Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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%

Relationships

Parent process
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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:   f60d7ba291b9812ae9a77cf95689818e
SHA1:   62a0b3ad7cb7ad961ba4b0dc8f86c75f299baa50

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 usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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)
Build date:7/7/2001 12:56 AM
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:0.00004048%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002201%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001846%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:936,006 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.44 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.18 MB
Private (minimum):4.75 MB
Non-paged memory:2.44 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:83.41 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):84.41 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.89 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.18 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:138
600
GUI GDI count:22
103
GUI GDI peak:25
142
GUI USER count:29
49
GUI USER peak:33
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

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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