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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 2.13%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 14.89%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 2.13%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 8.51%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 42.55%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 12.77%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 2.13%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 12.77%
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) 2.13%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

ribbons.scr

Ribbons Screen Saver by Microsoft

Remove ribbons.scr
Version:   6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   d45be8baed0b82f6bbc9d9421fa8fa1c
SHA1:   6ce52c95f41fb628d4007029c6d3162cbe2ad832
SHA256:   e2c788daa892b394ddae4700debec76d26e42f0cb264a1c7a8e692e997a3cc67
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

ribbons.scr executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent winlogon.exe (Windows Logon Application by Microsoft). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:ribbons.scr
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Ribbons Screen Saver
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\ribbons.scr
Original name:Ribbons
File version:6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:6.1.7600.16385
Size:236 KB (241,664 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Screensaver
  • ribbons.scr

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.03923493%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.02153707%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01769785%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,964 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:21,545,575/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:165/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:35.38 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):19.87 MB
Private (minimum):19.84 MB
Non-paged memory:35.38 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:101.64 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):106.92 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:19.78 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):21.99 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:53,952/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:6.32 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:14/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:75 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:91
600
GUI GDI count:15
103
GUI GDI peak:17
142
GUI USER count:4
49
GUI USER peak:4
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\ribbons.scr /s
Owner:User
Parent process:winlogon.exe (Windows Logon Application by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
atiumd64.dll
Total CPU:0.97836474%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.29788609%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.68047865%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:13,690,403/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:39/sec
79/sec
Memory:7.22 MB
1.16 MB
Ribbons.scr (main module)
Total CPU:0.62552194%
Kernel CPU:0.48999209%
User CPU:0.13552985%
CPU cycles:129,927,731/sec
Context switches:161/sec
Memory:256 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.17%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.28%
Windows 8 12.77%
Windows Vista Home Premium 10.64%
Windows 7 Professional 8.51%
Windows 8 Pro 2.13%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.13%
Windows 8 Single Language 2.13%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.13%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.13%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 59.57% of Ribbons Screen Saver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 29.17%
Acer 18.75%
Toshiba 16.67%
Hewlett-Packard 14.58%
ASUS 12.50%
GIGABYTE 4.17%
MSI 4.17%
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