Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

96ce8 50.00%
7efe2 50.00%
(Note, the developer publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegDeleteValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExA
iphlpapi.dll
GetExtendedTcpTable
kernel32.dll
InitializeCriticalSectionEx, GetProcAddress, LockResource, GetModuleFileNameA, GetModuleHandleA, CloseHandle, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA, ExitProcess, GetTickCount, DuplicateHandle, CreateEventA, SetEvent, CreateSemaphoreA, TerminateProcess, ReleaseSemaphore, GetLastError, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateMutexA, ReleaseMutex, GetCurrentProcessId, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, ResetEvent, GetTickCount64, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, Thread32First, Thread32Next, OpenThread, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, GetVersionExA, FormatMessageA, GetEnvironmentVariableA, SystemTimeToFileTime, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, OpenEventA, SetEndOfFile, SignalObjectAndWait, CreateFileW, CreateProcessA, SizeofResource, WideCharToMultiByte, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentProcess, LoadResource, FindResourceW, GetThreadPriority, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, ReadConsoleW, UnregisterWait, SetFilePointer, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, LoadLibraryW, VirtualProtect, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetVersionExW, SetThreadPriority, FreeLibraryAndExitThread, GetThreadTimes, OutputDebugStringW, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, LocalFree, FindResourceExW, Sleep, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentThreadId, GetExitCodeThread, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, MultiByteToWideChar, GetStringTypeW, RaiseException, HeapDestroy, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, CreateTimerQueueTimer, IsDebuggerPresent, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, TlsGetValue, CreateTimerQueue, InterlockedPopEntrySList, InterlockedPushEntrySList, InterlockedFlushSList, QueryDepthSList, TlsSetValue, GetCommandLineA, RtlUnwind, CreateThread, ExitThread, LoadLibraryExW, GetCPInfo, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, SetLastError, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, GetStartupInfoW, GetModuleHandleW, CreateSemaphoreW, LCMapStringW, GetLocaleInfoW, IsValidLocale, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesW, GetModuleHandleExW, AreFileApisANSI, IsValidCodePage, GetACP, GetOEMCP, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, GetModuleFileNameW, DeleteTimerQueueTimer, GetProcessAffinityMask, SetThreadAffinityMask, CreateEventW, InitializeSListHead, SwitchToThread, UnregisterWaitEx, ChangeTimerQueueTimer, GetNumaHighestNodeNumber, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, GetFileType, ReadFile, SetFilePointerEx, FlushFileBuffers, QueryPerformanceFrequency
ole32.dll
CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2
shell32.dll
SHCreateDirectoryExA, ShellExecuteExA, SHFileOperationA
user32.dll
GetWindowTextLengthA, FindWindowExA, EnumWindows, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowTextA, GetWindowTextW, IsWindow, GetClassNameA, GetWindowRect, PostMessageA, GetWindowThreadProcessId
ws2_32.dll
WSAWaitForMultipleEvents, WSACreateEvent, WSAEventSelect, WSAEnumNetworkEvents

controller.exe

Remove controller.exe
MD5:   96ce85b5b4bac3233cf3c38c744185c2
SHA1:   d9c5c821579dbbda4ce3d3e1bc9552da45c1f513

Overview

controller.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This is typically installed with the program GigaClicks Crawler published by GigaClicks inc. and is most likely removed by most users once installed (88% removed).

DetailsDetails

File name:controller.exe
Typical file path:C:\users\user\appdata\local\gcc\controller.exe
Size:500.5 KB (512,512 bytes)
Build date:11/5/2013 6:32 AM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
GigaClicks inc.
  88% remove
This spyware/adware program monitors a user's web browsing activity and captures click-stream data in order to aggregate and track a user's behavior including search and browse. This is done through it's "WebStroller" application. "When WebStroller runs on your computer, GigaClicks inc may automatically receive non- personally identifiable information, such as your system’s IP address, when you contact our servers. WebStroller itsel...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled task
  • The task 'GC_Scheduler' runs daily in the path '\GC_Scheduler'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00037793%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002250%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00035543%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:82,041 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:6,306,813/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.61 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.65 MB
Private (minimum):816 KB
Non-paged memory:5.61 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:59.87 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):65.7 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.04 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.71 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:232,928/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:636 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:21.99 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:787/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:240
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\users\user\appdata\local\gcc\controller.exe
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
Controller.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.02072922%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01215912%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00857009%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:484,367/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:536 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00172219%
Kernel CPU:0.00149412%
User CPU:0.00022806%
CPU cycles:31,214/sec
Memory:1.23 MB

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 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of controller.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Gateway 100.00%
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