sidebar.exe
Windows Sidebar by Microsoft
Version: | 6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) |
MD5: | fd278e51a7d6f52d22fce6c67e037ad6 |
SHA1: | fead5223dc5929c86fa6ca098c9e8fa28647a8a2 |
SHA256: | f0ff20e00ad3ee17a2e46b1b6d099e87330bbe57941f6db1d8159d70efd2cfeb |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is sidebar.exe?
Gadgets are simple mini-applications that give users fast access to personally relevant information and simple tasks—without getting in the way. For example, the Weather Gadget provides real-time information that is available at a glance, and the CPU Meter Gadget provides system information that users are interested in monitoring. Gadgets are part of the desktop, like the Start button, taskbar, and notification area. Unlike normal windows, they aren't represented with a taskbar button. In Window
About sidebar.exe (from Microsoft)
“Gadgets put information and fun—like news, pictures, games, and the phases of the moon—right on your desktop. In Windows Vista, gadgets were corralled in the Sidebar. Windows 7 sets them free on the s”
Details
File name: | sidebar.exe |
Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
Product name: | Windows Sidebar |
Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows sidebar\sidebar.exe |
Original name: | sidebar.EXE.MUI |
File version: | 6.0.6001.18000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840) |
Product version: | 1.0.6001.18000 |
Size: | 1.18 MB (1,233,920 bytes) |
Build date: | 1/19/2008 4:14 PM |
Digital DNA |
PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Sidebar' → C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
Network connections
[TCP] a96-17-203-32.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (96.17.203.32:80)
[UDP] listens on port 55428
[UDP] listens on port 54082
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00103358% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00053783% | |
User CPU: | 0.00049574% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 300,836 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 7,094,102/sec | |
Context switches: | 6/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 31.67 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 34.42 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 26.74 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 31.67 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 155.43 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 160.19 MB | |
Working set: | 33.95 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 35.3 MB | |
Page faults: | 6,785,386/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 2.06 KB/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 4/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 1.21 KB/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 2/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 968 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 182/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 13 | |
Handles: | 372 | |
GUI GDI count: | 52 | |
GUI USER count: | 29 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | Medium |
Platform: | 32-bit |
Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\windows sidebar\sidebar.exe" /autorun
- C:\Program Files\windows sidebar\sidebar.exe /autorun
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Owner: | User |
Parent processes: |
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Threads
Averages
sidebar.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.05808548% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.01842667% | |
User CPU: | 0.03965882% | |
CPU cycles: | 2,351,824/sec | |
Context switches: | 1/sec | |
Memory: | 1.19 MB | |
mshtml.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft) |
Total CPU: | 0.00062637% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00052430% | |
User CPU: | 0.00010206% | |
CPU cycles: | 434,094/sec | |
Memory: | 5.7 MB | |
WININET.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00048822% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00035796% | |
User CPU: | 0.00013026% | |
CPU cycles: | 30,431/sec | |
Memory: | 920 KB | |
Wlanapi.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00014779% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00006106% | |
User CPU: | 0.00008673% | |
CPU cycles: | 13,031/sec | |
Memory: | 72 KB | |
RPCRT4.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00010989% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00005065% | |
User CPU: | 0.00005924% | |
CPU cycles: | 9,336/sec | |
Memory: | 776 KB | |
dxtrans.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft) |
Total CPU: | 0.00002447% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000061% | |
User CPU: | 0.00002386% | |
CPU cycles: | 552/sec | |
Memory: | 228 KB | |
gdiplus.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00000612% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000489% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000122% | |
CPU cycles: | 107/sec | |
Memory: | 1.67 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows Vista Home Premium |
70.48% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
12.38% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
11.43% |
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Windows Vista Business |
3.81% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
0.95% |
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Windows Vista™ Home Premium |
0.95% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 58.00% of Windows Sidebar.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
34.21% |
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Dell |
21.05% |
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Sony |
15.79% |
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ASUS |
7.89% |
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Intel |
5.26% |
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Acer |
5.26% |
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Toshiba |
5.26% |
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Gateway |
5.26% |
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