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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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8, 0, 0, 0 3.45%
8, 0, 0, 0 3.45%
7, 0, 6, 5 17.24%
7, 0, 6, 5 44.83%
7, 0, 6, 5 24.14%
7, 0, 6, 1 3.45%
7, 0, 5, 3 3.45%

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advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExA, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA, GetNamedSecurityInfoA, SetEntriesInAclA, SetNamedSecurityInfoA, AllocateAndInitializeSid, FreeSid, RegEnumKeyA, RegOpenKeyA, RegQueryValueA, RegDeleteKeyA
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleA
gdi32.dll
SaveDC, RestoreDC, SetMapMode, DeleteObject, GetViewportExtEx, GetWindowExtEx, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutA, CreateBitmap, Escape, SelectObject, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, ExtSelectClipRgn, DeleteDC, GetStockObject, GetBkColor, GetTextColor, CreateRectRgnIndirect, GetRgnBox, GetMapMode, ScaleViewportExtEx, GetDeviceCaps, GetObjectA, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, ExtTextOutA
kernel32.dll
DuplicateHandle, GetVolumeInformationA, GetFullPathNameA, CreateFileA, GetModuleHandleW, SetErrorMode, GetTickCount, GetFileAttributesA, GetFileSizeEx, GetFileTime, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, Sleep, ExitProcess, ExitThread, CreateThread, HeapReAlloc, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, HeapSize, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetACP, IsValidCodePage, GetStdHandle, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetFileSize, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetDriveTypeA, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, OpenMutexA, CreateMutexA, SetPriorityClass, GetCurrentProcess, InitializeCriticalSection, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetVersionExA, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateEventA, SetThreadPriority, SetEvent, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, WaitForMultipleObjects, CloseHandle, SetCurrentDirectoryA, WideCharToMultiByte, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceA, OpenEventA, DeleteCriticalSection, FreeLibrary, GetWindowsDirectoryA, LocalFree, FreeResource, GlobalFree, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, lstrlenA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetModuleHandleA, lstrcmpW, MultiByteToWideChar, SetLastError, GetLastError, CompareStringA, GlobalDeleteAtom, GlobalFindAtomA, SetEndOfFile, UnlockFile, LockFile, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, ReadFile, GetThreadLocale, GetCurrentDirectoryA, WritePrivateProfileStringA, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, InterlockedIncrement, TlsFree, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, TlsGetValue, LocalAlloc, GlobalFlags, FindFirstFileA, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, GlobalAddAtomA, FindNextFileA, FindClose, InterlockedDecrement, GetModuleFileNameW, FormatMessageA, MulDiv, GetCurrentProcessId, SuspendThread, WaitForSingleObject, ResumeThread, GetCurrentThread, ConvertDefaultLocale, EnumResourceLanguagesA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetLocaleInfoA, InterlockedExchange, lstrcmpA, GlobalAlloc, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalGetAtomNameA
ole32.dll
CoRevokeClassObject, OleInitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleUninitialize, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoGetClassObject, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemFree, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, OleIsCurrentClipboard, OleFlushClipboard, CoRegisterMessageFilter
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExA, Shell_NotifyIconA
shlwapi.dll
PathFindExtensionA, PathFindFileNameA, PathStripToRootA, PathIsUNCA, StrStrIA
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, RegisterClipboardFormatA, PostThreadMessageA, DestroyMenu, EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetWindowDC, ReleaseDC, GetDC, ClientToScreen, GrayStringA, DrawTextExA, DrawTextA, TabbedTextOutA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetMessageA, TranslateMessage, ValidateRect, SetWindowContextHelpId, MapDialogRect, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, LoadBitmapA, ModifyMenuA, GetMenuState, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, WinHelpA, IsChild, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, CharUpperA, SetPropA, GetPropA, RemovePropA, GetLastActivePopup, DispatchMessageA, GetTopWindow, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, PeekMessageA, MapWindowPoints, TrackPopupMenu, GetKeyState, SetMenu, IsWindowVisible, UpdateWindow, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, MessageBoxA, GetClassInfoExA, GetClassInfoA, RegisterClassA, GetSysColor, AdjustWindowRectEx, EqualRect, CopyRect, DefWindowProcA, CallWindowProcA, PtInRect, GetMenu, OffsetRect, IntersectRect, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindowRect, GetFocus, SetWindowPos, SetFocus, ShowWindow, MoveWindow, SetWindowLongA, GetDlgCtrlID, SetWindowTextA, IsDialogMessageA, MessageBeep, GetNextDlgGroupItem, ReleaseCapture, SetCapture, InvalidateRgn, InvalidateRect, SetRect, IsRectEmpty, CopyAcceleratorTableA, CharNextA, GetSysColorBrush, GetClassLongA, SendDlgItemMessageA, GetDesktopWindow, GetActiveWindow, SetActiveWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamA, DestroyWindow, IsWindow, GetWindowLongA, GetDlgItem, IsWindowEnabled, GetParent, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, GetWindow, GetWindowTextA, SystemParametersInfoA, SetForegroundWindow, GetSubMenu, LoadMenuA, PostMessageA, GetClassNameA, GetForegroundWindow, LoadCursorA, KillTimer, DrawIcon, GetClientRect, GetSystemMetrics, IsIconic, SetTimer, SendMessageA, PostQuitMessage, LoadIconA, RegisterWindowMessageA, EnableWindow, SetCursor, GetCursorPos, CreateWindowExA
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterA, ClosePrinter, DocumentPropertiesA
wtsapi32.dll
WTSRegisterSessionNotification

