Should I block it?

60%

60% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

8.1.30.1349	1.15%
8.1.10.1300	0.46%
8.1.0.1281	2.76%
8.1.0.1281	0.92%
8.1.0.1281	0.23%
8.1.0.1281	0.23%
8.1.0.1281	0.69%
8.1.0.1281	0.69%
8.1.0.1281	0.23%
8.1.0.1281	0.23%
8.1.0.1252	13.33%
8.1.0.1252	14.94%
8.1.0.1191	0.23%
8.0.10.1464	0.23%
8.0.10.1464	0.46%
8.0.4.1441	2.30%
8.0.4.1441	0.46%
8.0.3.1427	0.69%
8.0.3.1427	2.30%
8.0.3.1427	0.46%
8.0.2.1410	2.99%
8.0.2.1410	0.92%
8.0.2.1410	0.23%
8.0.1.1399	1.38%
8.0.1.1399	0.92%
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8.0.0.1351	3.91%
8.0.0.1351	0.46%
8.0.0.1351	0.46%
7.1.50.1172	0.23%
7.1.30.1154	0.23%
7.1.21.1134	0.23%
7.1.20.1119	1.38%
7.1.13.1088	0.23%
7.1.13.1088	1.38%
7.1.10.1065	0.46%
7.1.3.1053	3.22%
7.1.2.1043	1.61%
7.1.2.1041	0.23%
7.1.2.1041	0.23%
7.1.1.1039	4.83%
7.0.10.1203	0.46%
7.0.10.1203	0.23%
7.0.4.1197	2.76%
7.0.4.1197	4.14%
7.0.4.1197	0.23%
7.0.2.1164	10.80%
7.0.2.1164	4.83%
7.0.0.1152	0.23%
7.0.0.1135	3.45%
7.0.0.1135	4.37%

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Related files

winlogeventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
wmieventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
historyeventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
comeventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
soapserverservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
statuseventhandler.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
eventmanager.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
configurator.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
gmscommon.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
common.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
wsmanclient.dll (Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation)
timesyncservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
partialfwupdateservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
portforwardingservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
hostchangesnotificationservice.dll (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
lms.exe (Intel Management and Security Application Local Management Service by Intel Corporation)
toastnotificationslib.dll (Intel Management and Security Status by Intel Corporation)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

GetAce, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid, CopySid, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegQueryValueExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCloseKey, LookupAccountSidW, ConvertSidToStringSidA, EqualSid, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceA, OpenServiceA, ChangeServiceConfigA, ChangeServiceConfig2A, SetServiceStatus, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExW, OpenProcessToken, OpenThreadToken, GetTokenInformation, LookupAccountNameA, AddAccessAllowedAce, InitializeAcl, RegSetValueExW, AllocateAndInitializeSid, CreateWellKnownSid, SetEntriesInAclA, RegSetKeySecurity, FreeSid, RegDeleteValueA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, ReportEventA, DeregisterEventSource, RegisterEventSourceA, OpenSCManagerA, EnumServicesStatusExA, CloseServiceHandle, GetAclInformation, AddAce, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegQueryInfoKeyW

crypt32.dll

CryptProtectData, CryptUnprotectData, CertFindCertificateInStore, CertGetNameStringA, CertOpenStore, CertFreeCertificateContext, CryptQueryObject, CryptMsgClose, CertCloseStore, CryptMsgGetParam, CertCompareCertificateName

iphlpapi.dll

NotifyAddrChange, GetIpNetTable, GetIpAddrTable, GetPerAdapterInfo, GetAdaptersInfo, GetExtendedTcpTable, GetNetworkParams, CancelIPChangeNotify

kernel32.dll

TlsFree, SetHandleCount, GetACP, VirtualFree, IsValidCodePage, SetStdHandle, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, HeapCreate, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, FindFirstFileW, GetDriveTypeW, ExitProcess, GetOEMCP, UnlockFile, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetEndOfFile, FlushFileBuffers, HeapSize, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetFullPathNameA, GetFileInformationByHandle, PeekNamedPipe, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetFullPathNameW, CreateFileW, LockFile, SetConsoleMode, ReadConsoleInputA, ExitThread, FindFirstFileA, GetDriveTypeA, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, FindClose, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetStartupInfoA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, VirtualAlloc, VirtualProtect, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, GetCPInfo, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, HeapReAlloc, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, RtlUnwind, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoA, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, GetLocaleInfoW, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CreateFileA, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreA, TlsGetValue, DuplicateHandle, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, CreateMutexA, SetThreadPriority, ResumeThread, OutputDebugStringA, InterlockedExchange, FlushConsoleInputBuffer, GetVersionExA, GlobalMemoryStatus, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetVersion, OpenEventA, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenProcess, CreateThread, GetModuleHandleW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, SetErrorMode, RaiseException, GetSystemDefaultLCID, IsDBCSLeadByte, lstrcmpiA, LoadLibraryExA, FindResourceA, LoadResource, SizeofResource, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenW, GetComputerNameA, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, LocalAlloc, lstrlenA, GetModuleFileNameA, SetEvent, GetSystemTime, GetCurrentThread, MultiByteToWideChar, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, Sleep, CloseHandle, GetLastError, GetOverlappedResult, WaitForSingleObject, ReadFile, CreateEventA, WriteFile, DeviceIoControl, FormatMessageA, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, ReleaseMutex, SetLastError, LocalFree, FreeLibrary, GetCurrentProcess, LoadLibraryA, SetDllDirectoryA, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, InterlockedCompareExchange, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW

