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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

4.1.15.100 50.00%
4.1.3.0 50.00%

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cammute.exe

ThinkVantage Communications Utility by Lenovo(Japan)Ltd. (Signed)

Remove cammute.exe
Version:   4.1.15.100
MD5:   5d5c92bc21e5e9d3bef9cfc72e9a630c
SHA1:   8ebffbb0c0813b9487770745b22e12d4ad187172

Overview

cammute.exe runs as a service under the name Lenovo AVFramework Camera Privacy Controller (LENOVO.CAMMUTE) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Lenovo Settings - Camera Audio published by Lenovo. The file is digitally signed by Lenovo(Japan)Ltd. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:cammute.exe
Publisher:Lenovo Corporation
Product name:ThinkVantage Communications Utility
Description:Lenovo® AVFramework Camera Privacy Control Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\lenovo\communications utility\cammute.exe
File version:4.1.15.100
Size:500.05 KB (512,048 bytes)
Build date:11/25/2013 12:06 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Lenovo(Japan)Ltd.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Thursday, January 1, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Lenovo
12% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'LENOVO.CAMMUTE' (Lenovo AVFramework Camera Privacy Controller)
  • LENOVO.CAMMUTE

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00001749%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001260%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000489%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:281 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,260/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.23 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.79 MB
Private (minimum):104 KB
Non-paged memory:2.23 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:57.53 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):65.96 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.34 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.68 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:31,961/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:7 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:442
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\lenovo\communications utility\cammute.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:LENOVO.CAMMUTE
Display name:Lenovo AVFramework Camera Privacy Controller
Description:“Manages the integrated camera's privacy functions.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 50.00%
Windows 8 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of ThinkVantage Communications Utility.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 100.00%
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