Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 0, 9, 0 14.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 12.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 13.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 13.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 13.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 5.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 10.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 18.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 1.00%
1, 0, 9, 0 1.00%
(Note, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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kernel32.dll
SetStdHandle, RtlUnwind, LoadLibraryW, CreateFileA, ExitProcess, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, lstrlenA, FormatMessageA, GetLastError, WriteConsoleW, WaitForSingleObject, CreateProcessA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetPrivateProfileIntA, MultiByteToWideChar, WritePrivateProfileStringA, SetFilePointer, ReadFile, OutputDebugStringA, GlobalFree, GlobalUnlock, WriteFile, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, GetFileSize, GetPrivateProfileSectionNamesA, CreateThread, CreateEventA, CreateMutexA, OpenMutexA, DeviceIoControl, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeW, HeapReAlloc, CreateFileW, FlushFileBuffers, GetPrivateProfileStringA, Sleep, CloseHandle, IsValidCodePage, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, DecodePointer, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, EncodePointer, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, RaiseException, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, InterlockedDecrement, HeapCreate, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, HeapSize
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveFileSpecA
user32.dll
LoadStringA, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, LoadIconA, RegisterClassExA, DefWindowProcA, CreateWindowExA, PostQuitMessage, FindWindowA, PostMessageA, wsprintfA, MessageBoxA, LoadCursorA

ACMON.exe

ACMON by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)

Remove ACMON.exe
Version:   1, 0, 9, 0
MD5:   b15d20be4cb586e142fb466411c8f5cf
SHA1:   a05a24857b03baef5aa704aef3c079361f772d65
SHA256:   88503d2ef08421ec186971a79f1ba6a9751cad598e3b61aa43302dafba287bac

What is ACMON.exe?

ACMON is the core process for the Splendid Video Enhancement by ATK installed with most ASUS PCs.

Overview

acmon.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 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:acmon.exe
Publisher:ASUS
Product name:ACMON
Description:ACMON
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\asus\splendid\acmon.exe
File version:1, 0, 9, 0
Product version:1, 0, 0, 0
Size:99.16 KB (101,544 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, August 2, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, August 3, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\ASUS Splendid ACMON'
  • Login entry path '\ACMON'
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'ASUS Splendid ACMON' runs on logon in the path '\ASUS Splendid ACMON'
  • The task 'ACMON' runs on logon in the path '\ACMON'
  • Entry path '\ACMON'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ACMON' → C:\Program Files\ASUS\Splendid\ACMON.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00059151%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00041134%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00018017%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:94,611 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:25,516/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:10/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.06 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.76 MB
Private (minimum):947.2 KB
Non-paged memory:3.06 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:79.55 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):86.51 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.33 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.22 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:9,043/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:6 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:12 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:143
600
GUI GDI count:14
103
GUI GDI peak:21
142
GUI USER count:8
49
GUI USER peak:11
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\asus\splendid\acmon.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 46.94%
Windows 8.1 18.37%
Windows 8 11.22%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.18%
Windows 8 Pro 5.10%
Windows 7 Home Basic 3.06%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.06%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.04%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.02%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 47.96% of ACMON.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 99.34%
Acer 0.66%
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