Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

3, 1, 2, 4	13.46%
3, 1, 2, 2	13.46%
3, 1, 1, 12	30.77%
3, 1, 1, 12	9.62%
3, 1, 0, 1	13.46%
3, 0, 30, 1	13.46%
3, 0, 28, 2	5.77%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

smartmenu.exe

HP MediaSmart SmartMenu by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove smartmenu.exe

Version:	3, 1, 2, 4
MD5:	74260f0abfa90a22a964b6bde690aaa2
SHA1:	ea7d755fb819333b12249ef4a02a6e99b01e9a09
SHA256:	183e6601ab5740f4c0b46e3414d7b683594d2223c7f8fe67f7f4a97f95031181

Overview

smartmenu.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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). This is typically installed with the program HP MediaSmart SmartMenu published by Hewlett-Packard. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	smartmenu.exe
Product name:	HP MediaSmart SmartMenu
Description:	SmartMenu
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp mediasmart\smartmenu.exe
Original name:	SmartMenu
File version:	3, 1, 2, 4
Size:	597.55 KB (611,896 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Expiration date:	Sunday, December 18, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

HP MediaSmart SmartMenu

Hewlett-Packard

20% remove

“The HP MediaSmart SmartMenu enables users to switch between MediaSmart applications, such as DVD, music, pictures (photos), video, and TV. To use the HP MediaSmart SmartMenu, users press the MediaSmart button (button labeled "M" that is located at the top of the keyboard area above the regular keyboard keys) to display the SmartMenu.”

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'SmartMenu' → C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP MediaSmart\SmartMenu.exe /background

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00024855%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00014592%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00010262%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	811 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	59,180/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	13.47 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	13.25 MB
Private (minimum):	277 KB
Non-paged memory:	13.47 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	134.11 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	145.82 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.17 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	19.26 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	74,488/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	276 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	12 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	62 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	2/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	4	12
Handles:	206	600
GUI GDI count:	16	103
GUI GDI peak:	21	142
GUI USER count:	10	49
GUI USER peak:	21	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command lines:	"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp mediasmart\smartmenu.exe" /background "C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp mediasmart\smartmenu.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

SmartMenu.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00077441%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00061205%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00016236%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	32,496/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	608 KB	1.16 MB
MMDevApi.dll
Total CPU:	0.00004769%
Kernel CPU:	0.00004769%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	424/sec
Memory:	300 KB