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VersionsAdditional versions

8.53.154 15.15%
8.51. 5 9.09%
8.50.281 27.27%
8.46.27 9.09%
8.40.83 24.24%
8.35.18 9.09%
8.20.74 3.03%
8.20.74 3.03%

Relationships

Parent process
Child processes
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, ConvertStringSidToSidW, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, InitializeAcl, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegCloseKey, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
gdi32.dll
GetDeviceCaps
hid.dll
HidD_FreePreparsedData, HidP_GetCaps, HidD_GetAttributes, HidD_GetPreparsedData, HidD_GetFeature, HidD_GetHidGuid, HidD_SetFeature
kernel32.dll
SetEvent, FreeLibrary, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, OpenEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetVersionExW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, ProcessIdToSessionId, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32NextW, CreateFileW, DeviceIoControl, CancelIo, ReadFile, GetLastError, GetOverlappedResult, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, LeaveCriticalSection, SleepEx, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, CreateNamedPipeW, ConnectNamedPipe, ReadFileEx, MulDiv, OutputDebugStringA, FormatMessageW, GetNativeSystemInfo, GetTickCount, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryA, RaiseException, EnterCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, CreateEventW, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, QueryDosDeviceW, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, CloseHandle, OpenProcess, Sleep, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoA, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemInfo, GetModuleFileNameW, OutputDebugStringW, WriteFile, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
PropVariantClear, CoUninitialize, CoCreateGuid, CLSIDFromString, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoInitialize, CoTaskMemFree
qtcore4.dll
DllMain
qtgui4.dll
DllMain
quartz.dll
AMGetErrorTextW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExW, SHGetFolderLocation, SHGetFileInfoW, SHBindToParent, SHGetDesktopFolder, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFolderPathW, ExtractIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathGetArgsW, PathRemoveArgsW, PathFindFileNameW, PathUnquoteSpacesW, PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
ReleaseDC, MapVirtualKeyW, keybd_event, CallNextHookEx, GetKeyState, UnhookWindowsHookEx, SetWindowsHookExW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, DestroyWindow, DispatchMessageW, GetMessageW, PostMessageW, DefWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, PostThreadMessageW, SetWindowLongW, CreateWindowExW, GetDC, SetWindowTextW, RegisterWindowMessageW, RegisterClassExW, UpdateWindow, PostQuitMessage, SendInput, FindWindowW, GetForegroundWindow, GetClassNameW, SendMessageTimeoutW, GetAsyncKeyState, GetCursorPos, GetWindowRect, GetDesktopWindow, ShowWindow, SetForegroundWindow, FindWindowA, GetKeyboardLayout, VkKeyScanExW, EnumWindows, SendMessageW, GetKeyNameTextW, SystemParametersInfoW, GetClassInfoW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, UnhookWinEvent, SetWinEventHook, DestroyIcon, GetWindowTextW, RegisterClassW
winmm.dll
mixerGetNumDevs, mixerGetID, mixerSetControlDetails, mixerGetControlDetailsW, mixerClose, mixerGetLineControlsW, mixerGetLineInfoW, mixerOpen, waveOutGetNumDevs, waveInGetNumDevs, waveOutMessage, waveInMessage, mixerGetDevCapsW
wtsapi32.dll
WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification, WTSRegisterSessionNotification

lcore.exe

Logitech Gaming Framework by Logitech (Signed)

Remove lcore.exe
Version:   8.50.281
MD5:   2aa3480a3980b77338057e55cf8f5469
SHA1:   ece99cdbd447bd4df39f7849a2b86e0211f48e03

About lcore.exe (from Logitech)

“The Logitech G15 and G19 keyboards and the G13 Advanced Gameboard offer unprecedented levels of in-game information, programmability and control.”

Overview

lcore.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 Logitech Gaming Software 8.40 published by Logitech Inc., Logitech Gaming Software 8.50 from Logitech Inc. and Logitech Gaming Software 8.50 by Logitech Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Logitech which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:lcore.exe
Publisher:Logitech Inc.
Product name:Logitech Gaming Framework
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\logitech gaming software\lcore.exe
Original name:LGS.exe
File version:8.50.281
Size:7.91 MB (8,290,584 bytes)
Build date:8/1/2013 9:46 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Logitech
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Expiration date:Saturday, April 27, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Logitech Gaming Software
 Logitech Inc.
1% remove
“Logitech Gaming Software is a configuration utility that allows you to customize your Logitech game controller behavior for a particular game. It allows you to create commands and assign them to buttons, and to change controller axis response curves. You can use this to create a new game profile, modify an existing game profile, print a graphical game layout, displaying the command associated with each control, print a device layout, di...”

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Launch LCore' → C:\Program Files\Logitech Gaming Software\LCore.exe /minimized

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00032508%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00014376%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00018132%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:170,595 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:5,422,260/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:74/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:63.79 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):63.53 MB
Private (minimum):59.35 MB
Non-paged memory:63.79 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:235.91 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):243.84 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:63.52 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):63.64 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:25,127/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1019.03 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:153/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:70.71 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:223/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:23.79 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:167/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:16
12
Handles:570
600
GUI GDI count:55
103
GUI GDI peak:64
142
GUI USER count:44
49
GUI USER peak:49
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\logitech gaming software\lcore.exe" /minimized
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
MSVCR90.dll
Total CPU:0.14775058%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.04969647%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.09805411%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:8,039,879/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:15/sec
79/sec
Memory:652 KB
1.16 MB
LCore.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.02109932%
Kernel CPU:0.00514433%
User CPU:0.01595499%
CPU cycles:1,172,800/sec
Context switches:5/sec
Memory:7.93 MB
nvoglv64.dll (NVIDIA Compatible OpenGL ICD by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00005932%
Kernel CPU:0.00003622%
User CPU:0.00002310%
CPU cycles:319,426/sec
Context switches:8/sec
Memory:29.15 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 7 Home Premium 27.27%
Windows 7 Ultimate 27.27%
Windows 7 Professional 21.21%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 9.09%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.06%
Windows 8 6.06%
Windows Vista Ultimate 3.03%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.42% of Logitech Gaming Framework.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 47.06%
Hewlett-Packard 23.53%
Sahara 11.76%
Dell 11.76%
GIGABYTE 5.88%
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