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VersionsAdditional versions

8.9.8.1005 2.54%
8.9.4.1004 8.47%
8.9.2.1002 5.08%
8.9.2.1002 2.54%
8.9.0.1023 31.36%
8.8.0.1009 0.85%
8.7.0.1007 4.24%
8.6.3.1004 0.85%
8.6.0.1007 4.24%
8.5.0.1032 4.24%
8.2.2.1001 0.85%
8.0.0.1039 8.47%
7.8.0.1013 0.85%
7.8.0.1013 0.85%
7.6.9.1002 5.93%
7.6.3.1004 0.85%
7.0.1.1001 9.32%
6.2.0.2002 2.54%
6.0.1.1002 4.24%
6.0.0.1022 0.85%
5.1.0.1022 0.85%

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advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyA, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA
comdlg32.dll
GetOpenFileNameA
gdi32.dll
PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutA, ExtTextOutA, Escape, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, DeleteObject, DeleteDC, GetStockObject, SetMapMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, ScaleWindowExtEx, SelectObject, GetDeviceCaps, CreateBitmap
kernel32.dll
FlushFileBuffers, GetCurrentProcess, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, RtlUnwind, ExitProcess, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, TerminateProcess, HeapDestroy, VirtualFree, SetFilePointer, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStdHandle, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, SetStdHandle, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, IsBadWritePtr, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, lstrcatA, lstrcmpW, GetProcAddress, lstrcpyA, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalFlags, lstrcmpA, TlsFree, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, EnterCriticalSection, GlobalHandle, GlobalReAlloc, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, GetModuleFileNameA, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, RaiseException, SetLastError, GlobalFree, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GetCurrentDirectoryA, SetCurrentDirectoryA, FindFirstFileA, FindNextFileA, FindClose, FormatMessageA, LocalFree, CreateEventA, lstrcpynA, CreateFileA, SetNamedPipeHandleState, CreateThread, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, GetOverlappedResult, ReadFile, CloseHandle, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, TerminateThread, WriteFile, Sleep, CreateMutexA, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryA, GetModuleHandleA, lstrlenA, lstrcmpiA, GetVersion, GetLastError, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, GetVersionExA, GetThreadLocale, GetLocaleInfoA, GetACP, HeapCreate, InterlockedExchange, GetSystemDefaultLangID, ConvertDefaultLocale, EnumResourceLanguagesA
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoCreateInstance
oleacc.dll
LresultFromObject, CreateStdAccessibleObject
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA, SHGetFolderPathA, Shell_NotifyIconA
user32.dll
CallWindowProcA, SystemParametersInfoA, IsIconic, GetWindowPlacement, CopyRect, SetMenuItemBitmaps, ModifyMenuA, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, LoadBitmapA, SetWindowLongA, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetKeyState, PeekMessageA, ValidateRect, ClientToScreen, GetWindow, GetDlgCtrlID, PtInRect, GetFocus, GetClassNameA, GetParent, GetLastActivePopup, IsWindowEnabled, UnhookWindowsHookEx, LoadCursorA, GetSystemMetrics, GetSysColor, GetSysColorBrush, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, GetSubMenu, EnableWindow, MessageBoxA, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, CreateWindowExA, UnregisterClassA, RegisterClassExA, DefWindowProcA, EndDialog, GetCursorPos, CreatePopupMenu, DestroyMenu, GetAsyncKeyState, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenuEx, InsertMenuItemA, SetTimer, KillTimer, DestroyIcon, DialogBoxParamA, LoadStringA, SetWindowPos, AdjustWindowRect, GetWindowLongA, GetClientRect, wsprintfA, CreateDialogParamA, PostMessageA, DestroyWindow, LoadImageA, SetWindowTextA, MessageBeep, GetDlgItem, GetWindowTextA, GetDC, SendMessageA, DrawTextA, ReleaseDC, ScreenToClient, RegisterClassA, GetWindowRect, PostQuitMessage, GetMenuState, GetDesktopWindow, MoveWindow, GrayStringA, DrawTextExA, TabbedTextOutA, RegisterWindowMessageA, WinHelpA, GetCapture, GetClassLongA, GetClassInfoExA, SetPropA, GetPropA, RemovePropA, GetForegroundWindow, GetTopWindow, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, LoadIconA, MapWindowPoints, GetMenu, AdjustWindowRectEx, GetClassInfoA
winspool.drv
DocumentPropertiesA, OpenPrinterA, ClosePrinter

IAAnotif.exe

RAID Event Monitor by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove IAAnotif.exe
Version:   6.0.0.1022
MD5:   0462cbef952ec8764932351decdfb842
SHA1:   51207a5bc02899dfdb2d71c771e7352be8f30234
SHA256:   737b9f0e63ba02d8b427384287f849ff0c33a7136590e706f228c1cd3f93bee3

What is IAAnotif.exe?

Event Monitor User Notification Tool for the Intel RAID Event Monitor monitors the PC's hard drive for possible errors. If errors are discovered the software will attempt to fix them or alert the user to the discovered issues.

Overview

IAAnotif.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:IAAnotif.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:RAID Event Monitor
Description:Event Monitor User Notification Tool
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaanotif.exe
File version:6.0.0.1022
Size:148 KB (151,552 bytes)
Build date:5/11/2006 11:47 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Expiration date:Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.741259
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware' → C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaanotif.exe
  • 'IAAnotif' → C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\iaanotif.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00017889%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00015661%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002227%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:219 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:23,945/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.19 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.23 MB
Private (minimum):328 KB
Non-paged memory:3.19 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:64.22 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):67.22 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:484 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.17 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,738/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:19 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:97
600
GUI GDI count:32
103
GUI USER count:15
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaanotif.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.97%
Windows Vista Home Premium 19.63%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.76%
Windows Vista Home Basic 8.41%
Windows 7 Starter 8.41%
Windows 8 Pro 5.61%
Windows 7 Professional 3.74%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.74%
Windows Vista Business 1.87%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.87%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 53.06% of RAID Event Monitor.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 19.28%
Sony 19.28%
Acer 18.07%
ASUS 16.87%
Toshiba 12.05%
Dell 9.64%
Lenovo 4.82%
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