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KeNotify.exe
KeNotify Application by Compal Electronics (Signed)
| Version: | 2, 0, 50, 5 |
| MD5: | c5b2679b0ae204fdd0415199b7afef20 |
| SHA1: | 50c5faa6cef7419a96cf80a13ebe61636773bc27 |
| SHA256: | a488839697f72f5e914dc87077f196f355e4aa85a5ac9c555d67bb47cc198750 |
Overview
kenotify.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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including TOSHIBA Flash Cards Support Utility published by TOSHIBA Corporation, TOSHIBA Hardware Setup from TOSHIBA Corporation and TOSHIBA Hardware Setup by TOSHIBA Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Compal Electronics which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | kenotify.exe |
| Publisher: | TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
| Product name: | KeNotify Application |
| Description: | KeNotify MFC Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\toshiba\utilities\kenotify.exe |
| File version: | 2, 0, 50, 5 |
| Size: | 33.29 KB (34,088 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Compal Electronics |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, May 19, 2008 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, June 13, 2009 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
The Toshiba Flash Cards Support Utility is an program designed to provide a means of enabling support the built in flash card port on various Toshiba laptop models. It is typically pre-installed with new Toshiba laptops. It provides software that enabled detection of an inserted flashcard and interacts with Windows to perform seledcted option when a card is added (or removed). Microsoft Windows however has built in generic support for f...
The TOSHIBA HWSetup program is a tool that allows you to configure your computer. The TOSHIBA HWSetup utility is an application designed in to provide a simple means of managing and configuring some installed TOSHIBA hardware on TOSHIBA laptops. The utility enables you to choose the internal LCD or the external monitor to be used at system startup as well as the boot priority. With HWSetup programs users can activate the 'Wake-up on Key...
The Supervisor password is something that can only be set by someone using the computer.
TOSHIBA HWSetup lets you customize your hardware settings according to the way that you work with your computer and the peripherals you use. For more information refer to HW Setup.
“The TOSHIBA Password utility adds additional password security to your Toshiba computer. After registering a user password, you will be required to input it when booting the computer or starting the Password Utility. When setting a password, you can apply it to the HDD. The TOSHIBA Supervisor Password utility adds additional password security to your Toshiba computer equipped with Windows 8 pre-installed. ”
“The TOSHIBA Password utility adds additional password security to your Toshiba computer. After registering a user password, you will be required to input it when booting the computer or starting the Password Utility. Refer to your Owner's Manual for complete details.”
TOSHIBA HWSetup lets you customize your hardware settings according to the way that you work with your computer and the peripherals you use. For more information refer to HW Setup.
“The TOSHIBA Supervisor Password utility adds additional password security to your Toshiba computer equipped with Windows 8 pre-installed. This allows you to control the user passwords and access. Refer to your Owner's Manual for complete details.
If this utility or feature is not installed on your computer, you can verify if it is available for your specific model under "Downloads" on the TOSHIBA support web site (support.toshiba.com...”
“The TOSHIBA Supervisor Password utility adds additional password security to your Toshiba computer equipped with Windows 8 pre-installed. This allows you to control the user passwords and access. Refer to your Owner's Manual for complete details.
If this utility or feature is not installed on your computer, you can verify if it is available for your specific model under "Downloads" on the TOSHIBA support web site (support.toshiba.com...”
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'KeNotify' → C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Utilities\KeNotify.exe
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00103150% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00052268% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00050882% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 8,949,884 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,340,949/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 3.04 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 6.8 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.54 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 3.04 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 63.86 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 68.51 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.13 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 7.25 MB | |
| Page faults: | 791,839/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 2.64 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 359/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 52 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 13 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 15 | |
| GUI USER count: | 16 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 17 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
65.22% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
13.04% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
8.70% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
8.70% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
4.35% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 47.83% of KeNotify Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
100.00% |
|
