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VersionsAdditional versions

8.1.101.156 1.28%
8.0.101.166 1.28%
8.0.101.155 3.85%
8.0.101.155 1.28%
8.0.101.147 6.41%
8.0.0.281 1.28%
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8.0.0.234 2.56%
8, 1, 101, 178 1.28%
8, 1, 0, 375 1.28%
8, 0, 0, 342 1.28%
7.3.102.126 1.28%
7.3.101.99 6.41%
7.3.101.99 1.28%
7.3.101.97 11.54%
7.3.101.94 6.41%
7.3.101.49 3.85%
7.3.101.17 1.28%
7.3.101.17 1.28%
7.3.101.14 1.28%
7.3.0.9 1.28%
7.3.0.62 3.85%
7.3.0.32Alps_SetMouseMonitor 1.28%
7.3.0.182 1.28%
7.0.7.193 1.28%
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Apoint.exe

Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co. (Signed)

Remove Apoint.exe
Version:   8.1.101.156
MD5:   56e12858e9ce4f43614e66b0bcccbd7c
SHA1:   8a3b034179a6956cdee968f31211e0f2412b12d2
SHA256:   14c9319acf961b1c7d12e9d80d1465401293d52455b63f92c78bf1bde8fd85b7

What is Apoint.exe?

If the ALPS Touch Pad driver is installed on computers running Windows XP, the Fn+F9 (Touch Pad On/Off) function does not operate. To make this function available, the TOSHIBA Touch Pad On/Off Utility should also be updated.

Overview

apoint.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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 Dell Touchpad published by Alps Electric Co.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Alps Electric Co. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:apoint.exe
Publisher:Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
Product name:Alps Pointing-device Driver
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\apoint\apoint.exe
File version:8.1.101.156
Size:534.48 KB (547,312 bytes)
Build date:12/20/2012 11:05 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Alps Electric Co.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Expiration date:Saturday, June 4, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Alps Electric Co.
8% remove
Explore or expand your interactive capabilities by using up to four fingers at once on the large, smooth glass surface of the Dell Wireless Touchpad. Competitive touch games, drawing and music apps and more come to life with this multi-touch solution. Pair it with a non-touch display to experience four-finger touch and interactive computing, or add it to your touchscreen setup for a flexible multi-touch alternative. Discover full-touch ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Apoint' → C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00059141%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00030357%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00028783%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,869 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,063,229/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:23/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.87 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.84 MB
Private (minimum):296 KB
Non-paged memory:2.87 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:71.84 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):85.53 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.38 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:8,654/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:12 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:203 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:47/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:137
600
GUI GDI count:94
103
GUI GDI peak:104
142
GUI USER count:43
49
GUI USER peak:45
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\delltpad\apoint.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
apoint.dll (Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co., Ltd)
Total CPU:0.00850963%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00486576%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00364387%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:216,427/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.63 MB
1.16 MB
Apoint.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00082907%
Kernel CPU:0.00054544%
User CPU:0.00028363%
CPU cycles:685,147/sec
Context switches:23/sec
Memory:556 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 Home Premium 37.18%
Windows 8 10.26%
Windows Vista Home Premium 8.97%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.41%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.41%
Windows 7 Professional 5.13%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.13%
Windows 8.1 3.85%
Windows 8 Pro 3.85%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.56%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.28%
Windows 7 Starter 1.28%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 48.72% of Alps Pointing-device Driver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 50.00%
Sony 24.07%
Toshiba 9.26%
Acer 8.33%
ASUS 3.70%
Hewlett-Packard 3.70%
Samsung 0.93%
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