Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

9.5.10.1628	3.70%
9.5.10.1628	11.11%
9.5.10.1628	3.70%
9.5.10.1628	3.70%
9.5.10.1628	11.11%
9.5.10.1628	3.70%
9.5.10.1628	3.70%
9.5.10.1628	3.70%
9.5.0.1428	3.70%
9.0.10.1352	3.70%
9.0.0.1323	3.70%
9.0.0.1323	3.70%
9.0.0.1323	7.41%
9.0.0.1310	11.11%
9.0.0.1310	18.52%
9.0.0.1310	3.70%

Relationships

timesyncservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
partialfwupdateservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
portforwardingservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
soapserverservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
statuseventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
winlogeventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
wmieventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
historyeventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
comeventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
hostchangesnotificationservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
eventmanager.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
configurator.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
gmscommon.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
common.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
toastnotificationslib.dll (Intel Management and Security Status by Intel Corporation)
privacyiconclient.resources.dll (Intel Management and Security Status by Intel Corporation)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, CreateWellKnownSid, LookupAccountSidW, ConvertSidToStringSidA, EqualSid, ChangeServiceConfigA, ChangeServiceConfig2A, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceA, RegEnumKeyExA, OpenSCManagerA, OpenServiceA, CloseServiceHandle, SetServiceStatus, RegisterEventSourceA, ReportEventA, DeregisterEventSource, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExA, OpenThreadToken, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, OpenProcessToken, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, GetAclInformation, AddAce, GetAce, LookupAccountNameA, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup

crypt32.dll

CertFindCertificateInStore, CertFreeCertificateContext, CryptQueryObject, CryptMsgClose, CertCloseStore, CryptMsgGetParam, CertCompareCertificateName

kernel32.dll

CancelIo, GetOverlappedResult, ReadFile, WriteFile, CreateFileA, GetTickCount, OutputDebugStringA, ResumeThread, CreateSemaphoreA, ReleaseSemaphore, GetCurrentProcess, CloseHandle, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetLastError, OpenEventA, GetVersionExA, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, CreateEventA, CreateThread, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleFileNameA, Sleep, WaitForSingleObject, lstrcmpiA, lstrlenA, GetModuleHandleA, ResetEvent, LocalFree, DeviceIoControl, FormatMessageA, LocalAlloc, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetCommandLineA, LoadLibraryExA, FindResourceA, LoadResource, SizeofResource, FreeLibrary, SetEvent, GetProcAddress, IsDBCSLeadByte, RaiseException, lstrlenW, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, SetDllDirectoryA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetCurrentThread, OpenProcess

msvcp100.dll

DllMain

msvcr100.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoUninitialize, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, StringFromGUID2, CoResumeClassObjects, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoReleaseServerProcess, CoRevertToSelf, CoImpersonateClient, CoTaskMemFree

setupapi.dll

SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList

user32.dll

MessageBoxA, LoadStringA, CharNextA, CharUpperA, CharNextW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, GetMessageA, PostThreadMessageA, RegisterDeviceNotificationA, UnregisterDeviceNotification

version.dll

GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoA

wintrust.dll

WinVerifyTrust

LMS.exe

Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove LMS.exe

Version:	9.5.10.1628
MD5:	6a35b295812ce7064cfbcd9f254169cf
SHA1:	1928da144b44c6a80946949f32806108dadcc7fa

Overview

lms.exe runs as a service under the name LMS (LMS) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Intel(R) Management Engine Components published by Intel Corporation, Intel(R) Management Engine Components from Intel Corporation and Intel(R) Management Engine Components by Intel Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation.

Details

File name:	lms.exe
Publisher:	Intel Corporation
Product name:	Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service
Description:	Intel(R) Local Management Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) management engine components\lms\lms.exe
File version:	9.5.10.1628
Size:	381.46 KB (390,616 bytes)
Build date:	6/26/2013 6:39 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):	Intel Corporation
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Intel Management Engine Components

Intel Corporation

10% remove

This program provides the Intel Management Engine Components Driver for supported notebooks with supported operating systems. The Intel management Components monitor the installed Intel hardware, such as chip sets, storage, and other components. They will notify you if there are problems, updated drivers, and other information about those components. These components installed by the computer manufacturer automatically during the OS in...

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

LMS
'LMS' (Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00015762%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00005001%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00010761%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	211 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	853/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	3.09 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	8.04 MB
Private (minimum):	4.57 MB
Non-paged memory:	3.09 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	62.25 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	67.41 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	5 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	10.31 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	4,028/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	240 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	2 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	4	12
Handles:	302	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) management engine components\lms\lms.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	LMS
Display name:	LMS
Description:	“Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service - Provides OS-related Intel(R) ME functionality.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 8.1	40.74%
Windows 7 Ultimate	14.81%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	11.11%
Windows 7 Home Premium	7.41%
Windows 7 Professional	7.41%
Windows 8	7.41%
Windows 8 Single Language	3.70%
Windows 8.1 Pro	3.70%
Windows 7 Starter	3.70%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 33.33% of Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
ASUS	50.00%
Lenovo	11.11%
Sony	11.11%
Hewlett-Packard	8.33%
Dell	5.56%
Samsung	5.56%
Acer	5.56%
Alienware	2.78%

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