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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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%
8.0.0.242 1.28%
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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advapi32.dll
RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumValueA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegEnumKeyExA, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumValueW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegDeleteValueA, RegFlushKey
gdi32.dll
SetTextAlign, TextOutA, PatBlt, GetMapMode, CreateCompatibleBitmap, SetTextColor, DPtoLP, GetObjectA, CombineRgn, GetPixel, CreateRectRgn, SetBkColor, GetTextExtentPoint32A, SelectObject, GetStockObject, DeleteDC, DeleteObject, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateBitmap, SetMapMode, BitBlt, GetTextExtentPoint32W, TextOutW, GetObjectW
imm32.dll
ImmDisableIME
kernel32.dll
CreateThread, CreateFileMappingA, SleepEx, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetCurrentThreadId, OpenProcess, GetFullPathNameA, lstrcmpiA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetSystemDefaultLangID, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, CompareStringW, FlushFileBuffers, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, SetStdHandle, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, SetHandleCount, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, TlsAlloc, RtlUnwind, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, GetEnvironmentVariableA, GetModuleFileNameA, WideCharToMultiByte, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, ExitProcess, GetVersion, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, GetLocalTime, GetSystemTime, GetTimeZoneInformation, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, OpenFile, GetLastError, lstrcpynA, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, lstrlenA, LocalFree, lstrcatA, FindFirstFileA, lstrcmpA, LocalAlloc, CompareStringA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, FindNextFileA, FindClose, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrcpyA, GetVersionExA, Sleep, CreateMutexA, OpenFileMappingA, MapViewOfFile, OpenEventA, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, UnmapViewOfFile, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetLastError, ExitThread, RaiseException, ReadFile, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, OutputDebugStringA, GetLocaleInfoA, TlsFree, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, VirtualProtect, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, GetProcessHeap, lstrcmpiW, GetFullPathNameW, GetWindowsDirectoryW, ResumeThread, CreateFileMappingW, GetSystemDirectoryW, lstrcpynW, LoadLibraryW, lstrlenW, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, lstrcmpW, OutputDebugStringW, GetVersionExW, CreateMutexW, OpenFileMappingW, OpenEventW
powrprof.dll
CallNtPowerInformation
psapi.dll
EnumProcessModules, EnumProcesses, GetModuleFileNameExA, GetModuleFileNameExW
setupapi.dll
SetupCloseInfFile, SetupOpenInfFileA, SetupGetLineTextA, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupOpenInfFileW, SetupGetLineTextW
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListA, ShellExecuteExA, SHGetFileInfoA, ShellExecuteA, SHGetFolderPathA, Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFileInfoW, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetPathFromIDListW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsA, PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
FillRect, GetDC, RegisterWindowMessageA, PostQuitMessage, DestroyWindow, SetCursorPos, GetTopWindow, GetWindow, GetSysColor, SendMessageA, IsWindowVisible, CreateIconIndirect, LoadBitmapA, SendInput, PostMessageA, GetSysColorBrush, ShowCursor, SetCursor, SetWindowRgn, DrawIconEx, DestroyIcon, SetSystemCursor, GetDesktopWindow, wsprintfA, CopyIcon, FindWindowExA, DefWindowProcA, GetSystemMetrics, LoadImageA, LoadCursorA, RegisterClassA, CreateWindowExA, SetDoubleClickTime, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, GetAncestor, KillTimer, SetTimer, LoadMenuA, GetSubMenu, InsertMenuA, DeleteMenu, DrawMenuBar, CheckMenuItem, TrackPopupMenu, GetClassNameA, GetWindowTextA, mouse_event, MessageBeep, LoadStringA, GetForegroundWindow, GetParent, IsWindow, GetWindowDC, GetWindowRect, ReleaseDC, GetCursorPos, ClipCursor, SetRect, GetAsyncKeyState, SystemParametersInfoA, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenuEx, GetWindowLongA, WindowFromPoint, CreatePopupMenu, DestroyMenu, InsertMenuItemA, GetMenuItemCount, GetMenuItemInfoA, FindWindowA, MessageBoxA, AttachThreadInput, GetWindowThreadProcessId, ChildWindowFromPointEx, ScreenToClient, GetMessageExtraInfo, IsRectEmpty, LockWorkStation, DestroyCursor, GetScrollInfo, CreateDialogParamA, GetCursorInfo, GetDoubleClickTime, MoveWindow, SetLayeredWindowAttributes, GetDlgItem, SetWindowLongA, BeginPaint, SetWindowPos, EndPaint, LoadCursorFromFileA, keybd_event, PostMessageW, SendMessageW, LoadBitmapW, ShowWindow, FindWindowExW, RegisterWindowMessageW, DefWindowProcW, LoadImageW, LoadCursorW, RegisterClassW, CreateWindowExW, GetMessageW, DispatchMessageW, LoadMenuW, InsertMenuW, GetClassNameW, GetWindowTextW, LoadStringW, SystemParametersInfoW, GetWindowLongW, InsertMenuItemW, GetMenuItemInfoW, FindWindowW, MessageBoxW, SendNotifyMessageW, SendMessageTimeoutW, SendMessageTimeoutA, PtInRect, LoadIconA, WinHelpA, GetSystemMenu
winmm.dll
PlaySoundA, timeGetTime, PlaySoundW

Apoint.exe

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

Remove Apoint.exe
Version:   7.0.7.186
MD5:   c777b221b4c2a429b1ddaa54f198ffe1
SHA1:   36b72614f883ea40b5a00e3e2d46b6deda2d6ded
SHA256:   c8113987970ad91b2663e7a47addff8013b87085f6bb63197c55c4215079cfbf

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.. 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:7.0.7.186
Size:221.36 KB (226,672 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

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.
Alps Electric Co.
4% remove
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.

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:0.00273492%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00185065%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00088427%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:79,521,763 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:214,631/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:29/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.38 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.01 MB
Private (minimum):4.59 MB
Non-paged memory:4.38 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:84.64 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):88.46 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.72 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.69 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:138,218/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:11 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:9/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:137
600
GUI GDI count:95
103
GUI GDI peak:203
142
GUI USER count:48
49
GUI USER peak:86
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\apoint\apoint.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
apoint.dll (Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co., Ltd)
Total CPU:0.01051431%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00651552%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00399879%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:307,058/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:6/sec
79/sec
Memory:252 KB
1.16 MB
Apoint.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00631031%
Kernel CPU:0.00475688%
User CPU:0.00155343%
CPU cycles:641,388/sec
Context switches:27/sec
Memory:244 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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