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advapi32.dll
ReportEventA, RegisterEventSourceA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, QueryServiceStatus, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceA, OpenSCManagerA, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueA, OpenProcessToken, RegOpenKeyExA, RegOpenKeyA, RegQueryValueA, RegEnumKeyA, DeregisterEventSource, RegDeleteValueA, RegDeleteKeyA
comctl32.dll
ImageList_AddMasked, ImageList_DragEnter, ImageList_DragLeave, ImageList_DragMove, ImageList_EndDrag, ImageList_BeginDrag, ImageList_SetDragCursorImage, ImageList_DragShowNolock, PropertySheetA, DestroyPropertySheetPage, CreatePropertySheetPageA, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_Create
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleA
gdi32.dll
DeleteObject, GetViewportExtEx, GetWindowExtEx, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutA, ExtTextOutA, Escape, CreateBitmap, GetMapMode, DPtoLP, GetTextColor, GetBkColor, LPtoDP, IntersectClipRect, ScaleWindowExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetViewportExtEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, SetMapMode, SetBkMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, DeleteDC, PatBlt, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, CreateCompatibleBitmap, SelectObject, BitBlt, GetStockObject, CreateSolidBrush, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateFontA, GetObjectA, StretchBlt, GetTextMetricsA, GetTextExtentPointA, GetDeviceCaps, CreateDIBitmap, CreateFontIndirectA
kernel32.dll
SetErrorMode, FileTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetCurrentDirectoryA, GetTickCount, RtlUnwind, CreateThread, ExitThread, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, ExitProcess, RaiseException, TerminateProcess, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetACP, GetTimeZoneInformation, UnhandledExceptionFilter, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, IsBadWritePtr, GetOEMCP, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, SetStdHandle, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetCPInfo, TlsGetValue, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, EnterCriticalSection, GlobalReAlloc, LeaveCriticalSection, TlsFree, GlobalHandle, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, GlobalFlags, GetProcessVersion, SizeofResource, GetPrivateProfileIntA, ResumeThread, lstrcmpA, GetCurrentThread, GetFileTime, GetShortPathNameA, GetThreadLocale, GetStringTypeExA, GetVolumeInformationA, FindFirstFileA, FindClose, SetEndOfFile, UnlockFile, LockFile, FlushFileBuffers, DuplicateHandle, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, MulDiv, GetProfileStringA, DeleteFileA, SetFileAttributesA, CloseHandle, GetFileSize, CreateFileA, SetEvent, ResetEvent, SetLastError, GetVersion, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalGetAtomNameA, lstrcmpiA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, lstrcpyA, GetModuleHandleA, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, GetProcAddress, SetFilePointer, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentProcess, FreeLibrary, GetVersionExA, Sleep, CreateMutexA, LoadLibraryA, FormatMessageA, lstrlenA, lstrcatA, LocalFree, GetFileAttributesA, GetSystemDefaultLangID, GetFullPathNameA, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GlobalFree, WritePrivateProfileStringA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, GetLastError, CopyFileA, GetLocalTime, lstrcpynA, WriteFile, ReadFile, GetModuleFileNameA, GetSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventA, WaitForSingleObject, FreeEnvironmentStringsA
ole32.dll
StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CLSIDFromProgID, CLSIDFromString, OleIsCurrentClipboard, OleFlushClipboard, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterMessageFilter, CoGetClassObject, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemFree, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, ShellExecuteA
user32.dll
SetCursor, ValidateRect, TranslateMessage, GetMessageA, SetWindowContextHelpId, LoadCursorA, GetSysColorBrush, GetClassNameA, GetDesktopWindow, InflateRect, InsertMenuA, DeleteMenu, GetMenuStringA, CharNextA, CopyAcceleratorTableA, SetRect, GetNextDlgGroupItem, RegisterClipboardFormatA, PostThreadMessageA, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, GetMenuState, ModifyMenuA, SetMenuItemBitmaps, CheckMenuItem, EnableMenuItem, MoveWindow, SetWindowTextA, IsDialogMessageA, SetDlgItemTextA, GrayStringA, DrawTextA, TabbedTextOutA, EndPaint, BeginPaint, SendDlgItemMessageA, MapWindowPoints, GetSysColor, PeekMessageA, DispatchMessageA, AdjustWindowRectEx, CopyRect, GetTopWindow, IsChild, wsprintfA, GetClassInfoA, RegisterClassA, GetMenu, GetMenuItemCount, GetSubMenu, GetMenuItemID, TrackPopupMenu, GetWindowTextLengthA, GetWindowTextA, GetDlgCtrlID, GetKeyState, DefWindowProcA, CreateWindowExA, SetWindowsHookExA, GetClassLongA, SetPropA, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetPropA, CallWindowProcA, RemovePropA, GetMessagePos, GetLastActivePopup, GetForegroundWindow, GetWindow, IntersectRect, SystemParametersInfoA, GetWindowPlacement, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, CreateDialogIndirectParamA, DestroyWindow, MapDialogRect, SetWindowPos, GetCapture, GetActiveWindow, SetActiveWindow, GetAsyncKeyState, SetFocus, GetDlgItem, IsWindowEnabled, EnumWindows, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SetTimer, KillTimer, CallNextHookEx, DrawIcon, GetSystemMenu, RegisterWindowMessageA, LoadIconA, ExitWindowsEx, FindWindowA, ShowWindow, SetForegroundWindow, LoadImageA, IsWindow, RedrawWindow, GetDC, DestroyCursor, LoadStringA, IsWindowVisible, IsIconic, OffsetRect, ReleaseDC, CreatePopupMenu, AppendMenuA, ClientToScreen, GetCursorPos, ScreenToClient, SetCapture, MessageBeep, ReleaseCapture, GetWindowLongA, SetWindowLongA, PostQuitMessage, WindowFromPoint, CharUpperA, DestroyMenu, WinHelpA, LockWindowUpdate, PtInRect, GetFocus, DrawFrameControl, UnionRect, InvalidateRect, MessageBoxA, UpdateWindow, EnableWindow, GetWindowDC, GetClientRect, GetWindowRect, GetSystemMetrics, GetParent, PostMessageA, SendMessageA, LoadBitmapA, IsWindowUnicode, DefDlgProcA, DrawFocusRect, ExcludeUpdateRgn, ShowCaret, HideCaret, UnregisterClassA, GetMessageTime
winmm.dll
PlaySoundA
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, DocumentPropertiesA, OpenPrinterA

