Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

7.70 60.00%
7.70 20.00%
7.70 20.00%
(Note, Portrait Displays publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Child process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
AdjustTokenPrivileges, OpenSCManagerA, CreateServiceA, CloseServiceHandle, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetEntriesInAclA, FreeSid, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetNamedSecurityInfoA, RegSetKeySecurity, RegEnumValueA, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumKeyA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyA
gdi32.dll
ExtEscape, CreateDCA, CreateSolidBrush, SetPixel, GetDeviceCaps, BitBlt, SelectPalette, RealizePalette, GetPixel, CreateFontIndirectA, SetTextColor, SetBkColor, GetObjectA, ExtTextOutA, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, DeleteDC, GetTextExtentPoint32A, CreateDIBitmap, DeleteObject, SetBkMode
kernel32.dll
GetVersionExA, lstrcatA, GetModuleHandleA, WaitForSingleObject, ResetEvent, OpenEventA, GetCurrentProcess, GetLocalTime, SetFilePointer, GetCurrentDirectoryA, GetComputerNameA, GetPrivateProfileIntA, ReadFile, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetPrivateProfileSectionA, GetSystemDirectoryA, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, FindFirstFileA, MoveFileExA, RemoveDirectoryA, FindNextFileA, FindClose, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GlobalFree, GetFileSize, WriteFile, CopyFileA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, LocalAlloc, CreateFileA, DeviceIoControl, InitializeCriticalSection, TerminateProcess, PulseEvent, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, CloseHandle, GetWindowsDirectoryA, DeleteFileA, OpenFile, lstrcpyA, GetCurrentThreadId, lstrlenA, GetTickCount, LoadLibraryA, Sleep, CreateProcessA, GetLastError, FormatMessageA, LocalFree, GetProcAddress, OutputDebugStringA, FreeLibrary, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetStartupInfoA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, lstrcpynA, WritePrivateProfileStringA, CreateEventA, ExitProcess
msvcp70.dll
DllMain
msvcr70.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateGuid
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiClassGuidsFromNameA
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathA, ShellExecuteA, Shell_NotifyIconA
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteKeyA, PathAppendA
user32.dll
PostMessageA, wsprintfA, EnumDisplaySettingsA, MessageBoxA, CreateWindowExA, UnregisterHotKey, UnhookWindowsHookEx, KillTimer, SendMessageA, AppendMenuA, CreatePopupMenu, DestroyMenu, DestroyIcon, DrawTextA, OffsetRect, GetSystemMetrics, DrawIconEx, SetRect, GetIconInfo, LoadImageA, CopyRect, GetSysColor, SetForegroundWindow, SetDlgItemTextA, GetDlgItem, SystemParametersInfoA, EndDialog, EndPaint, RegisterWindowMessageA, BeginPaint, UpdateWindow, SetWindowPos, ReleaseDC, FindWindowA, GetDesktopWindow, EnumDisplayDevicesA, LoadBitmapA, ShowWindow, EnableWindow, GetWindowLongA, SetWindowLongA, GetWindowInfo, DialogBoxParamA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, GetMessageA, RegisterHotKey, SetWindowsHookExA, SetTimer, DefWindowProcA, PostQuitMessage, TrackPopupMenuEx, GetCursorPos, PeekMessageA, GetMessageTime, GetMenuItemInfoA, RegisterClassA, LoadCursorA, LoadIconA, EnumDisplayMonitors, ChangeDisplaySettingsExA, EnumChildWindows, EnumWindows, MonitorFromPoint, GetMonitorInfoA, GetClassNameA, GetWindowRect, GetDC, ChangeDisplaySettingsA, ExitWindowsEx, InsertMenuA, DrawMenuBar
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA

wpctrl.exe

Pivot Sofware by Portrait Displays (Signed)

Remove wpctrl.exe
Version:   7.70
MD5:   47a746639a69c73e6933a7eadff1e426
SHA1:   240402f5eb1d687eebe3582397959ba80340d405
SHA256:   e2174411c2f4233369e98445409311eab3bb2f48eb675dd26945920ffdbd6efe

About wpctrl.exe (from Portrait Displays)

Rotate your display to portrait orientation to enjoy the advantages of portrait viewing. Pivot can support multiple viewing orientations: portrait 90°, presentation 180°, portrait 270°, and landscape.

Overview

wpctrl.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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 file is digitally signed by Portrait Displays which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:wpctrl.exe
Publisher:Portrait Displays, Inc.
Product name:Pivot Sofware
Description:Pivot Software Support Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\portrait displays\pivot pro plugin\wpctrl.exe
File version:7.70
Size:672 KB (688,128 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Portrait Displays
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'PivotSoftware' → "C:\Program Files\Portrait Displays\Pivot Software\wpctrl.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00050993%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00035546%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00015446%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:359 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:3.13 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.73 MB
Private (minimum):6.18 MB
Non-paged memory:3.13 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:34.78 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):80.5 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.73 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):51.98 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:25,333/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.26 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:18 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:79
600
GUI GDI count:13
103
GUI USER count:11
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\portrait displays\pivot software\wpctrl.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 40.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of Pivot Sofware.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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