ACMON.exe
ACMON by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 1, 0, 9, 0 |
| MD5: | cd12edcebb33eae1a6a4ecc266d7ed5d |
| SHA1: | 2161e9e43cd1e67c63664a8741aa2e6313296b7f |
| SHA256: | 9301c509a965408619b6964338f35219cf98f6514a6de85505a8e9283a24d422 |
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). This is typically installed with the program ASUS Splendid Video Enhancement Technology published by ASUS. The file is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| 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
Programs
The following program will install this file
“This proprietary ASUS technology optimizes media to reduce noise and improve conversion rates for sharper, more vivid images and better contrast, brightness, skin tones and color saturation across all video applications. Normal Mode:
Suitable for most usage scenarios, especially daily computing. Theater Mode:
Softer contrast for those keen on a theater-like experience. Vivid Color Mode:
Enhanced saturation and contrast range for more...”
Behaviors
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
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00005123% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003318% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001805% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 250 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 199,304/sec | |
| Context switches: | 10/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.48 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 2.45 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 396 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.48 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 77.75 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 86.55 MB | |
| Working set: | 616 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 8.29 MB | |
| Page faults: | 8,403/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 2 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 130 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 14 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 20 | |
| GUI USER count: | 7 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 10 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| 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 country
United States installs about 47.96% of ACMON.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
99.34% |
|
| Acer |
0.66% |
|
