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ATI2EVXX.exe

ATI External Event Utility for Windows by ATI Technologies

Remove ATI2EVXX.exe
Version:   6.14.10.4240
MD5:   dae9b06f344ae0f877d7ce3500c12342
SHA1:   b6474972b9f44be62284da44681f0555130a4682
SHA256:   98f47d9ba7f9d1222fe2e9a8ed5f0f7988b8dee2a03add1dfd5ee71469d40cb1

What is ATI2EVXX.exe?

The ATI External Event Utility for Windows reacts to external events (such as hotkeys or programs starting or stopping) and changes your video card's settings.

Overview

ati2evxx.exe runs as a service under the name Ati HotKey Poller (Ati External Event Utility) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access).

DetailsDetails

File name:ati2evxx.exe
Publisher:ATI Technologies Inc.
Product name:ATI External Event Utility for Windows
Description:ATI External Event Utility EXE Module
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\ati2evxx.exe
File version:6.14.10.4240
Size:592 KB (606,208 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Ati External Event Utility'
  • 'Ati HotKey Poller'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00066612%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00065683%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000929%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,031 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.37 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.32 MB
Private (minimum):862 KB
Non-paged memory:2.37 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:30.04 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):30.74 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:932 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.34 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:116
600
GUI GDI count:11
103
GUI USER count:6
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\ati2evxx.exe
  • ati2evxx.exe -client
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Ati External Event Utility
Display name:Ati HotKey Poller
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
Ati2evxx.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00212660%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00093758%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00118903%
0.165382%
Memory:660 KB
1.16 MB
ati2evxx.dll (ATI External Event Utility for Windows by ATI Technologies)
Total CPU:0.00019333%
Kernel CPU:0.00011600%
User CPU:0.00007733%
Memory:164 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
Microsoft Windows XP 57.60%
Windows Vista Home Premium 17.60%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.60%
Windows Vista Business 3.20%
Windows 7 Professional 3.20%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.40%
Windows 7 Home Premium 2.40%
Windows 7 Starter 2.40%
Windows 8 0.80%
Windows 8 Pro 0.80%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.74% of ATI External Event Utility for Windows.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 27.45%
Toshiba 21.57%
Hewlett-Packard 12.75%
ASUS 7.84%
Acer 5.88%
Intel 5.88%
GIGABYTE 4.90%
American Megatrends 4.90%
Compaq 1.96%
Lenovo 1.96%
Gateway 1.96%
Sony 1.96%
Sahara 0.98%
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