Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1.0.19.0	61.11%
1.0.18.0	27.78%
1.0.15.0	5.56%
1.0.14.0	5.56%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Child process

Related files

nusb3mon.dll (USB 3.0 Monitor by NEC Electronics)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

SetNamedSecurityInfoW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW

comctl32.dll

ImageList_Create, ImageList_ReplaceIcon

gdi32.dll

GetStockObject

kernel32.dll

WriteConsoleA, CreateMutexW, FreeLibrary, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, GlobalAlloc, ReleaseSemaphore, GetLastError, GlobalFree, CreateSemaphoreW, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, ResumeThread, CreateThread, LoadLibraryExW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, ExitThread, ResetEvent, SuspendThread, GetConsoleOutputCP, HeapSize, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetLocaleInfoA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, RtlUnwind, InitializeCriticalSection, LoadLibraryA, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, FlushFileBuffers, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, HeapFree, GetVersionExA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleA, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, ExitProcess, Sleep, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetCPInfo

nusb3mon.dll

_USB3MON_GetHostInfoW@20, _USB3MON_Create@12, _USB3MON_GetDeviceInfoW@20, _USB3MON_GetInterfaceVersion@8, _USB3MON_DeviceChange@8, _USB3MON_ForwardMessage@16, _USB3MON_Close@4

shell32.dll

Shell_NotifyIconW

user32.dll

GetWindowRect, GetDlgItem, EndDialog, GetDesktopWindow, SetWindowPos, LoadStringW, SetDlgItemTextW, SendMessageW, SetWindowTextW, DestroyWindow, GetMessageW, PostQuitMessage, PostMessageW, DialogBoxParamW, LoadCursorW, RegisterClassExW, LoadIconW, ShowWindow, CreateWindowExW, MessageBoxW, UpdateWindow, DefWindowProcW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage

nusb3mon.exe

USB 3.0 Monitor by NEC Electronics

Remove nusb3mon.exe

Version:	1.0.18.0
MD5:	087a06db98d0e84c0de90ee308707e63
SHA1:	68baa2e4f8ffa5a5783e33f5387c76c888bb6d72
SHA256:	96e8cdc492115a93b1b244196947e45d3c30cf64f538eab634e0b02befbf1607

Overview

nusb3mon.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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 NEC Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver published by NEC Electronics Corporation, Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver from Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and Western Digital USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver by Western Digital Technologies, Inc..

Details

File name:	nusb3mon.exe
Publisher:	NEC Electronics Corporation
Product name:	USB 3.0 Monitor
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\nec electronics\usb 3.0 host controller driver\application\nusb3mon.exe
File version:	1.0.18.0
Size:	104 KB (106,496 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

NEC Electronics USB Host Controller Driver

NEC Electronics Corporation

6% remove

This is the software driver package for the installed NEC Electronics USB device. The driver package is required in order for the NEC Electronics USB device to function properly and is the software that allows your computer to communicate with this hardware device.

Western Digital USB Host Controller Driver

Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

8% remove

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'NUSB3MON' → "C:\Program Files\NEC Electronics\USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver\Application\nusb3mon.exe"

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00082177%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00031969%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00050208%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	2,652,017 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	12/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.34 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	5.75 MB
Private (minimum):	4.39 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.34 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	67.67 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	69.46 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.49 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	5.76 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	4	12
Handles:	93	600
GUI GDI count:	19	103
GUI GDI peak:	19	142
GUI USER count:	8	49
GUI USER peak:	8	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\nec electronics\usb 3.0 host controller driver\application\nusb3mon.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Ultimate	61.11%
Windows 7 Professional	22.22%
Windows 7 Home Premium	16.67%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 33.33% of USB 3.0 Monitor.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
ASUS	44.44%
GIGABYTE	33.33%
Samsung	22.22%

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