Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

2, 5, 3505, 0 47.83%
2, 5, 3014, 0 26.09%
2, 5, 3009, 1 17.39%
2, 5, 3003, 0 4.35%
1.00.3004 4.35%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

HotkeyUtility.exe

Hotkey Utility by Acer Incorporated (Signed)

Remove HotkeyUtility.exe
Version:   2, 5, 3009, 1
MD5:   0540c38069cd5212b241e62ac1990201
SHA1:   8c5191f8a7bfaf1aee518f12819e4f07f4c5f398
SHA256:   daad37478187b62d27fcf2d2a979c76c8b465ff4f56215be259d18ef3cbc9e73

What is HotkeyUtility.exe?

The Hotkey utility is a system program that controls the use of special functions key, or hotkeys on many OEM laptops.

Overview

HotkeyUtility.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent ccSvcHst.exe (Symantec Security Technologies by Symantec Corporation). 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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Hotkey Utility published by Acer Incorporated, Hotkey Utility from Packard Bell and Hotkey Utility by Packard Bell.

DetailsDetails

File name:HotkeyUtility.exe
Product name:Hotkey Utility
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\emachines\hotkey utility\hotkeyutility.exe
File version:2, 5, 3009, 1
Product version:2.05.3009
Size:597.53 KB (611,872 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Acer Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, September 2, 2010
Expiration date:Friday, September 13, 2013
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.215255
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Acer Incorporated
12% remove
Acer Hotkey Utility is a desktop utility to hide programs and windows, instantly shutdown, restart or logoff, open unlimited amounts of websites, programs, games, files, folders, drives and more. Hotkey Utility is instaled by default with all new Acer computers.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Hotkey Utility' → C:\Program Files\eMachines\Hotkey Utility\HotkeyUtility.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00028238%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00019160%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00009077%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:338 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:12,826/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.51 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.42 MB
Private (minimum):2.48 MB
Non-paged memory:6.51 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:96.83 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):106.38 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.94 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.1 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:9,035/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:890 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:185
600
GUI GDI count:54
103
GUI GDI peak:58
142
GUI USER count:30
49
GUI USER peak:31
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\emachines\hotkey utility\hotkeyutility.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\acer\hotkey utility\hotkeyutility.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:ccSvcHst.exe (Symantec Security Technologies by Symantec Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 90.48%
Windows 7 Home Basic 9.52%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 57.89% of Hotkey Utility.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 100.00%
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