Should I block it?

45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

8.0.0.0 9.09%
8.0.0.0 9.09%
8.0.0.0 63.64%
8.0.0.0 9.09%
8.0.0.0 9.09%
(Note, Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegFlushKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegCreateKeyExW, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueA, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, GetUserNameW, GetTokenInformation, GetLengthSid, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, AdjustTokenPrivileges, QueryServiceStatus, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, CloseServiceHandle, GetKernelObjectSecurity, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue
comctl32.dll
InitializeFlatSB, FlatSB_SetScrollProp, FlatSB_SetScrollPos, FlatSB_SetScrollInfo, FlatSB_GetScrollPos, FlatSB_GetScrollInfo, _TrackMouseEvent, ImageList_SetIconSize, ImageList_GetIconSize, ImageList_Write, ImageList_Read, ImageList_GetDragImage, ImageList_DragShowNolock, ImageList_DragMove, ImageList_DragLeave, ImageList_DragEnter, ImageList_EndDrag, ImageList_BeginDrag, ImageList_GetIcon, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_DrawEx, ImageList_Replace, ImageList_Draw, ImageList_GetBkColor, ImageList_SetBkColor, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_Add, ImageList_SetImageCount, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Create, InitCommonControls
gdi32.dll
UnrealizeObject, TextOutW, StretchDIBits, StretchBlt, SetWindowOrgEx, SetWinMetaFileBits, SetViewportOrgEx, SetTextColor, SetTextAlign, SetStretchBltMode, SetROP2, SetPixel, SetMapMode, SetEnhMetaFileBits, SetDIBits, SetDIBColorTable, SetBrushOrgEx, SetBkMode, SetBkColor, SelectPalette, SelectObject, SelectClipRgn, SaveDC, RoundRect, RestoreDC, ResizePalette, Rectangle, RectVisible, RealizePalette, Polyline, Polygon, PolyBezierTo, PolyBezier, PlayEnhMetaFile, Pie, PatBlt, OffsetRgn, MoveToEx, MaskBlt, LineTo, LPtoDP, IntersectClipRect, GetWindowOrgEx, GetWinMetaFileBits, GetTextMetricsW, GetTextExtentPointW, GetTextExtentPoint32W, GetTextExtentExPointW, GetTextColor, GetTextAlign, GetSystemPaletteEntries, GetStockObject, GetRgnBox, GetPixel, GetPaletteEntries, GetObjectW, GetNearestPaletteIndex, GetMapMode, GetEnhMetaFilePaletteEntries, GetEnhMetaFileHeader, GetEnhMetaFileDescriptionW, GetEnhMetaFileBits, GetDeviceCaps, GetDIBits, GetDIBColorTable, GetDCOrgEx, GetCurrentPositionEx, GetCurrentObject, GetClipBox, GetBrushOrgEx, GetBkColor, GetBitmapBits, GdiFlush, FrameRgn, ExtTextOutW, ExtFloodFill, ExcludeClipRect, EnumFontsW, EnumFontFamiliesExW, EndPage, EndDoc, Ellipse, DeleteObject, DeleteEnhMetaFile, DeleteDC, CreateSolidBrush, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateRectRgn, CreatePolygonRgn, CreatePenIndirect, CreatePen, CreatePatternBrush, CreatePalette, CreateICW, CreateHalftonePalette, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateDIBitmap, CreateDIBSection, CreateDCW, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateBrushIndirect, CreateBitmap, CopyEnhMetaFileW, CombineRgn, Chord, BitBlt, Arc, GetRandomRgn
gdiplus.dll
GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipSetPathGradientPresetBlend, GdipSetPathGradientWrapMode, GdipSetLineGammaCorrection, GdipSetImageAttributesColorKeys, GdipDisposeImageAttributes, GdipCreateImageAttributes, GdipDeleteMatrix, GdipCreateTexture, GdipAddPathBezier, GdipResetClip, GdipAddPathCurve2I, GdipBitmapGetPixel, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipCreateBitmapFromStreamICM, GdipDeleteRegion, GdipCreateRegionPath, GdipCreateRegionRect, GdipSetClipRegion, GdipSetStringFormatHotkeyPrefix, GdipSetPenDashStyle, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipDisposeImage, GdipLoadImageFromStreamICM, GdipLoadImageFromStream, GdipFillPath, GdipCreateLineBrush, GdipDrawLine, GdipDrawRectangle, GdipDrawImageRectRect, GdipDrawImageRect, GdipDrawImageI, GdipGetImageRawFormat, GdipSetStringFormatTrimming, GdipSetStringFormatLineAlign, GdipSetStringFormatAlign, GdipDeleteStringFormat, GdipCreateStringFormat, GdipMeasureString, GdipDrawString, GdipDeleteFont, GdipCreateFont, GdipDeleteFontFamily, GdipCreateFontFamilyFromName, GdipFillRectangle, GdipDrawPath, GdipSetTextRenderingHint, GdipGetSmoothingMode, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipDeletePen, GdipCreatePen1, GdipGetPathGradientPointCount, GdipSetPathGradientCenterPointI, GdipSetPathGradientCenterPoint, GdipSetPathGradientSurroundColorsWithCount, GdipSetPathGradientCenterColor, GdipCreatePathGradientFromPath, GdipResetPath, GdipCreateLineBrushFromRectWithAngle, GdipCreateLineBrushFromRect, GdipCreateSolidFill, GdipCreateHatchBrush, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipAddPathEllipse, GdipAddPathArc, GdipAddPathLine, GdipClosePathFigure, GdipDeletePath, GdipCreatePath, GdipFillEllipseI, GdiplusShutdown, GdiplusStartup, GdipFree, GdipAlloc
kernel32.dll
lstrcmpiA, LoadLibraryA, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, GetACP, Sleep, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetVersion, GetCurrentThreadId, VirtualQuery, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, lstrcpynW, LoadLibraryExW, IsValidLocale, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, GetStartupInfoA, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetLocaleInfoW, GetLastError, GetCommandLineW, FreeLibrary, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, ExitProcess, ExitThread, CreateThread, CompareStringW, WriteFile, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetFilePointer, SetEndOfFile, RtlUnwind, ReadFile, RaiseException, GetStdHandle, GetFileSize, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, CreateFileW, CloseHandle, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, DllMain, GetVersionExW, CreateMutexW
msimg32.dll
AlphaBlend
ole32.dll
CreateStreamOnHGlobal, ReleaseStgMedium, OleGetClipboard, OleSetClipboard, DoDragDrop, RevokeDragDrop, RegisterDragDrop, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CreateDataAdviseHolder, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, IsEqualGUID, GetHGlobalFromStream
oleacc.dll
LresultFromObject
oleaut32.dll
SysFreeString, SysReAllocStringLen, SysAllocStringLen, GetErrorInfo, VariantInit, SafeArrayPtrOfIndex, SafeArrayPutElement, SafeArrayGetElement, SafeArrayUnaccessData, SafeArrayAccessData, SafeArrayGetUBound, SafeArrayGetLBound, SafeArrayCreate, VariantChangeType, VariantCopyInd, VariantCopy, VariantClear
olepro32.dll
OleLoadPicture
shell32.dll
SHGetFileInfoA, SHGetFileInfoW, ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListW
user32.dll
LoadStringW, MessageBoxA, CharNextW, DllMain
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoW
winmm.dll
timeGetTime, timeEndPeriod, timeBeginPeriod, sndPlaySoundW
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, EnumPrintersW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter, GetDefaultPrinterW