raid_tool.exe

VIA_RaidTool Application by VIA Technologies Inc. (Signed)

Remove raid_tool.exe
Version:   6, 0, 0, 0
MD5:   e4057db9cd901e443d651c578fbce603
SHA1:   dc94cf84850ec2cdf0a3c2b09bdb25c5f80dbe1f
SHA256:   78824395a5f90fbb27b38e7d336d520c8cc02c3f49c35f4d8bd1a4a40086852a

Overview

raid_tool.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). The file is digitally signed by VIA Technologies Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608).

DetailsDetails

File name:raid_tool.exe
Product name:VIA_RaidTool Application
Description:VIA_RaidTool MFC Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\via\raid\raid_tool.exe
Original name:VIA_RaidTool.EXE
File version:6, 0, 0, 0
Size:2.27 MB (2,378,352 bytes)
Build date:2/13/2011 9:48 PM
Certificate
Issued to:VIA Technologies Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Expiration date:Friday, March 29, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'VIARaidUtl' → C:\Program Files\VIA\RAID\raid_tool.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00177218%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00106331%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00070887%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:385,156 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:13/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.64 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.11 MB
Private (minimum):7.06 MB
Non-paged memory:3.64 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:56.54 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):58.69 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.11 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.11 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:595,677/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:30 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:34.18 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,375/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:111
600
GUI GDI count:80
103
GUI USER count:42
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\via\raid\raid_tool.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%
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