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%

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HotkeyUtility.exe

Hotkey Utility by Acer Incorporated (Signed)

Remove HotkeyUtility.exe
Version:   1.00.3004
MD5:   84f122bffa0638ce735e891620ef7754
SHA1:   3cddfaa9307e3c104a8d82dbd0d686cc12288e1b

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 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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Hotkey Utility published by Acer Incorporated, Hotkey Utility from Acer Incorporated and Hotkey Utility by Acer Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Acer Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:HotkeyUtility.exe
Product name:Hotkey Utility
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\emachines\hotkey utility\hotkeyutility.exe
File version:1.00.3004
Size:614.53 KB (629,280 bytes)
Build date:8/18/2009 5:15 PM
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:0.00033415%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00024373%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00009042%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:125 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:3.6 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.13 MB
Private (minimum):9.51 MB
Non-paged memory:3.6 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:71.45 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):81.03 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.51 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.13 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:223
600
GUI GDI count:54
103
GUI GDI peak:57
142
GUI USER count:46
49
GUI USER peak:46
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\acer\hotkey utility\hotkeyutility.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
HotkeyUtility.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00048829%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00030518%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00018311%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:18,108/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:624 KB
1.16 MB
ole32.dll (Microsoft OLE for Windows by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00024426%
Kernel CPU:0.00024426%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:3,324/sec
Memory:1.36 MB

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 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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