livetuner.exe

By Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG (Signed)

Remove livetuner.exe
Version:   8.0.0.0
MD5:   a63d5539c89e642567fbad6aa6e807f2
SHA1:   4bc2127afaa7493bd5677163993c9b177c46107f

About livetuner.exe (from Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG)

Set & Forget – is the best way to describe this tuning mechanism. The Live Tuner accelerates the start of applications. Furthermore, it adjusts the priorities of background applications and services,

Overview

livetuner.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 Ashampoo WinOptimizer 12 published by Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG and Ashampoo WinOptimizer 10 v.10.2.5 published by Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG. The file is digitally signed by Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:livetuner.exe
Publisher:Ashampoo Development GmbH & Co. KG
Description:Ashampoo Live-Tuner Client
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ashampoo\ashampoo winoptimizer 8\livetuner.exe
File version:8.0.0.0
Size:2.81 MB (2,949,480 bytes)
Build date:2/25/2013 3:50 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, March 7, 2011
Expiration date:Friday, February 28, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
  53% remove
Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG
  62% remove
This is a PC optimization program that is supposed to increase the speed of computer. The trial version will perform a scan and identify issues while the user will need to unlock the software for a yearly auto-renewing subscription charge.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Ashampoo WinOptimizer Live-Tuner' → "C:\Program Files\Ashampoo\Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8\LiveTuner.exe" -TRAY

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02740807%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01551025%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01189782%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:46,875 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:22/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:7.47 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):1.29 MB
Private (minimum):884 KB
Non-paged memory:7.47 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:41.84 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):42.84 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.29 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.69 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,998/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.48 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:33 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:7/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:88
600
GUI GDI count:70
103
GUI USER count:27
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ashampoo\ashampoo winoptimizer 10\livetuner.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 54.55%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.18%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.18%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.09%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Germany installs about 45.45% of livetuner.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 55.56%
ASUS 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard 5.56%
American Megatrends 5.56%
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