetrics, LoadBitmapA, SetWindowRgn, InvalidateRect, SetTimer, KillTimer, SetWindowLongA, GetWindowLongA, SendMessageA, SetForegroundWindow, FindWindowA, PostMessageA, GetDC, ReleaseDC, GetParent, IsWindowVisible, GetWindowThreadProcessId, wsprintfA, RegisterWindowMessageA, IsZoomed, IsIconic, EnumWindows, LoadIconA, GetKeyState, SetFocus, SetWindowPos, ExitWindowsEx, WaitForInputIdle
winspool.drv
DocumentPropertiesA, OpenPrinterA, ClosePrinter

HotKey.exe

OSD by LG Electronics

Remove HotKey.exe
Version:   5.01.1004.2601
MD5:   422ea40c144352069707e24caa0a4d5d
SHA1:   d8db5836f17ccc885f546cd737c55057fdb6ba48

Overview

hotkey.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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).

DetailsDetails

File name:hotkey.exe
Publisher:LG Electronics Inc.
Product name:OSD
Description:LG OSD
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\lg software\lg osd\hotkey.exe
File version:5.01.1004.2601
Size:3.47 MB (3,643,392 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'KeybdUtility' → C:\Program Files\LG Software\LG OSD\HotKey.exe
  • 'zOSD' → C:\Program Files\LG Software\LG OSD\HotKey.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00006413%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002115%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004298%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:10,319 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:163,611/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:20.99 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.88 MB
Private (minimum):2.34 MB
Non-paged memory:20.99 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:108.52 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):115.98 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.94 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):16.47 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:27,735/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:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:180
600
GUI GDI count:100
103
GUI GDI peak:106
142
GUI USER count:20
49
GUI USER peak:24
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\lg software\lg osd\hotkey.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01045785%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01045785%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:42,797/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.23 MB
1.16 MB
HotKey.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00175474%
Kernel CPU:0.00068163%
User CPU:0.00107311%
CPU cycles:138,336/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:3.5 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:0.00004743%
Kernel CPU:0.00001408%
User CPU:0.00003335%
CPU cycles:446/sec
Memory:228 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 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

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