Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.07%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 0.07%
5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) 0.07%
15.0.4454.1000 0.97%
15.0.4433.1506 0.07%
15.0.4420.1017 1.66%
15.0.4420.1017 1.45%
15.0.4128.1022 1.25%
15.0.4128.1019 0.07%
15.0.4128.1014 0.62%
15.0.4128.1014 0.21%
14.0.4730.1010 38.69%
14.0.4730.1010 3.60%
12.0.6413.1000 0.21%
12.0.4518.1014 40.69%
11.0.5525 10.31%

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PE structurePE file structure

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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:   5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
MD5:   c449fdb6d69414b5e5ff8fc9f7fb5b0f
SHA1:   0fa1c30bc13848591626c0d24b6a4194a969c91d
SHA256:   24a97ee51f204d47e63782edf567908a72e7b429073389e788a3d7cdf40d15e4

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. This version is installed on Windows XP and is compiled as a 32 bit program.

DetailsDetails

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:5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
Product version:5.1.2600.2180
Size:210.5 KB (215,552 bytes)
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

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'ose' (Office Source Engine)
  • 'ose64' (Office 64 Source Engine)
  • ose64
  • 'ose'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00586251%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00191562%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00394690%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:4,266 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:17/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:816 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):888 KB
Private (minimum):184 KB
Non-paged memory:816 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:28.66 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):35.9 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:368 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.75 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,144/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:132 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:135 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:38
600
GUI GDI count:32
103
GUI USER count:132
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
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:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
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 countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 30.15% of Office Source Engine.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
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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