Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
LMS.exe
Intel Active Management Technology Local Manageability Service by Intel Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 6.0.40.1213 |
| MD5: | dbc1136a62bd4decc3632df650284c2e |
| SHA1: | a1b915462dbbf7f1fbf7c3563a1ff412b067c466 |
| SHA256: | 2d6344357d21a9062019c7ddf3db440abc724cda925471bbfa8ccac65e6a2c80 |
What is LMS.exe?
The Common User Interface is part of Intels Common User Interface for chipsets with integrated graphics controllers which allows user to change different driver properties through Windows User Interface. Quick access to the control panel via a System Tray icon.
Overview
lms.exe runs as a service under the name Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service (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 which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | lms.exe |
| Publisher: | Intel Corporation |
| Product name: | Intel(R) Active Management Technology Local Manageability Service |
| Description: | Local Manageability Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) management engine components\lms\lms.exe |
| File version: | 6.0.40.1213 |
| Size: | 262.52 KB (268,824 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Intel Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, April 23, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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' (Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service)
- LMS
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00235795% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00072628% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00163166% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 38,692 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,609,021/sec | |
| Context switches: | 5/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.97 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.44 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.97 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.97 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 38.66 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 40.99 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.44 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.83 MB | |
| Page faults: | 5,600/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 14 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 20.72 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 522/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 104 | |
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: | Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service |
| Description: | “Allows applications to access the local Intel(R) Management and Security Application using its locally-available selected network interfaces.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.13837555% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.10506991% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03330564% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,982,732/sec | |
| Context switches: | 4/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
| wow64cpu.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.02275549% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01033285% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01242264% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,503,950/sec | |
| Context switches: | 5/sec | |
| Memory: | 32 KB | |
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00293266% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00097755% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00195511% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,881,262/sec | |
| Context switches: | 6/sec | |
| Memory: | 100 KB | |
| LMS.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00033355% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001168% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00032187% | |
| CPU cycles: | 7,841/sec | |
| Memory: | 264 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
37.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
23.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
7.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
3.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
3.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 43.50% of Intel(R) Active Management Technology Local Manageability Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
24.10% |
|
| Toshiba |
18.24% |
|
| ASUS |
14.98% |
|
| Lenovo |
13.68% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
8.47% |
|
| Acer |
7.82% |
|
| Sony |
7.17% |
|
| Alienware |
2.28% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
1.95% |
|
| Samsung |
1.30% |
|
