Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 0, 4, 1 16.67%
1, 0, 3, 6 66.67%
1, 0, 0, 8 16.67%

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advapi32.dll
FreeSid, GetLengthSid, RevertToSelf, AccessCheck, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, ImpersonateSelf, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, AllocateAndInitializeSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, IsValidSecurityDescriptor
comctl32.dll
ImageList_DrawEx, ImageList_GetIconSize, _TrackMouseEvent, ImageList_Draw, ImageList_GetIcon, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_GetImageCount
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
SelectObject, SetTextColor, CreateSolidBrush, GetTextExtentPointW, SetBkMode, GetRegionData, DeleteDC, GetDIBits, UpdateColors, GetStockObject, BitBlt, CreateRectRgnIndirect, OffsetRgn, CreateRectRgn, MoveToEx, CreatePen, IntersectClipRect, GetRgnBox, GetTextMetricsW, UnrealizeObject, PatBlt, SetBrushOrgEx, CreatePatternBrush, ExtTextOutW, GetTextExtentPointA, ExtTextOutA, LPtoDP, GetBkColor, GetTextColor, Escape, PtVisible, GetWindowExtEx, GetViewportExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, CreateICW, GetObjectW, SetBkColor, SetViewportExtEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportOrgEx, SetMapMode, DPtoLP, CombineRgn, ExtCreateRegion, DeleteObject, CreateBitmap, RealizePalette, SelectPalette, GetDeviceCaps, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, StretchBlt, Polygon, RestoreDC, SaveDC, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateDIBitmap, CreateDIBSection, SetDIBitsToDevice, SetStretchBltMode, ExtSelectClipRgn, GetClipBox, RectVisible, LineTo, GetTextExtentPoint32W, TextOutW, GetClipRgn, SelectClipRgn, ExcludeClipRect, PtInRegion, StretchDIBits, GetMapMode
imagehlp.dll
ImageDirectoryEntryToData
kernel32.dll
FindResourceW, GetVersion, LoadLibraryA, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, LoadResource, GetSystemTime, GetModuleHandleA, GetSystemInfo, GetCurrentProcessId, VirtualQuery, WriteProcessMemory, lstrcmpiA, ExitProcess, GetModuleFileNameA, VirtualProtect, FlushInstructionCache, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, lstrlenA, lstrcmpA, DuplicateHandle, FlushFileBuffers, LockFile, UnlockFile, SetEndOfFile, GetFullPathNameW, GetThreadLocale, GlobalAddAtomW, GlobalGetAtomNameW, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalFindAtomW, FileTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GlobalFree, GetFileAttributesW, GetFileSize, GetFileTime, TlsAlloc, GlobalHandle, TlsFree, GlobalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, LocalReAlloc, TlsGetValue, SetErrorMode, GlobalFlags, GetProcessVersion, GetStartupInfoW, GetVersionExA, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, RaiseException, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetStartupInfoA, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, GetACP, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, CreateFileA, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, InterlockedExchange, GetProfileStringA, GlobalAddAtomA, FindResourceA, LockResource, SizeofResource, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, lstrcmpW, lstrcpynW, GetCurrentThreadId, IsBadWritePtr, FormatMessageW, WideCharToMultiByte, FindFirstFileW, FindClose, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, DeleteFileW, lstrlenW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrcmpiW, LocalFree, CreateProcessW, WaitForSingleObject, LocalAlloc, lstrcpyW, lstrcatW, GetPrivateProfileIntW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, Sleep, GetVersionExW, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, CreateFileW, CloseHandle, GetDriveTypeW, FreeLibrary, GetTickCount, SetLastError, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, GetLastError, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, ReadFile, GetVolumeInformationW, MulDiv, GetLocalTime, TerminateProcess, GetEnvironmentVariableA, GetCurrentDirectoryW, SetFileAttributesW
mfc42u.dll
DllMain
msvcp60.dll
DllMain
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleInitialize, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemFree, OleIsCurrentClipboard, OleUninitialize, OleFlushClipboard, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoGetClassObject, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterMessageFilter
