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VersionsAdditional versions

8, 0, 6008, 0 33.33%
8, 0, 6007, 0 33.33%
8, 0, 6003, 0 33.33%

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icq.exe

ICQ by I C Q LTD (Signed)

Remove icq.exe
Version:   8, 0, 6008, 0
MD5:   f3c0e88b84cf54078362361919d927a9
SHA1:   14478933ed5fc0a1c85c03135384f383550d840c
SHA256:   526135dc4f61ada66bca44908f8539aa282b5f7dfe0e1188a1609b77ba23b1c4

Overview

icq.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). The file is digitally signed by I C Q LTD which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:icq.exe
Publisher:ICQ
Product name:ICQ
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\icqm\icq.exe
File version:8, 0, 6008, 0
Size:26.3 MB (27,578,728 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:I C Q LTD
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Expiration date:Monday, July 8, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ICQ' → C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\ICQM\icq.exe -CU
Network connections
  • [TCP] bos-p025c-rdr1.blue.icq.net (205.188.11.20:443)

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00132241%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00057931%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00074310%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:15,719 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:70/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:66.39 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):76.45 MB
    Private (minimum):52.38 MB
    Non-paged memory:66.39 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:194.53 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):203.72 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:52.38 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):76.49 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:129,430/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:4.8 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:2/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:7.99 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:35.43 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:2,312/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:15
    12
    Handles:1122
    600
    GUI GDI count:173
    103
    GUI USER count:91
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\icqm\icq.exe" -cu
    Owner:User
    Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    icq.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00190462%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.00100762%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00089700%
    0.165382%
    Context switches:9/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:26.64 MB
    1.16 MB
    ylusbtel.dll (YLUSBTEL Dynamic Link Library)
    Total CPU:0.00150158%
    Kernel CPU:0.00104732%
    User CPU:0.00045426%
    Context switches:5/sec
    Memory:860 KB

    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 Basic 33.33%
    Microsoft Windows XP 33.33%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 33.33%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    Russia installs about 33.33% of ICQ.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 66.67%
    ASUS 33.33%
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