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45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

2.1.0.11 9.09%
2.1.0.6 27.27%
2.0.1.7 63.64%

Relationships

SmartMenu.exe

HP MediaSmart by Hewlett-Packard Company (Signed)

Remove SmartMenu.exe
Version:   2.1.0.6
MD5:   a168271e4ac1688c162534d412f283ae
SHA1:   d187b1189988b2666c00ef0adad937b01ec3e72c
SHA256:   ecffd312d58c6bd0ada145bf875e36de11215561c9f1487c065d0af3b443cf53

Overview

smartmenu.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent ccSvcHst.exe (Symantec Security Technologies by Symantec Corporation). 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 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).

DetailsDetails

File name:smartmenu.exe
Publisher:Hewlett-Packard
Product name:HP MediaSmart
Description:HP MediaSmart SmartMenu
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp mediasmart\smartmenu.exe
File version:2.1.0.6
Size:892.8 KB (914,224 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Hewlett-Packard Company
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, February 7, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, January 18, 2009
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00101894%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00069476%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00032417%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:12,355 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:11,303,946/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:70.06 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):60.4 MB
Private (minimum):5.02 MB
Non-paged memory:70.06 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:485.37 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):511.46 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:17.3 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):60.42 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:169,590/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:710 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:45 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:108 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:462
600
GUI GDI count:54
103
GUI USER count:30
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp mediasmart\smartmenu.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
SmartMenu.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.02851493%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00452432%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.02399060%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:22,935,085/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:76/sec
79/sec
Memory:912 KB
1.16 MB
wpfgfx_v0300.dll
Total CPU:0.01235585%
Kernel CPU:0.00333742%
User CPU:0.00901844%
CPU cycles:3,027,228/sec
Context switches:55/sec
Memory:2.22 MB
WINMM.dll
Total CPU:0.00130722%
Kernel CPU:0.00092047%
User CPU:0.00038675%
CPU cycles:21,827/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:228 KB
wdmaud.drv
Total CPU:0.00003868%
Kernel CPU:0.00003094%
User CPU:0.00000774%
CPU cycles:784/sec
Memory:236 KB
mscorwks.dll
Total CPU:0.00003835%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00003835%
CPU cycles:225/sec
Memory:5.66 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 72.73%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.18%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 9.09%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 90.91% of HP MediaSmart.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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