HControl.exe

ATK Hotkey by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)

Remove HControl.exe
Version:   1, 0, 57, 4
MD5:   8e4179a38cf72ac6d8d651a72ae88580
SHA1:   a0b53e216eea9c792d51b0ca690ffdd51b282627
SHA256:   bbb6899ddc38c97eb3bc558dea15ace08a551a664f5d308be766abcd8b749ee2

What is HControl.exe?

The ASUS ATK Hotkey utilities are system programs that controls the use of special functions key, or hotkeys on most Asus laptops.

Overview

hcontrol.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent asldrsrv.exe (ADSMSrv by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.). It is installed with a couple of know programs including ATK Package published by ASUS, ATK Package from ASUS and ATK Package by ASUS. The file is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hcontrol.exe
Publisher:ASUS
Product name:ATK Hotkey
Description:HControl
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\asus\atk package\atk hotkey\hcontrol.exe
File version:1, 0, 57, 4
Product version:1, 0, 57, 0
Size:178.63 KB (182,912 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, August 2, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, August 3, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
ASUS
4% remove
This package installs the software ATK Hotkey Driver and other ASUS drivers and software with various laptop models. It is pre-installed with new laptops and required to run various optional functionality. It is a set of utilities that will enable the functions of the button Fn on your keyboard. ATK packages are bundles of ASUS utility/driver software. This utility enables the PC to communicate with all the attached hardware devices....
ASUS
12% remove
The ATK Hotkey program is required to make use of all the function key shortcuts.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00276095%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00080135%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00195960%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:68 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:155,095/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.6 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.94 MB
Private (minimum):7.61 MB
Non-paged memory:6.6 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:87.34 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):91.93 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.87 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.96 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:8,368/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:163 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:1.62 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:7/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:171
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:15
142
GUI USER count:10
49
GUI USER peak:12
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\asus\atk package\atk hotkey\hcontrol.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:asldrsrv.exe (ADSMSrv by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 68.97%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.24%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.90%
Windows 7 Professional 3.45%
Windows 8 Pro 3.45%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 41.38% of ATK Hotkey.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 97.30%
Acer 2.70%
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