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VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.0.0 12.56%
1.0.0.0 2.51%
1.0.0.0 1.51%
1.0.0.0 2.51%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 1.51%
1.0.0.0 2.51%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 4.02%
1.0.0.0 1.51%
1.0.0.0 5.03%
1.0.0.0 3.52%
1.0.0.0 2.51%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 2.51%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 5.53%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 2.51%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
1.0.0.0 0.50%
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(Note, Advanced Micro Devices publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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Import table
advapi32.dll
IsValidSid, LookupAccountSidW, GetTokenInformation, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, ControlService, StartServiceW, RegCreateKeyExW, CloseServiceHandle, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenServiceW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, SetServiceStatus, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, GetSidSubAuthority, OpenThreadToken, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, CreateServiceW
kernel32.dll
EncodePointer, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThread, GetProcessAffinityMask, SetThreadAffinityMask, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, InitializeCriticalSection, OpenProcess, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, ResetEvent, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, DeleteCriticalSection, CloseHandle, CreateThread, GetFullPathNameW, GetVersionExW, DecodePointer, GetLastError, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetTickCount64, IsValidLocaleName, GetFileMUIPath, GetThreadPreferredUILanguages, SetThreadPreferredUILanguages, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW, GetTempPathW, GetProcAddress, ProcessIdToSessionId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, FindFirstFileW, FreeLibrary, QueryPerformanceCounter, FindClose, FindNextFileW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteFileW, LocalFree, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, VerSetConditionMask, VerifyVersionInfoW, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, InterlockedCompareExchange, HeapSetInformation, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetTickCount, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenA, WideCharToMultiByte, GetStdHandle
msvcp100.dll
DllMain
msvcr100.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CLSIDFromString, CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, StringFromGUID2, CoInitialize, OleRun, CoCreateGuid, CoTaskMemFree
powrprof.dll
PowerDeleteScheme, PowerReadDescription, PowerReadFriendlyName, PowerEnumerate, PowerWriteACValueIndex, PowerWriteFriendlyName
rpcrt4.dll
RpcRevertToSelf, RpcServerUseProtseqEpW, RpcServerRegisterAuthInfoW, RpcImpersonateClient, RpcMgmtStopServerListening, NdrServerCall2, RpcServerListen, NdrClientCall2, RpcMgmtWaitServerListen, RpcServerRegisterIf
shell32.dll
SHCreateDirectoryExW, SHGetKnownFolderPath
user32.dll
LoadStringW, UnregisterDeviceNotification, DispatchMessageW, DefWindowProcW, UnregisterPowerSettingNotification, SendMessageW, GetMessageW, UnregisterClassW, TranslateMessage, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterPowerSettingNotification
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW
wtsapi32.dll
WTSFreeMemory, WTSEnumerateSessionsW, WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification, WTSRegisterSessionNotification

fuel.service.exe

AMD Fuel Service by Advanced Micro Devices

Remove fuel.service.exe
Version:   1.0.0.0
MD5:   31971fb67f4088faed423324522a82e7
SHA1:   b60c4baeabdb202eaa073a794f168ba209e4a0f4
SHA256:   8f2c51adc99c3fdd607392374e0f6f2fa90c7c91c417299b7aeab10a80c49d6d

What is fuel.service.exe?

AMD Fuel Service is a Windows Service installed with AMD's Catalyst drivers for your AMD/ATI based graphics card for both onboard or add-on card video cards.

Overview

fuel.service.exe runs as a service under the name AMD FUEL Service with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC).

DetailsDetails

File name:fuel.service.exe
Publisher:Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Product name:AMD Fuel Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\ati technologies\ati.ace\fuel\fuel.service.exe
Original name:Fuel.Service.exe.MUI
File version:1.0.0.0
Size:357 KB (365,568 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'AMD FUEL Service'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00003857%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001812%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002045%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:125 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,528/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.24 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.68 MB
Private (minimum):8.98 MB
Non-paged memory:4.24 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:63.27 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):77.33 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.99 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.7 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,591/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 write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:6 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:137
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\ati technologies\ati.ace\fuel\fuel.service.exe" /launchservice
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:AMD FUEL Service
Description:“Provides FUEL Functionality”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00002735%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00001367%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00001367%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:590/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:124 KB
1.16 MB
Fuel.Service.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00001595%
Kernel CPU:0.00000912%
User CPU:0.00000684%
CPU cycles:237/sec
Memory:376 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 47.74%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.08%
Windows 8 11.56%
Windows 8.1 6.03%
Windows 8 Pro 5.03%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.02%
Windows 7 Professional 3.52%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.01%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.51%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 1.01%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows 7 Starter 0.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 62.81% of AMD Fuel Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Acer 12.35%
Lenovo 8.64%
Toshiba 8.64%
ASUS 8.64%
GIGABYTE 3.09%
MSI 2.47%
Sony 2.47%
Samsung 1.23%
Gateway 1.23%
Dell 1.23%
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