Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	0.07%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)	0.07%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.14%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247)	0.07%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)	0.34%
15.0.4454.1000	0.96%
15.0.4433.1506	0.07%
15.0.4420.1017	1.65%
15.0.4420.1017	1.45%
15.0.4128.1022	1.24%
15.0.4128.1019	0.07%
15.0.4128.1014	0.62%
15.0.4128.1014	0.21%
14.0.4730.1010	38.50%
14.0.4730.1010	3.58%
12.0.6413.1000	0.21%
12.0.4518.1014	40.50%
11.0.5525	10.26%

Relationships

atbroker.exe (Windows Assistive Technology Manager by Microsoft)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegEnumValueW, CryptReleaseContext, CryptAcquireContextW, SetFileSecurityW, RegDeleteKeyW, OpenThreadToken, CheckTokenMembership, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, LookupAccountNameW, AllocateAndInitializeSid, FreeSid, CryptHashData, CryptGetHashParam, CryptCreateHash, CryptDestroyHash, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, RegCloseKey, RegEnumKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, SetThreadToken, RegQueryValueExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, SetServiceStatus, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, DuplicateToken, RegDeleteValueW

kernel32.dll

FormatMessageA, GetComputerNameW, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapSize, RaiseException, LoadLibraryA, MoveFileExW, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, CloseHandle, SetEvent, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenW, GetDriveTypeW, GetLogicalDrives, lstrcmpW, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, Sleep, ExitProcess, InitializeCriticalSection, GetCommandLineW, GetTickCount, ReleaseMutex, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, SetErrorMode, CreateEventW, CreateMutexW, CreateProcessW, GetSystemInfo, InterlockedExchange, CreateFileA, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, DosDateTimeToFileTime, MultiByteToWideChar, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, WideCharToMultiByte, CreateFileW, ReleaseSemaphore, WaitForSingleObject, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateThread, CreateSemaphoreW, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, SetFilePointerEx, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetSystemTime, SetFileTime, SetEndOfFile, WriteFile, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, GetFileAttributesExW, GetFileSizeEx, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, GetFileAttributesW, CopyFileW, CreateHardLinkW, SetFileAttributesW, DeleteFileW, GetTempPathA, GetTempPathW, GetFileTime, FindNextFileW, LocalFree, GetCurrentThread, CreateDirectoryW, RemoveDirectoryW, lstrlenA, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, GetTimeZoneInformation, LocalAlloc

msvcrt.dll

DllMain

rpcrt4.dll

RpcImpersonateClient, RpcRevertToSelf, RpcServerUnregisterIf, RpcServerUseProtseqEpW, RpcServerRegisterIfEx, NdrServerCall2

ose.exe

Office Source Engine by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove ose.exe

Version:	6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:	554a4d93f88b7758f1ddc17dc46128f0
SHA1:	d4ca41d7397fd16bd28fce7bbd5fc92e3a1e9e10

Overview

ose.exe runs as a service under the name Office Source Engine (ose) within the local user context. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation. and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

Details

File name:	ose.exe
Publisher:	Microsoft Corporation
Product name:	Office Source Engine
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\common files\microsoft shared\source engine\ose.exe
File version:	6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:	6.3.9600.16384
Size:	755.5 KB (773,632 bytes)
Build date:	8/22/2013 5:16 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):	Microsoft Corporation
Effective date:	Monday, December 7, 2009
Expiration date:	Monday, March 7, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
Entropy:	6.564145
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Services

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

'ose' (Office Source Engine)
'ose64' (Office 64 Source Engine)
ose64
'ose'

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00801248%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00494103%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00307145%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	12,703 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	1,208,336/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	107/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	4.19 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	12.75 MB
Private (minimum):	376 KB
Non-paged memory:	4.19 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	93.88 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	100.4 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	9.34 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	12.82 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	15,811/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	378 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	5 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	76 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	3/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	12	12
Handles:	294	600
GUI GDI count:	61	103
GUI GDI peak:	75	142
GUI USER count:	38	49
GUI USER peak:	44	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Windows\System32\osk.exe"
Owner:	User
Windows Service
Service name:	ose
Display name:	Office Source Engine
Description:	“Saves installation files used for updates and repairs and is required for the downloading of Setup updates and Watson error reports.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	atbroker.exe (Windows Assistive Technology Manager by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

osk.exe (Accessibility On-Screen Keyboard by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.20793081%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.17524970%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.03268111%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	5,268,551/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	99/sec	79/sec
Memory:	772 KB	1.16 MB
WINMM.dll
Total CPU:	0.02382713%
Kernel CPU:	0.01787035%
User CPU:	0.00595678%
CPU cycles:	1,141,340/sec
Context switches:	5/sec
Memory:	128 KB

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	34.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate	19.00%
Microsoft Windows XP	7.50%
Windows 7 Professional	6.50%
Windows 8.1	6.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro	5.50%
Windows 8 Pro	5.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium	3.00%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic	2.00%
Windows 8	1.50%
Windows 8 Single Language	1.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise N	1.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	1.00%
Windows 7 Starter	1.00%
Windows 8.1 N	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise	0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise	0.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic	0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	0.50%
21 other Windows OS version

Distribution by country

United States installs about 30.15% of Office Source Engine.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	24.72%
Hewlett-Packard	15.36%
ASUS	12.73%
Lenovo	11.24%
Toshiba	10.49%
Acer	9.74%
Intel	4.49%
Compaq	3.00%
GIGABYTE	2.62%
Samsung	1.87%
Sony	1.50%
American Megatrends	0.75%
NEC	0.75%
Sahara	0.37%
Alienware	0.37%

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