Apoint.exe
Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co. (Signed)
| Version: | 7.0.1.260 |
| MD5: | 5c33844fe593165193086033f4fcb096 |
| SHA1: | 171bbf1ac2d0a1564db3485a2570bda4fe69a1d6 |
| SHA256: | abfc4b860f3e42dc5a561d988ced2383b2e0905434c406993d0501f7a67f3bfc |
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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including ALPS Touch Pad Driver published by Alps Electric Co., ALPS Touch Pad Driver from Alps Electric Co. and ALPS Touch Pad Driver 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).
Details
| 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: | 7.0.1.260 |
| Size: | 156 KB (159,744 bytes) |
| 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
Programs
The following programs will install this file
This is the software driver package for the installed ALPS Touch Pad. The driver package is required in order for the Touch Pad device to function properly and is the software that allows your computer to communicate with this hardware or device. This program contains the driver for the ALPS Touchpad in the supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems. The driver enables touchpad functionality and provides a user interface.
Behaviors
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
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00708979% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00452119% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00256860% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,435 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.36 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.38 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.26 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.36 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 63.88 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 68.49 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.31 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 6.43 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 3 | |
| Handles: | 100 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 54 | |
| GUI USER count: | 30 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| Apoint.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00643828% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00392208% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00251620% | |
| CPU cycles: | 349,594/sec | |
| Context switches: | 6/sec | |
| Memory: | 176 KB | |
| RPCRT4.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00001124% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001124% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 105/sec | |
| Memory: | 780 KB | |
| apoint.dll (Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co., Ltd) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000225% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000225% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 35/sec | |
| Memory: | 856 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| 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 country
United States installs about 48.72% of Alps Pointing-device Driver.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| 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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