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IAANTmon.exe
RAID Monitor by Intel Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 8.5.0.1032 |
MD5: | 3e42c4691aad4b1e8d0466f9cbf05cbe |
SHA1: | 039537543231ff6977a5a792c311f5d96b7baf70 |
SHA256: | 8f53a86b97a25ce92d6a3eb9720f86308252c5b7a4bc62218ff8788229b132b8 |
What is IAANTmon.exe?
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
IAANTMon.exe runs as a service under the name Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IAANTMON) within the local user context. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Intel® Matrix Storage Manager published by Intel Corporation, Intel® Turbo Memory from Intel Corporation and Intel® Turbo Memory by Intel Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | IAANTMon.exe |
Publisher: | Intel Corporation |
Product name: | RAID Monitor |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaantmon.exe |
File version: | 8.5.0.1032 |
Size: | 346.52 KB (354,840 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Intel Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Wednesday, April 12, 2006 |
Expiration date: | Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
Digital DNA |
Entropy: | 6.434286 |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
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Programs
The following programs will install this file
“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 ...”
Intel Turbo Memory is a technology introduced by Intel Corporation that uses NAND flash memory modules to reduce the time it takes for a computer to power up, access programs, and write data to the hard drive. It is supported by most of the Core 2 Mobile chipset series, but not by the newer Core i Series mobile chipsets. The Turbo memory cache connects to a motherboard via a mini-PCIe interface. It supports features available in Microso...
“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 ...”
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'IAANTMON' (Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00235316% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00120731% | |
User CPU: | 0.00114585% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 2,866,352 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 751,608/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 3.12 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 6.06 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 5.48 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 3.12 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 53.24 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 60.77 MB | |
Working set: | 5.66 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 7.75 MB | |
Page faults: | 2,462/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 11.68 KB/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1,047/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 4 | |
Handles: | 162 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 32-bit |
Command line: | "C:\Program Files\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaantmon.exe" |
Owner: | User |
Windows Service |
Service name: | SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IAANTMON |
Display name: | Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor |
Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.67% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
24.44% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.07% |
|
Windows Vista Home Basic |
6.67% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
6.67% |
|
Windows 7 Starter |
6.67% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
5.19% |
|
Microsoft Windows XP |
4.44% |
|
Windows Vista Business |
2.96% |
|
Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.48% |
|
Windows 8 |
0.74% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 56.35% of RAID Monitor.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Sony |
18.97% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
16.38% |
|
Dell |
15.52% |
|
ASUS |
15.52% |
|
Acer |
14.66% |
|
Toshiba |
8.62% |
|
Gateway |
6.90% |
|
Lenovo |
3.45% |
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