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VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.9.1.071509 17.24%
1.0.2.2.20205 65.52%
1.0.2.2.20205 10.34%
1.0.2.0 3.45%
1.0.2.0 3.45%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
kernel32.dll
SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThread, SetPriorityClass, GetCurrentProcess, GetLastError, CreateEventA, SetLastError, CloseHandle, SetEvent, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetShortPathNameA, GetCommandLineA, WaitForSingleObject, DeleteFileA, ResumeThread, CreateProcessA, WriteFile, CreateFileA, GetTempPathA, WideCharToMultiByte, UnlockFile, ReadFile, LockFile, GetFileSize, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, SetFilePointer, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, IsBadCodePtr, RtlUnwind, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoA, GetVersion, ExitProcess, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetCurrentThreadId, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, IsBadWritePtr, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsBadReadPtr
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA
user32.dll
PostThreadMessageA, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcA, DestroyWindow, UnregisterClassA, LoadIconA, LoadCursorA, CreateWindowExA, RegisterWindowMessageA, PostMessageA, PeekMessageA, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, ShowWindow, RegisterClassExA, FindWindowA

Kbd.exe

Hewlett-Packard Company KBD EXE by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove Kbd.exe
Version:   1.0.2.0
MD5:   4a95f15b706b8fd9ec8715b6401eab7b
SHA1:   55f552ded3917d53603fe2373e9a32efea55ccf7
SHA256:   48b0f9bb02a2373191054de074938b80f3e9e4040f1ca3f2f53e96787e2dfe33

What is Kbd.exe?

KBD EXE is part of HP's Keyboard Handler (HP Multimedia Keyboard) and its main function is to watch multimedia keys on HP keyboards which allows you to configure the additional keys on their multimedia keyboard products.

About Kbd.exe (from Hewlett-Packard Company)

Access frequently used media and documents via customizable hot keys.

Overview

kbd.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 Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:kbd.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard Company
Product name:Hewlett-Packard Company KBD EXE
Description:KBD EXE
Typical file path:C:\hp\kbd\kbd.exe
File version:1.0.2.0
Size:60 KB (61,440 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, February 4, 2007
Expiration date:Saturday, February 9, 2008
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'KBD' → C:\HP\KBD\KBD.EXE

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00127262%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00050987%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00076276%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:125 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:3.51 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.86 MB
Private (minimum):56 KB
Non-paged memory:3.51 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:74.18 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):75.23 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.39 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.88 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,211/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:475 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:95 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:184 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:7/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:281
600
GUI GDI count:23
103
GUI USER count:36
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\hp\kbd\kbd.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
KBD.EXE (main module)
Total CPU:0.00057310%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00019103%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00038207%
0.165382%
Memory:68 KB
1.16 MB
usb.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company USB DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00031854%
Kernel CPU:0.00012742%
User CPU:0.00019112%
Memory:80 KB
cfg.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company CFG DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00012755%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00012755%
Memory:96 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 Vista Home Premium 40.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.00%
Windows Vista Ultimate 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of Hewlett-Packard Company KBD EXE.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 66.67%
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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