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
shell32.dll
SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, DragQueryFileW, DragFinish, ExtractIconExW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathStripPathW
user32.dll
DllMain, ReleaseCapture, SetCapture, GetCursorPos, IsWindowVisible, ScreenToClient, LockWindowUpdate, GetDesktopWindow, GetMenuItemInfoW, InsertMenuItemW, CreatePopupMenu, GetMenuItemCount, DestroyMenu, EnableMenuItem, GetSystemMenu, DrawIconEx, GetClassLongW, InflateRect, EnableScrollBar, GetScrollInfo, GetScrollPos, GetScrollRange, SetScrollInfo, SetScrollPos, SetScrollRange, ShowScrollBar, GetDC, GetIconInfo, CharUpperBuffA, GetWindowTextW, DrawFrameControl, IsWindowEnabled, GetSystemMetrics, EnumChildWindows, SetFocus, GetFocus, SetRect, SetWindowWord, GetWindowWord, IntersectRect, DrawIcon, DestroyIcon, DrawStateW, ValidateRect, GetSubMenu, GetMenuItemID, EqualRect, IsMenu, DrawMenuBar, GetWindowPlacement, MessageBoxA, CharLowerW, CharUpperW, DestroyCursor, LoadImageW, DestroyWindow, CopyIcon, CopyRect, MapWindowPoints, GetMessagePos, GetCapture, DrawTextExW, CreateIconIndirect, GetWindow, IsIconic, IsZoomed, MoveWindow, ShowWindow, PostMessageW, ReleaseDC, GetWindowDC, SetWindowRgn, SetWindowPos, RemovePropW, SetPropW, SetWindowLongW, RedrawWindow, CallWindowProcW, DefWindowProcW, GetSysColorBrush, GetSysColor, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, IsWindow, SetWindowsHookExW, GetWindowLongW, GetActiveWindow, GetClassNameW, GetPropW, GetMenuState, CallNextHookEx, GetClientRect, wvsprintfW, UpdateWindow, GetParent, MessageBoxW, KillTimer, SetTimer, LoadIconW, GetWindowRect, BringWindowToTop, SendMessageW, EnableWindow, DrawEdge, FillRect, DrawTextW, BeginPaint, EndPaint, ClientToScreen, PtInRect, InvalidateRect, SetForegroundWindow, LoadCursorW, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, GetKeyState, GetMenu, SetMenu, OffsetRect, IsRectEmpty, LoadStringW, GetWindowInfo
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, VerQueryValueW
winspool.drv
DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter, OpenPrinterW

Scheduler.exe

Scheduler Application by SoftThinks (Signed)

Remove Scheduler.exe
Version:   1, 0, 4, 1
MD5:   c1915a84502b38d548d0c9351dff3e47
SHA1:   18f4496765a59b921a887825a1f4d0e3cd6c52bf
SHA256:   f978eff6d6b4981da3ab203eb3f9b8ef8fad215f46cb4a848003e5cd96820cef

Overview

scheduler.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). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. The file is digitally signed by SoftThinks which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:scheduler.exe
Product name:Scheduler Application
Description:Scheduler
Typical file path:C:\windows\sminst\scheduler.exe
File version:1, 0, 4, 1
Size:852 KB (872,448 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:SoftThinks
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Scheduler' → C:\WINDOWS\SMINST\Scheduler.exe
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS\SMINST\Scheduler.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00053827%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00040669%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00013158%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:594 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:4.95 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.02 MB
Private (minimum):6.92 MB
Non-paged memory:4.95 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:34.21 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):36.23 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.97 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.61 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:7,117/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:167 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:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:57
600
GUI GDI count:72
103
GUI USER count:21
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\windows\sminst\scheduler.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 83.33%
Windows Vista Business 16.67%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Portugal installs about 60.00% of Scheduler Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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