Lync.exe
Microsoft Office 2013 by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 15.0.4551.1007 | 
| MD5: | 2c86cebe786da9481894a03f58cf14a9 | 
| SHA1: | b125f233e02be543ee3ebac31681cd01cd24708b | 
Overview
lync.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
 Details
Details
| File name: | lync.exe | 
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Product name: | Microsoft Office 2013 | 
| Description: | Microsoft Lync | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\microsoft office\office15\lync.exe | 
| File version: | 15.0.4551.1007 | 
| Size: | 17.87 MB (18,741,408 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 10/30/2013 11:40 AM | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Lync' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\lync.exe" /fromrunkey
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00023260% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00016464% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00006796% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,453 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 653,866/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 37.2 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 61.5 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 9.23 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 37.2 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 466.84 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 489.77 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 9.39 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 61.53 MB |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 2.68 KB/sec |  | 
| I/O read operations: | 8/sec |  | 
| I/O write transfer: | 217 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O other transfer: | 327 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 9/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 34 |  | 
| Handles: | 1555 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 130 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 137 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 100 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 107 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
 Threads
Threads
Averages
 
| lync.exe (main module) | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00023949% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012928% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00011021% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 42,359/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 17.89 MB |  | 
| wow64.dll | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00003239% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001136% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00002104% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 2,471/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 292 KB |  | 
 
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 25.00% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center | 25.00% |  | 
| Windows 8 Enterprise | 12.50% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 | 12.50% |  | 
| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview | 12.50% |  | 
| Windows 8 Pro | 12.50% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 62.50% of Microsoft Office 2013.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| ASUS | 50.00% |  | 
| Dell | 25.00% |  | 
| GIGABYTE | 12.50% |  | 
| Samsung | 12.50% |  |