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VersionsAdditional versions

8.9.8.1005 2.54%
8.9.4.1004 8.47%
8.9.2.1002 5.08%
8.9.2.1002 2.54%
8.9.0.1023 31.36%
8.8.0.1009 0.85%
8.7.0.1007 4.24%
8.6.3.1004 0.85%
8.6.0.1007 4.24%
8.5.0.1032 4.24%
8.2.2.1001 0.85%
8.0.0.1039 8.47%
7.8.0.1013 0.85%
7.8.0.1013 0.85%
7.6.9.1002 5.93%
7.6.3.1004 0.85%
7.0.1.1001 9.32%
6.2.0.2002 2.54%
6.0.1.1002 4.24%
6.0.0.1022 0.85%
5.1.0.1022 0.85%

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advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyA, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA
comdlg32.dll
GetOpenFileNameA
gdi32.dll
PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutA, ExtTextOutA, Escape, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, DeleteObject, DeleteDC, GetStockObject, SetMapMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, ScaleWindowExtEx, SelectObject, GetDeviceCaps, CreateBitmap
kernel32.dll
FlushFileBuffers, GetCurrentProcess, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, RtlUnwind, ExitProcess, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, TerminateProcess, HeapDestroy, VirtualFree, SetFilePointer, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStdHandle, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, SetStdHandle, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, IsBadWritePtr, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, lstrcatA, lstrcmpW, GetProcAddress, lstrcpyA, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalFlags, lstrcmpA, TlsFree, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, EnterCriticalSection, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, GetModuleFileNameA, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, SetLastError, GlobalFree, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GetCurrentDirectoryA, SetCurrentDirectoryA, FindFirstFileA, FindNextFileA, FindClose, FormatMessageA, LocalFree, CreateEventA, lstrcpynA, CreateFileA, SetNamedPipeHandleState, CreateThread, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetOverlappedResult, ReadFile, CloseHandle, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, TerminateThread, WriteFile, Sleep, CreateMutexA, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA, GetModuleHandleA, lstrlenA, lstrcmpiA, GetVersion, GetLastError, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, HeapCreate, InterlockedExchange, GetSystemDefaultLangID, ConvertDefaultLocale, EnumResourceLanguagesA
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoCreateInstance
oleacc.dll
LresultFromObject, CreateStdAccessibleObject
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA, SHGetFolderPathA, Shell_NotifyIconA
user32.dll
CallWindowProcA, SystemParametersInfoA, IsIconic, GetWindowPlacement, CopyRect, SetMenuItemBitmaps, ModifyMenuA, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, LoadBitmapA, SetWindowLongA, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetKeyState, PeekMessageA, ValidateRect, ClientToScreen, GetWindow, GetDlgCtrlID, PtInRect, GetFocus, GetClassNameA, GetParent, GetLastActivePopup, IsWindowEnabled, UnhookWindowsHookEx, LoadCursorA, GetSystemMetrics, GetSysColor, GetSysColorBrush, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, GetSubMenu, EnableWindow, MessageBoxA, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, CreateWindowExA, UnregisterClassA, RegisterClassExA, DefWindowProcA, EndDialog, GetCursorPos, CreatePopupMenu, DestroyMenu, GetAsyncKeyState, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenuEx, InsertMenuItemA, SetTimer, KillTimer, DestroyIcon, DialogBoxParamA, LoadStringA, SetWindowPos, AdjustWindowRect, GetWindowLongA, GetClientRect, wsprintfA, CreateDialogParamA, PostMessageA, DestroyWindow, LoadImageA, SetWindowTextA, MessageBeep, GetDlgItem, GetWindowTextA, GetDC, SendMessageA, DrawTextA, ReleaseDC, ScreenToClient, RegisterClassA, GetWindowRect, PostQuitMessage, GetMenuState, GetDesktopWindow, MoveWindow, GrayStringA, DrawTextExA, TabbedTextOutA, RegisterWindowMessageA, WinHelpA, GetCapture, GetClassLongA, GetClassInfoExA, SetPropA, GetPropA, RemovePropA, GetForegroundWindow, GetTopWindow, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, LoadIconA, MapWindowPoints, GetMenu, AdjustWindowRectEx, GetClassInfoA
winspool.drv
DocumentPropertiesA, OpenPrinterA, ClosePrinter

IAAnotif.exe

RAID Event Monitor by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove IAAnotif.exe
Version:   8.9.8.1005
MD5:   7bd82c5ad184d7ae88cb4da3ee97de03
SHA1:   3c0ea7a4c0df2701a68ef6bb9babf2057597294a
SHA256:   132a1c3061e5ddee2e2e46ec345f236f978983cdf728d018c39a0bcbd0bb7c78

What is IAAnotif.exe?

Event Monitor User Notification Tool for the Intel RAID Event Monitor monitors the PC's hard drive for possible errors. If errors are discovered the software will attempt to fix them or alert the user to the discovered issues.

Overview

IAAnotif.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 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager published by Intel Corporation and Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager published by Intel Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:IAAnotif.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:RAID Event Monitor
Description:Event Monitor User Notification Tool
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaanotif.exe
File version:8.9.8.1005
Size:182.52 KB (186,904 bytes)
Build date:4/5/2010 7:40 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Expiration date:Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.741259
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Intel Corporation
3% remove
Intel Matrix Storage Technology provides new levels of protection, performance, and expandability in 2008 for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using one or multiple hard drives, users can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. When using more than one drive the user can have additional protection against data loss in the event of hard drive failure. Intel Matrix Storage Technology can also improve the ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware' → C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaanotif.exe
  • 'IAAnotif' → C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaanotif.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00002473%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002133%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000341%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:156,017 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,294/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.25 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.53 MB
Private (minimum):5.69 MB
Non-paged memory:4.25 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:72.33 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):76.99 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.31 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.54 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,046/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 write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:120
600
GUI GDI count:53
103
GUI GDI peak:54
142
GUI USER count:26
49
GUI USER peak:27
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaanotif.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.97%
Windows Vista Home Premium 19.63%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.76%
Windows Vista Home Basic 8.41%
Windows 7 Starter 8.41%
Windows 8 Pro 5.61%
Windows 7 Professional 3.74%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.74%
Windows Vista Business 1.87%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.87%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 53.06% of RAID Event Monitor.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 19.28%
Sony 19.28%
Acer 18.07%
ASUS 16.87%
Toshiba 12.05%
Dell 9.64%
Lenovo 4.82%
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