Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

2.5.0.19	0.92%
2.0.0.100	6.42%
1.0.9.254	0.92%
1.0.8.251	2.75%
1.0.7.248	0.92%
1.0.6.245	0.92%
1.0.6.245	0.92%
1.0.0.120	11.01%
1.0.0.120	6.42%
1.0.0.120	20.18%
1.0.0.120	11.01%
1.0.0.120	28.44%
1.0.0.120	8.26%
1.0.0.120	0.92%

Relationships

Parent process

updnvsrv.exe (Fujitsu Update Navi(Service) by FUJITSU LIMITED)

Related files

iusb3mon.dll (Intel USB 3.0 Monitor by Intel)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegQueryValueExW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW

comctl32.dll

ImageList_Create, ImageList_ReplaceIcon

gdi32.dll

GetStockObject

iusb3mon.dll

_USB3MON_GetHostInfoW@20, _USB3MON_Create@12, _USB3MON_GetDeviceInfoW@20, _USB3MON_GetInterfaceVersion@8, _USB3MON_DeviceChange@12, _USB3MON_ForwardMessage@16, _USB3MON_Close@4

kernel32.dll

FreeLibrary, InterlockedIncrement, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, GlobalAlloc, lstrcmpW, lstrlenW, ReleaseSemaphore, InterlockedExchange, GetLastError, GlobalFree, CreateSemaphoreW, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, ResumeThread, CreateThread, LoadLibraryExW, ExitThread, ResetEvent, SuspendThread, GetConsoleOutputCP, CreateMutexW, HeapSize, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetLocaleInfoA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, HeapAlloc, RtlUnwind, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryA, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, FlushFileBuffers, GetACP, GetCPInfo, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, Sleep, ExitProcess, HeapFree, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection

shell32.dll

Shell_NotifyIconW

user32.dll

GetWindowRect, GetDlgItem, EndDialog, GetDesktopWindow, SetWindowPos, SetDlgItemTextW, SendMessageW, DestroyWindow, SetTimer, GetMessageW, PostQuitMessage, PostMessageW, KillTimer, DialogBoxParamW, LoadCursorW, RegisterClassExW, LoadIconW, LoadStringW, ShowWindow, CreateWindowExW, UpdateWindow, SetWindowTextW, DefWindowProcW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage

iusb3mon.exe

Intel USB 3.0 Monitor by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove iusb3mon.exe

Version:	1.0.0.120
MD5:	4d241a6a8f6ba9fa32ff836551ffdcea
SHA1:	654b299aebcf6edcd12ad34a7d1f7f142a80f0a0
SHA256:	dee87dfb6a8e87d40e3653435223b54af2ab232ddc02d22468c126c54096f006

What is iusb3mon.exe?

USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Monitor is a process from Intel that runs on start-up (as USB3MON) and remains running that manages various USB 3 connections if your PC is connected to a USB 3.0 powered device.

Overview

iusb3mon.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent updnvsrv.exe (Fujitsu Update Navi(Service) by FUJITSU LIMITED). 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(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver published by Intel Corporation and Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver published by Intel Corporation.

Details

File name:	iusb3mon.exe
Publisher:	Intel Corporation
Product name:	Intel(R) USB 3.0 Monitor
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) usb 3.0 extensible host controller driver\application\iusb3mon.exe
File version:	1.0.0.120
Size:	284.77 KB (291,608 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Intel USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver

Intel Corporation

2% remove

eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) is a computer interface specification that defines a register-level description of a Host Controller for Universal Serial bus (USB), which is capable of interfacing to USB 1.x, 2.0, and 3.0 compatible devices. The specification is also referred to as the USB 3.0 Host Controller specification. Support for Streams was added to the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed specification, primarily to enable high perfor...

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'USB3MON' → "C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Application\iusb3mon.exe"

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00023654%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00011156%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00012498%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	198,691 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	168,400/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	2/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.68 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	5.62 MB
Private (minimum):	3.28 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.68 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	78.67 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	81.39 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	3.78 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	6.56 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	3,502/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	17 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	72 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	4	12
Handles:	110	600
GUI GDI count:	20	103
GUI GDI peak:	21	142
GUI USER count:	10	49
GUI USER peak:	10	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) usb 3.0 extensible host controller driver\application\iusb3mon.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	updnvsrv.exe (Fujitsu Update Navi(Service) by FUJITSU LIMITED)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	61.47%
Windows 7 Ultimate	24.77%
Windows 7 Professional	5.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic	4.59%
Windows 7 Enterprise	1.83%
Windows 7 Starter	0.92%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	0.92%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 29.36% of Intel(R) USB 3.0 Monitor.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Toshiba	27.45%
ASUS	25.49%
Acer	12.75%
Dell	11.76%
Hewlett-Packard	8.82%
Lenovo	7.84%
NEC	5.88%

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