Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 3.49%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 0.11%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.19%
6.3.9431.0 (winmain_bluemp.130615-1214) 0.01%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 2.08%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 12.12%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8400.0 (winmain_win8rc.120518-1423) 0.05%
6.2.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) 0.01%
6.2.8102.0 (winmain_win8m3.110823-1455) 0.05%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 21.49%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 38.43%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.09%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.01%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 0.05%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 5.70%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 1.58%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.45%
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyW, RegOpenKeyExW, IsTextUnicode, CloseServiceHandle, QueryServiceConfigW, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW
comctl32.dll
CreatePropertySheetPageW, PropertySheetW, CreateStatusWindowW
comdlg32.dll
ReplaceTextW, PageSetupDlgW, PrintDlgExW, FindTextW, ChooseFontW, GetSaveFileNameW, CommDlgExtendedError, GetOpenFileNameW, GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
CreateFontIndirectW, SetMapMode, SetViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, LPtoDP, SetBkMode, GetTextMetricsW, SetAbortProc, StartDocW, StartPage, EndPage, AbortDoc, EndDoc, DeleteDC, TextOutW, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateDCW, SelectObject, GetTextFaceW, EnumFontsW, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteObject, GetStockObject, GetObjectW
kernel32.dll
FindNLSString, GlobalAlloc, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GetTimeFormatW, GetDateFormatW, GetLocalTime, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetFileInformationByHandle, InterlockedExchange, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, GetFileAttributesW, Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection, Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection, IsWow64Process, GetCurrentProcess, CreateThread, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileMappingW, FormatMessageW, MapViewOfFile, MultiByteToWideChar, UnmapViewOfFile, LocalReAlloc, GetACP, DeleteFileW, SetEndOfFile, WideCharToMultiByte, SetLastError, WriteFile, GetLastError, LocalSize, GetFullPathNameW, MulDiv, GetCommandLineW, GetCurrentProcessId, FoldStringW, lstrcmpW, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, HeapSetInformation, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoA, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, LocalLock, LocalUnlock, lstrlenW, GetLocaleInfoW, GlobalFree, lstrcmpiW, SetErrorMode, CreateFileW, ReadFile, CloseHandle, LocalAlloc, InterlockedDecrement, LocalFree, InterlockedIncrement, GetVersionExW, UnhandledExceptionFilter
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
WinSqmIncrementDWORD, RtlInitUnicodeString, NtQueryLicenseValue, WinSqmAddToStream
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CoInitialize
shell32.dll
DragAcceptFiles, SHAddToRecentDocs, SHGetFolderPathW, SHCreateItemFromParsingName, ShellExecuteExW, DragQueryFileW, DragFinish, ShellAboutW
shlwapi.dll
PathIsFileSpecW, SHStrDupW
user32.dll
SetActiveWindow, GetKeyboardLayout, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcW, GetForegroundWindow, IsIconic, DestroyWindow, MessageBeep, GetWindowPlacement, CharUpperW, RegisterClassExW, LoadImageW, LoadCursorW, SetWindowLongW, LoadAcceleratorsW, GetSystemMenu, SetWindowPlacement, CreateWindowExW, RegisterWindowMessageW, UpdateWindow, InvalidateRect, SetScrollPos, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowLongW, PeekMessageW, EnableWindow, DialogBoxParamW, CreateDialogParamW, GetWindowTextW, SetWindowPos, SetCursor, SetForegroundWindow, FindWindowW, GetSystemMetrics, MoveWindow, SendMessageW, CharNextW, CheckMenuItem, CloseClipboard, IsClipboardFormatAvailable, OpenClipboard, GetMenuState, EnableMenuItem, GetSubMenu, GetClientRect, UnhookWinEvent, GetFocus, GetMenu, MessageBoxW, WinHelpW, GetDlgCtrlID, ChildWindowFromPoint, GetDC, ShowWindow, DrawTextExW, ReleaseDC, LoadIconW, SetWinEventHook, GetMessageW, PostMessageW, IsDialogMessageW, TranslateAcceleratorW, EndDialog, GetDlgItemTextW, SetDlgItemTextW, SetFocus, SetWindowTextW, GetParent, LoadStringW, SendDlgItemMessageW, GetCursorPos, ScreenToClient, TranslateMessage, GetAncestor, DispatchMessageW, SetProcessDPIAware
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoExW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeExW, VerQueryValueW
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, ClosePrinter, GetPrinterDriverW

notepad.exe

Notepad by Microsoft

Remove notepad.exe
Version:   6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
MD5:   ff7f14fda901090e337488a1900e3660
SHA1:   84d57086ae2e79d4ae89f9fbb6a1d922663a7c8b
SHA256:   fbc3a0754dc0e495f059ab52835a05de5f495174d40b43eecc887010e0f51340
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is notepad.exe?

Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft Windows. It has been included in all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 in 1985. Notepad is a common text-only (plain text) editor. The resulting files—typically saved with the .txt extension—have no format tags or styles.

About notepad.exe (from Microsoft)

Notepad is a basic text editor you can use for simple documents or for creating Web pages.

Overview

notepad.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. This version is designed to run on Windows Vista and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:notepad.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Notepad
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
Original name:NOTEPAD.EXE.MUI
File version:6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Product version:6.0.6000.16386
Size:147.5 KB (151,040 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:7.121847
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Shell open commands
  • comfile
  • batfile
  • piffile
  • vbefile
  • VBSFile
  • scrfile
  • regfile
  • jsefile
  • JSFile
  • htafile
  • CERFile
  • txtfile
  • scriptletfile
  • inifile

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00035401%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00019723%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00015677%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:78 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:11,307/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.11 MB
Private (minimum):4.52 MB
Non-paged memory:1.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:55.01 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):56.14 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.74 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.46 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,834/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:72
600
GUI GDI count:40
103
GUI USER count:20
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 60.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.50%
Windows 7 Professional 13.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 1.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 61.50% of Notepad.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 32.06%
Hewlett-Packard 19.85%
Toshiba 12.98%
Acer 12.21%
ASUS 9.16%
Sony 6.87%
Alienware 2.29%
Samsung 2.29%
GIGABYTE 2.29%
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