Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

3.9.137.118 10.00%
3.9.136.12 10.00%
3.9.136.09 20.00%
3.9.136.07 10.00%
3.9.135.93 40.00%
3.6.105.65 10.00%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

GPhotos.SCR

Google Photos Screensaver by Google

Remove GPhotos.SCR
Version:   3.9.135.93
MD5:   9799c6be0dc68f8135575628a703c876
SHA1:   ecb3538d3c88a3edb6e6b1b73c8c4e37dfd840d2

About GPhotos.SCR (from Google)

The Google Photos screensaver, available only on Windows, displays photos using various visual effects while your computer is inactive. You have complete control over which photos are displayed. The G

Overview

gphotos.scr executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent winlogon.exe (Windows Logon Application by Microsoft).

DetailsDetails

File name:gphotos.scr
Publisher:Google Inc.
Product name:Google Photos Screensaver
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\gphotos.scr
File version:3.9.135.93
Product version:3.9.0
Size:4.23 MB (4,435,968 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Screensaver
  • gphotos.scr

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00178113%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00128978%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00049135%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:857,335 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:7,365,011/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:44.59 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):50.68 MB
Private (minimum):33.98 MB
Non-paged memory:44.59 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:131.82 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):142.24 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:42.72 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):58.16 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:48,416,948/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:249.36 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:10 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:4/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:204
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:11
142
GUI USER count:3
49
GUI USER peak:3
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\windows\syswow64\gphotos.scr /s
Owner:User
Parent process:winlogon.exe (Windows Logon Application by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 10.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 10.00%
Windows 8 Pro 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 70.00% of Google Photos Screensaver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Sony 50.00%
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