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HotkeyUtility.exe
Hotkey Utility by Acer Incorporated (Signed)
Version: | 3.0.3003.0 |
MD5: | f7d2e592a878d390a15e801500999939 |
SHA1: | 4cdb1e069f692fca12eedb3b6c7873f03ed6590e |
SHA256: | 7f0079d45ae061419ffa57606386128d8f9df9ad78a641c9c306308a30dcc34d |
Overview
hotkeyutility.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is an auto-starting process that used the Windows Task Scheduler service to load when the user logs into Windows (sometimes this is required to bypass the UAC protection). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Hotkey Utility published by Acer Incorporated, Hotkey Utility from Gateway Incorporated and Hotkey Utility by Gateway Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Acer Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | hotkeyutility.exe |
Publisher: | Acer Incorporated |
Product name: | Hotkey Utility |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\gateway\hotkey utility\hotkeyutility.exe |
File version: | 3.0.3003.0 |
Size: | 512.64 KB (524,944 bytes) |
Build date: | 8/6/2012 4:52 PM |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Acer Incorporated |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Thursday, September 2, 2010 |
Expiration date: | Friday, September 13, 2013 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
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Programs
The following programs will install this file
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.
Behaviors
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'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00028947% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00027083% | |
User CPU: | 0.00001864% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 218 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 9,665/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 2.22 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 8.13 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 488 KB | |
Non-paged memory: | 2.22 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 83.36 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 89.67 MB | |
Working set: | 612 KB | |
Working set (peak): | 8.18 MB | |
Page faults: | 4,344/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 825 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 8 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 5 | |
Handles: | 170 | |
GUI GDI count: | 49 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 51 | |
GUI USER count: | 27 | |
GUI USER peak: | 28 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8 |
75.00% |
|
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
25.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 66.67% of Hotkey Utility.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Acer |
100.00% |
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