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3.0.3004.0 33.33%
3.0.3003.0 8.33%
3.0.3001.0 58.33%

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HotkeyUtility.exe

Hotkey Utility by Acer Incorporated (Signed)

Remove HotkeyUtility.exe

Overview

There are 3 versions of hotkeyutility.exe in the wild, the latest version being 3.0.3004.0. hotkeyutility.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The process utilizes the Windows Task Scheduler to automatically launch the file as a process when a user logs into Windows. The average file size is about 521.97 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Acer Incorporated by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Hotkey Utility from Acer Incorporated. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0017% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.35 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.01 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.08 KB per minute for reads and 164 Bytes per minute for writes.

DetailsDetails

File name:hotkeyutility.exe
Publisher:Acer Incorporated
Product name:Hotkey Utility
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\gateway\hotkey utility\hotkeyutility.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Acer Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, September 2, 2010
Expiration date:Friday, September 13, 2013

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Hotkey Utility.)
Acer Incorporated
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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. Hotk...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of hotkeyutility.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Scheduled tasks
  • The job 'Hotkey Utility' runs on logon in the path '\Hotkey Utility'
  • Entry path '\Hotkey Utility'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\Hotkey Utility'

VersionsAll file variations of hotkeyutility.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
280b64f6bfcede6d67d261eb808aa617 2b7b6317a2e8b5e4a6c8c7a80b946567d63327d1 512.64 KB
f7d2e592a878d390a15e801500999939 4cdb1e069f692fca12eedb3b6c7873f03ed6590e 512.64 KB
7a5e3b9111a2253bae627e2bc9893108 92f1e539108fae6672da05371f9103994eeff817 540.64 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 75.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 25.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of Hotkey Utility.
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