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Performance resource utilization

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advapi32.dll
IsValidSid, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, DuplicateTokenEx, CreateProcessAsUserW, ChangeServiceConfigW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, StartServiceW, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, RegEnumKeyExW, ControlService, DeleteService, CreateServiceW, GetTokenInformation, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, GetLengthSid, CopySid, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, OpenSCManagerW, OpenServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, SetServiceStatus, RegisterEventSourceW, ReportEventW, DeregisterEventSource, RegCreateKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExA
kernel32.dll
SetFileAttributesW, GetPrivateProfileIntW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, VirtualQuery, GetModuleFileNameA, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetVersionExW, CreateFileW, DeleteFileW, GetTimeZoneInformation, lstrlenA, TerminateProcess, GetTickCount, GetCommandLineW, CreateWaitableTimerW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, SetEndOfFile, CreateFileA, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, GetLocaleInfoW, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, SetWaitableTimer, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, OpenProcess, ProcessIdToSessionId, CancelWaitableTimer, ExitProcess, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, SetEvent, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateEventW, CreateThread, Sleep, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcess, SetThreadPriority, GetModuleFileNameW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, GetLastError, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, lstrlenW, WideCharToMultiByte, SleepEx, CreateDirectoryW, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, FlushFileBuffers, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetStringTypeA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, ResumeThread, GetExitCodeThread, DebugBreak, GetModuleHandleA, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetProcessHeap, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapDestroy, ResetEvent, GetTempPathW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, HeapCreate, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, SetLastError, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, ExitThread, GetStringTypeW, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetCPInfo, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, RtlUnwind, LoadLibraryA, IsBadWritePtr, TerminateThread, CreateEventA, GetCurrentProcessId
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, StringFromGUID2, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoCreateGuid, StringFromCLSID, CoInitializeEx, CoTaskMemFree
psapi.dll
GetModuleBaseNameW, GetModuleInformation, EnumProcessModules, EnumProcesses, GetProcessImageFileNameW, GetModuleFileNameExA
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW
shlwapi.dll
PathStripPathW, PathFileExistsW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
urlmon.dll
UrlMkGetSessionOption, ObtainUserAgentString
user32.dll
MessageBoxW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, MessageBoxA, IsWindowUnicode, PostThreadMessageA, PeekMessageA, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, CharUpperW, PostThreadMessageW, CharNextW, LoadStringW, PeekMessageW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW
wininet.dll
InternetCheckConnectionA
ws2_32.dll
WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSAEventSelect

AntUpdaterService.exe

Ant.com ToolBar by Ant.com Limited (Signed)

Remove AntUpdaterService.exe
Version:   2.2.1 (build 75)
MD5:   c710b5d634dccf966661939193175de4
SHA1:   c7aeb4f8dc23d84661c1d46ce521e952f406b346
SHA256:   1dcb065db28fbc28976bbd8aacd06080ed445d65ff678b8332ee0f2f94c0346d

What is AntUpdaterService.exe?

Ant.com Updater Service for Ant.com ToolBar is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.

About AntUpdaterService.exe (from Ant.com Limited)

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DetailsDetails

File name:antupdaterservice.exe
Publisher:Ant.com
Product name:Ant.com ToolBar
Description:Ant.com Updater Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ant.com\ie add-on\antupdaterservice.exe
File version:2.2.1 (build 75)
Size:508.02 KB (520,216 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Ant.com Limited
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Ant.com
  78% remove
Ant.com IE add-on will add a button to download streaming videos to your hard disk while you are browsing with Internet Explorer. The Ant.com add-in will detect any video being played in your IE browser, and then will download it in its native .FLV format to your hard disk. The Movie Player will show a list of the videos that you downloaded using Ant.com IE add-on, and will let you play them, in a window or in full screen. It will also ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'AntUpdaterService' (Ant Toolbar updater service)
  • AntUpdaterService

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02385133%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01595522%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00789611%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:495 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,480,883/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:319/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.37 MB
Private (minimum):2.82 MB
Non-paged memory:2.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:65.42 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):74.11 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.16 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.04 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,768/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.58 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:7.46 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:54/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:234
600
GUI GDI count:5
103
GUI USER count:1
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ant.com\ie add-on\antupdaterservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:AntUpdaterService
Display name:Ant Toolbar updater service
Description:“Ant Toolbar updater service”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.04666765%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.02857203%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.01809562%
0.165382%
Context switches:593/sec
79/sec
Memory:620 KB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.01355569%
Kernel CPU:0.00868040%
User CPU:0.00487529%
CPU cycles:4,135,826/sec
Context switches:121/sec
Memory:100 KB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.00307429%
Kernel CPU:0.00145175%
User CPU:0.00162254%
CPU cycles:1,210,266/sec
Context switches:163/sec
Memory:252 KB
AntUpdaterService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00265499%
Kernel CPU:0.00219778%
User CPU:0.00045721%
CPU cycles:60,632/sec
Memory:544 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate N 36.36%
Windows 7 Professional 18.18%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.18%
Windows Vista Home Premium 18.18%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.09%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 81.82% of Ant.com ToolBar.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Compaq 100.00%
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