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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegOpenKeyA, RegSetValueExW
hccutils.dll
LoadSTRING, LoadSTRINGW
kernel32.dll
WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, lstrlenA, lstrcmpiA, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleFileNameA, IsDBCSLeadByte, FreeLibrary, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceA, LoadLibraryExA, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersionExA, CreateEventA, Sleep, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, CreateMutexA, CloseHandle, GetCommandLineA, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetStdHandle, SetFilePointer, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetLastError, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenW, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, CompareFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, GetStringTypeA, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, InterlockedExchange, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalFree, RtlUnwind, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, HeapReAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, VirtualFree, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, HeapSize, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetExitCodeProcess, OpenProcess, Process32Next, Process32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, CreateProcessA, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemPowerStatus, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, IsValidCodePage, GetSystemDirectoryA, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, SetEndOfFile, ReadFile, DeleteFileA
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoRevokeClassObject, CoInitialize, CoSuspendClassObjects, CoTaskMemFree, StringFromGUID2, CoRegisterClassObject, OleRun
powrprof.dll
GetCurrentPowerPolicies
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExA, SHGetFolderPathA, SHCreateDirectoryExA, SHCreateDirectoryExW
user32.dll
FindWindowA, UnregisterClassA, EnumDisplaySettingsA, PostThreadMessageA, ChangeDisplaySettingsExA, RegisterClassA, CreateWindowExA, ChangeDisplaySettingsA, DispatchMessageA, SetTimer, PostQuitMessage, RegisterWindowMessageA, DefWindowProcA, KillTimer, GetMessageA, SendNotifyMessageA, PostMessageA, CharNextA, CharNextW, RegisterDeviceNotificationA, EnumDisplayDevicesA, BroadcastSystemMessageA

IGFXPERS.exe

Intel Common User Interface by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove IGFXPERS.exe
Version:   8.15.10.2817
MD5:   0543d78e2f868b3b1aa2fd6624fec922
SHA1:   8c81f7a725e792b79a740f34bf91cfcca1494fd4

What is IGFXPERS.exe?

The Common User Interface (persistence Module) is part of Intels Common User Interface for chipsets with integrated graphics controllers which allows user to change different driver properties through Windows User Interface. Quick access to the control panel via a System Tray icon.

Overview

igfxpers.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:igfxpers.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:Intel(R) Common User Interface
Description:persistence Module
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\igfxpers.exe
File version:8.15.10.2817
Size:430.31 KB (440,640 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, March 20, 2008
Expiration date:Saturday, April 23, 2011
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.550245
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Persistence' → C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00005976%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00003984%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001992%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:78 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:29,898/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.43 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.46 MB
Private (minimum):232 KB
Non-paged memory:2.43 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:95.77 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):96.85 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.45 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.44 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,420/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:123 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:15 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:49 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:177
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:10
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\igfxpers.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.50%
Windows 8.1 11.50%
Windows 8 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 7.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.50%
Windows 8 Pro 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%
Windows Se7en Titan 0.50%
24 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 35.20% of Intel(R) Common User Interface.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 21.68%
Hewlett-Packard 16.08%
Toshiba 13.29%
Lenovo 11.89%
ASUS 11.19%
Acer 9.44%
Sony 7.69%
Intel 3.50%
Samsung 1.40%
GIGABYTE 1.05%
Alienware 0.70%
American Megatrends 0.70%
NEC 0.70%
MSI 0.70%
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