msvcp100.dll

DllMain

msvcr100.dll

DllMain

ole32.dll

CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, StringFromGUID2, CoResumeClassObjects, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoSuspendClassObjects, CoRevertToSelf, CoImpersonateClient, CoTaskMemFree, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoReleaseServerProcess

rpcrt4.dll

UuidCreate, UuidToStringA, RpcStringFreeA

setupapi.dll

SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetClassDevsA

shell32.dll

SHGetFolderPathA

statusstrings.dll

GetStatusString

user32.dll

GetProcessWindowStation, GetUserObjectInformationW, PostThreadMessageA, LoadStringA, CharNextW, MessageBoxA, CharUpperA, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, CharNextA, wsprintfA, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationA, GetDesktopWindow

version.dll

GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, VerQueryValueA

winhttp.dll

WinHttpQueryDataAvailable, WinHttpCloseHandle, WinHttpSetOption, WinHttpDetectAutoProxyConfigUrl, WinHttpGetProxyForUrl, WinHttpSendRequest, WinHttpReceiveResponse, WinHttpQueryHeaders, WinHttpQueryAuthSchemes, WinHttpSetStatusCallback, WinHttpReadData, WinHttpAddRequestHeaders, WinHttpCrackUrl, WinHttpConnect, WinHttpOpenRequest, WinHttpSetCredentials, WinHttpOpen

wintrust.dll

WinVerifyTrust

ws2_32.dll

WSACreateEvent, getnameinfo

UNS.exe

Intel Management and Security Application User Notification Service by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove UNS.exe

Version:	8.1.0.1281
MD5:	d03fe25b3b9eff45582aa0aa37960d68
SHA1:	495b7cedcb132fb96dbfacb1eddac85bcc8714e7

What is UNS.exe?

User Notification Service for the Common User Interface is part of Intels Common User Interface for chipsets with integrated graphics controllers which allows user to change different driver properties through Windows User Interface. Quick access to the control panel via a System Tray icon.

Overview

uns.exe runs as a service under the name Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service (UNS) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Intel(R) Management Engine Components published by Intel Corporation, Intel(R) Management Engine Components from Intel Corporation and Intel(R) Management Engine Components by Intel Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	uns.exe
Publisher:	Intel Corporation
Product name:	Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service
Description:	User Notification Service
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) management engine components\uns\uns.exe
File version:	8.1.0.1281
Size:	356.78 KB (365,344 bytes)
Build date:	7/19/2012 2:53 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Saturday, April 23, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 10.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Intel Management Engine Components

Intel Corporation

10% remove

This program provides the Intel Management Engine Components Driver for supported notebooks with supported operating systems. The Intel management Components monitor the installed Intel hardware, such as chip sets, storage, and other components. They will notify you if there are problems, updated drivers, and other information about those components. These components installed by the computer manufacturer automatically during the OS in...

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'UNS' (Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service)
UNS

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00041822%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00016861%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00024961%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	359 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	4.75 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	12.96 MB
Private (minimum):	6.29 MB
Non-paged memory:	4.75 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	67.69 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	74.76 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	6.29 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	12.98 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	7	12
Handles:	343	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) management engine components\uns\uns.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	UNS
Display name:	Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service
Description:	“Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service - Updates the Windows Event Log with notifications of pre defined events received from the local Intel(R) Management and Security Application Device.”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

msvcr100.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.00032324%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00016162%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00016162%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	8,246/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	764 KB	1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:	0.00030854%
Kernel CPU:	0.00001469%
User CPU:	0.00029385%
CPU cycles:	9,750/sec
Memory:	100 KB
UNS.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00007346%
Kernel CPU:	0.00007346%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	2,322/sec
Memory:	364 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:	0.00002939%
Kernel CPU:	0.00001469%
User CPU:	0.00001469%
CPU cycles:	412/sec
Memory:	1.23 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 7 Home Premium	32.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate	16.00%
Windows 8	14.50%
Windows 8.1	12.00%
Windows 8 Single Language	6.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic	5.00%
Windows 7 Professional	5.00%
Windows 8 Pro	2.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	1.50%
Microsoft Windows XP	1.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro	0.50%
Windows Vista Home Premium	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	0.50%
Windows 8 Enterprise	0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise	0.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center	0.50%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 35.50% of Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
ASUS	20.00%
Dell	16.55%
Lenovo	13.10%
Sony	11.72%
Acer	11.03%
Hewlett-Packard	10.34%
Toshiba	8.28%
Samsung	2.41%
GIGABYTE	1.38%
Intel	1.38%
NEC	1.38%
Alienware	1.03%
Apple	0.69%
MSI	0.69%

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