Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

7.3.101.31 6.67%
7.3.0.29 2.22%
7.3.0.29 13.33%
7.0.2101.281 2.22%
7.0.904.351 2.22%
7.0.101.232 2.22%
7.0.101.222 2.22%
7.0.101.206 11.11%
7.0.7.174 20.00%
7.0.7.156 11.11%
7.0.7.151 6.67%
7.0.2.212 13.33%
7.0.1.272 6.67%

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Apoint.exe

Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co., Ltd

Remove Apoint.exe
Version:   7.0.7.174
MD5:   83f6a446e8948ac718b6594fd7aeb5bf
SHA1:   14ccf8578e3a77878753009634f56c90f133fa47
SHA256:   9297b20c2d064fa56875f5a7a80a981ac24dfdfbd581b2df11872ebf5ced40fe

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 Pointing-device for VAIO published by Alps Electric Co., Alps Pointing-device for VAIO from Alps Electric Co. and Alps Pointing-device for VAIO by Alps Electric Co..

DetailsDetails

File name:Apoint.exe
Publisher:Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
Product name:Alps Pointing-device Driver
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\apoint2k\apoint.exe
File version:7.0.7.174
Size:207.5 KB (212,480 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Alps Electric Co.
5% remove
This utility installs the Alps Pointing Device for VAIO Driver. The Touch Pad driver is required for proper operation of your Touch Pad.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Apoint' → C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00150679%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00087289%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00063390%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:464,727,775 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,080,316/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:12/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.33 MB
Private (minimum):9.69 MB
Non-paged memory:4.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:81.57 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):86.26 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:10.26 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.59 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:853,126/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:9 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:454/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:135
600
GUI GDI count:94
103
GUI GDI peak:211
142
GUI USER count:48
49
GUI USER peak:91
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\apoint\apoint.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.22%
Microsoft Windows XP 26.67%
Windows Vista Home Premium 11.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.89%
Windows Vista Business 4.44%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.22%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.22%
Windows 8 Pro 2.22%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 32.56% of Alps Pointing-device Driver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 46.51%
Dell 18.60%
Toshiba 13.95%
Acer 11.63%
Lenovo 9.30%
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