Versions

8.20.468.0	14.03%
8.20.468.0	6.47%
8.15.406.0	0.18%
8.15.406.0	1.80%
8.01.249.0	1.26%
8.01.249.0	0.18%
8.0.225.0	0.18%
8.0.225.0	0.90%
7.10.344.0	0.54%
7.00.261.0	1.26%
7.00.261.0	0.18%
6.31.258.0	0.18%
6.30.192.0	0.18%
6.20.182.0	0.18%
5.50.662.0	0.90%
2.3.188.0	5.94%
2.2.173.0	22.30%
2.2.173.0	0.90%
2.1.177.0	14.75%
2.1.177.0	2.34%
2.0.162.0	3.42%
2.0.162.0	11.87%
2.0.161.0	1.08%
2.0.161.0	3.96%
1.1.500.0	3.78%
1.1.500.0	1.26%

ipoint.exe has 26 known versions, the most recent one is 8.20.468.0. ipoint.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. In order execute the program with adminsitrator rights and prevent a UAC prompt, the program will add a job to the Windows Task Scheduler that will automtaiclaly start it when a user logs on. The average file size is about 1.73 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Microsoft Corporation by the certification authority Microsoft Corporation. The programs Microsoft IntelliPoint 8.1, Microsoft-Maus- und Tastatur-Center and Centro de Mouse y Teclado de Microsoft have been observed as installing specific variations of ipoint.exe. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0094% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 6.72 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 12.25 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 6.75 KB per minute for reads and 2 Bytes per minute for writes.

Microsoft IntelliPoint is the Microsoft brand software driver for Microsoft's mice. It has been succeeded by Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, which combines IntelliType with IntelliPoint. Depending on the software version and specific mouse product, users can define mouse buttons to run any executable program or file they desire and can even define buttons for different functions in chosen programs. IntelliPoint supports all known Microsoft mice, as well as generic 3/5-button mice.