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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:   1.0.2.2.20205
MD5:   c81be1b951c36e97d3da90da745da5f7
SHA1:   1ebee45f9928e9be16a8531a52e38c726a0a1257
SHA256:   dce7e9127bc9c02b124ca201561a99de29243ca0353a65b5c794d8c050d98cff

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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard Solution published by Hewlett-Packard, Soluzione tastiera multimediale avanzata from Hewlett-Packard and Soluzione tastiera multimediale avanzata by Hewlett-Packard. 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:1.0.2.2.20205
Product version:1.0.2.2
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

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard Solution
 Hewlett-Packard
24% remove
“Microsoft Windows driver for the HP Enhanced Multimedia PS/2 and USB Keyboard solutions. Drivers are required for most models to display the soft keys and to support your OS. Using Your HP Enhanced Multimedia Keyboard (some models only) The HP enhanced multimedia keyboard includes soft keys you can use to display and configure the actions assigned to keys. A headphone and microphone can be connected directly to the keyboard. For this op...”
Soluzione tastiera multimediale avanzata
 Hewlett-Packard
9% remove
Verbeterde multimedia toetsenbordoplossing
 Hewlett-Packard
12% remove
Optimierte Multimedia-Tastatur-Lösung
 Hewlett-Packard
5% remove

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:0.00582460%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00382850%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00199610%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:16,826 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:1 ms/min
0 ms/min
CPU cycles:125,287/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:10.35 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):12.22 MB
Private (minimum):5.1 MB
Non-paged memory:10.35 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:89.95 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):91.45 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:10.18 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):15.5 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:11,022/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.18 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:304 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:12/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:374 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:29/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:14
12
Handles:1210
600
GUI GDI count:25
103
GUI USER count:39
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
usb.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company USB DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00625056%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00517054%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00108002%
0.165382%
Memory:80 KB
1.16 MB
osd.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company OSD DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00112832%
Kernel CPU:0.00090158%
User CPU:0.00022674%
CPU cycles:34,840/sec
Memory:152 KB
msg.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company MSG DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00061005%
Kernel CPU:0.00049668%
User CPU:0.00011337%
CPU cycles:18,100/sec
Memory:2.78 MB
ps2.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company PS2 DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00050748%
Kernel CPU:0.00043189%
User CPU:0.00007558%
CPU cycles:15,181/sec
Memory:88 KB
led.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company LED DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00021799%
Kernel CPU:0.00016684%
User CPU:0.00005115%
CPU cycles:2,336/sec
Memory:56 KB
kbd.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00017364%
Kernel CPU:0.00013766%
User CPU:0.00003598%
CPU cycles:1,888/sec
Memory:68 KB
cfg.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company CFG DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00010920%
Kernel CPU:0.00005430%
User CPU:0.00005490%
Memory:96 KB
onl.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company ONL DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00004859%
Kernel CPU:0.00003239%
User CPU:0.00001620%
CPU cycles:613/sec
Memory:100 KB
aol.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company AOL DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00004010%
Kernel CPU:0.00003060%
User CPU:0.00000951%
Memory:64 KB
sct.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company SCT DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00003782%
Kernel CPU:0.00002040%
User CPU:0.00001742%
Memory:84 KB
url.dll (Hewlett-Packard Company URL DLL by Hewlett-Packard Company)
Total CPU:0.00002515%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00002515%
Memory:64 KB
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.00000540%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00000540%
CPU cycles:396/sec
Memory:1.27 MB

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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