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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

8.15.10.3517 0.13%
8.15.10.3412 0.78%
8.15.10.3379 0.39%
8.15.10.3347 1.05%
8.15.10.3347 0.13%
8.15.10.3345 0.13%
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8.15.10.3325 0.26%
8.15.10.3316 1.44%
8.15.10.3310 0.13%
8.15.10.3308 0.65%
8.15.10.3304 0.13%
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8.15.10.3277 0.13%
8.15.10.3257 0.26%
8.15.10.3223 0.39%
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8.15.10.3165 0.13%
8.15.10.3165 0.13%
8.15.10.3114 0.26%
8.15.10.3071 0.26%
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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegSetValueExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegDeleteValueA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegOpenKeyA, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCloseKey
hccutils.dll
LoadSTRING, InitializeKeyHook, FindResources, LoadSTRINGFromHKCU, LoadICON, LoadSTRINGW
kernel32.dll
GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleA, CreateProcessA, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA, GetVersionExA, CloseHandle, GetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, SearchPathA, CompareFileTime, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenW, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, lstrlenA, lstrcmpiA, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleFileNameA, IsDBCSLeadByte, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceA, LoadLibraryExA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, Sleep, CreateMutexA, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, FlushInstructionCache, GetCurrentProcess, FlushFileBuffers, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, HeapSize, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, ExitProcess, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, GetStartupInfoA, HeapReAlloc, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, VirtualProtect, RtlUnwind, SetFilePointer, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, SetLastError, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, CreateFileA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, TerminateProcess, LocalFree, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetThreadLocale, InterlockedExchange, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetSystemDefaultLCID, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemDefaultLangID, GetSystemDefaultUILanguage, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, IsValidCodePage
ole32.dll
CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree, CoSuspendClassObjects, StringFromGUID2, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExA
user32.dll
GetKeyboardLayout, MapVirtualKeyA, GetKeyNameTextA, LoadCursorA, GetClassInfoExA, SetWindowLongA, RegisterClassA, CreateWindowExA, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, PeekMessageA, RegisterClassExA, CreateDialogParamA, ShowWindow, PostQuitMessage, DefWindowProcA, RegisterHotKey, GetDlgItem, GetDesktopWindow, GetWindowRect, SetWindowTextA, SendMessageA, PostThreadMessageA, CharNextA, MessageBoxA, GetCursorPos, GetWindowLongA, EnumDisplaySettingsA, wsprintfA, UnregisterClassA, CallWindowProcA, DestroyWindow, UnregisterHotKey, IsWindow, CharNextW, EnumDisplayDevicesA, ActivateKeyboardLayout, MapVirtualKeyExA, GetKeyboardLayoutList, SetTimer, KillTimer, LoadKeyboardLayoutA, SetWindowTextW, wsprintfW

HKCMD.exe

Intel Common User Interface by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove HKCMD.exe
Version:   8.15.10.2867
MD5:   40caec9dbc892ed1915704cc54cb382e
SHA1:   6d3104347b95ef5a4e4a212735c8827824c7e888
SHA256:   38976a5ef1461027ff8f07397793a9befd0b3b47eb1b86f0f3fb88818e5917c9

What is HKCMD.exe?

The Common User Interface is part of Intels Common User Interface for chipsets with integrated graphics controllers which allows user to change different driver properties through Windows User Interface. Quick access to the control panel via a System Tray icon.

Overview

hkcmd.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). The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hkcmd.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:Intel(R) Common User Interface
Description:hkcmd Module
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\hkcmd.exe
File version:8.15.10.2867
Size:390.03 KB (399,392 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, March 20, 2008
Expiration date:Saturday, April 23, 2011
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.432596
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'HotKeysCmds' → C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00082066%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00051365%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00030701%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:3,148 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,177/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:5/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.89 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.36 MB
Private (minimum):5.22 MB
Non-paged memory:1.89 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:76.71 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):80.6 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.52 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.36 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,786/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:97
600
GUI GDI count:17
103
GUI GDI peak:18
142
GUI USER count:18
49
GUI USER peak:18
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\hkcmd.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.00%
Windows 8.1 11.50%
Windows 8 9.50%
Windows 7 Professional 7.50%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.50%
Windows 8 Single Language 4.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 1.50%
Windows 8 Pro 1.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.50%
Windows 7 Starter 1.00%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 1.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.00%
Windows 8.1 N 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation 0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 0.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 0.50%
Windows Se7en Titan 0.50%
24 other Windows OS version

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 34.01% of Intel(R) Common User Interface.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 14.83%
ASUS 13.79%
Toshiba 13.10%
Lenovo 12.41%
Sony 8.97%
Acer 7.93%
Intel 3.45%
Samsung 1.72%
GIGABYTE 1.03%
Alienware 0.69%
American Megatrends 0.69%
NEC 0.69%
MSI 0.69%
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