ETDCtrl.exe

ELAN Smart-Pad by ELAN Microelectronics Corporation (Signed)

Remove ETDCtrl.exe
Version:   7, 0, 6, 5
MD5:   5594a7b4923cf543ac4b9f21fadcaf98
SHA1:   8708d648fb32773f1ebc87f8b40a6c0cbb4fcde2
SHA256:   9d0fb644bd8667eb1cd7a402c16ff94fa61b5aaa4ccc7b8f1169b89810b25a18

What is ETDCtrl.exe?

ETD Control Center is part of the ELAN Smart-Pad, a type of multi-finger touch pad input device for laptops.

About ETDCtrl.exe (from ELAN Microelectronics Corporation)

Smart pad (multi-finger touch pad) is a kind of NB input device. It's different from traditional touchpad, because it can support multi-finger gesture to let user interact with their notebook system m

Overview

etdctrl.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 ETDWare PS/2-x64 7.0.5.13_WHQL published by ELAN Microelectronic Corp., ETDWare PS/2-x64 7.0.5.16_WHQL from ELAN Microelectronic Corp. and ETDWare PS/2-x64 7.0.5.16_WHQL by ELAN Microelectronic Corp..

DetailsDetails

File name:etdctrl.exe
Publisher:ELAN Microelectronic Corp.
Product name:ELAN Smart-Pad
Description:ETD Control Center
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\elantech\etdctrl.exe
File version:7, 0, 6, 5
Size:634.38 KB (649,608 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ELAN Microelectronics Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Saturday, April 11, 2009
Expiration date:Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
ELAN Microelectronic Corp.
6% remove
ETDWare PS/2-x64 is the device driver installed for an Elan Microelectronics Touch Pad. ELAN's Smart Click-Pad eliminates the need of physical buttons since the entire touchpad functions as buttons. User can click almost anywhere on the touchpad to simulate the mouse left or right button click. It's different from traditional touchpad, because it can support multi-finger gesture to let the user interact with their laptop more intuitivel...
ELAN Microelectronic Corp.
11% remove
This is the software touchpad driver and configuration manager software for the default touchpad included with laptops that utilize the generic Elan mousepad (touchpad).
ELAN Microelectronic Corp.
12% remove
ETDWare PS/2-x64 is the device driver installed for an Elan Microelectronics Touch Pad. ELAN's Smart Click-Pad eliminates the need of physical buttons since the entire touchpad functions as buttons. User can click almost anywhere on the touchpad to simulate the mouse left or right button click. It's different from traditional touchpad, because it can support multi-finger gesture to let the user interact with their laptop more intuitivel...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00155224%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00129040%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00026185%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,745,233 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:224,114/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:6/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.82 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.74 MB
Private (minimum):8.08 MB
Non-paged memory:8.82 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:92.34 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):101.83 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.35 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.52 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,827/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:4 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:96.79 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:41/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:269
600
GUI GDI count:88
103
GUI GDI peak:91
142
GUI USER count:62
49
GUI USER peak:64
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 53.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.43%
Windows 7 Professional 7.14%
Windows 7 Home Basic 7.14%
Windows 8 Pro 7.14%
Windows 7 Starter 3.57%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 21.43% of ELAN Smart-Pad.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 95.00%
Samsung 5.00%
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