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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

6,1,7200,178 5.41%
6,1,7200,177 13.51%
6,1,6000,81 2.70%
6,1,0,102 8.11%
6,0,7200,179 2.70%
6,0,7200,178 2.70%
6,0,7200,178 2.70%
6,0,6000,82 2.70%
6,0,32,138 10.81%
6, 0, 0, 20 16.22%
5, 2, 0, 5 29.73%
5, 0, 2, 0 2.70%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

SMax4PNP.exe

SMax4PNP Application by Analog Devices

Remove SMax4PNP.exe
Version:   6,1,7200,177
MD5:   afd15f701b550037ffdde6b18171479d
SHA1:   fc59768b75ee5ce5e68bfd8c41cb82e9252c93d1

Overview

SMax4PNP.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).

DetailsDetails

File name:SMax4PNP.exe
Publisher:Analog Devices, Inc.
Product name:SMax4PNP Application
Description:SMax4PNP MFC Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\analog devices\soundmax\smax4pnp.exe
File version:6,1,7200,177
Size:1.25 MB (1,314,816 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:6.189810
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'
  • 'SoundMAXPnP' → C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00019145%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00015416%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003730%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:62 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,685/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.24 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.36 MB
Private (minimum):4.67 MB
Non-paged memory:6.24 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:74.67 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):76.11 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.32 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.15 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,876/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:3 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:173
600
GUI GDI count:14
103
GUI GDI peak:26
142
GUI USER count:9
49
GUI USER peak:11
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\analog devices\core\smax4pnp.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 67.57%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.22%
Windows Vista Business 5.41%
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 2.70%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.70%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.70%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.70%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 41.18% of SMax4PNP Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 43.75%
Hewlett-Packard 28.13%
Lenovo 18.75%
American Megatrends 6.25%
Sahara 3.13%
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