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8.9.2.1002 3.36%
8.9.2.1002 2.01%
8.9.0.1023 30.20%
8.8.0.1009 2.01%
8.7.0.1007 4.70%
8.6.3.1004 0.67%
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8.2.3.1001 0.67%
8.2.2.1001 0.67%
8.0.0.1039 9.40%
7.8.0.1013 0.67%
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7.6.9.1002 7.38%
7.6.3.1004 0.67%
7.6.0.1011 2.01%
7.0.1.1001 8.05%
7.0.0.1020 0.67%
6.2.0.2002 2.68%
6.0.1.1002 3.36%
6.0.0.1022 0.67%
5.1.0.1022 0.67%

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IAANTmon.exe

RAID Monitor by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove IAANTmon.exe
Version:   7.0.1.1001
MD5:   68431db6633ed4c9d18226384498310a
SHA1:   785939527f1f31f2099997df5c91e35ea53a5b2c
SHA256:   cf2fc4678d570124d397772af92f9ff8e55b3a5e25e288119d2a794259fcfbbe

What is IAANTmon.exe?

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

IAANTMon.exe runs as a service under the name Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor (SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IAANTMON) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Intel® Turbo Memory published by Intel Corporation and Intel® Matrix Storage Manager and Intel® Turbo Memory published by Intel Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:IAANTMon.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:RAID Monitor
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaantmon.exe
File version:7.0.1.1001
Size:346.52 KB (354,840 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Expiration date:Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.434286
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Intel Corporation
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Intel Turbo Memory is a technology introduced by Intel Corporation that uses NAND flash memory modules to reduce the time it takes for a computer to power up, access programs, and write data to the hard drive. It is supported by most of the Core 2 Mobile chipset series, but not by the newer Core i Series mobile chipsets. The Turbo memory cache connects to a motherboard via a mini-PCIe interface. It supports features available in Microso...
Intel Corporation
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Intel Matrix Storage Technology provides new levels of protection, performance, and expandability in 2008 for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using one or multiple hard drives, users can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. When using more than one drive the user can have additional protection against data loss in the event of hard drive failure. Intel Matrix Storage Technology can also improve the ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'IAANTMON' (Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00052478%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00026353%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00026126%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:137,749 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:3 ms/min
0 ms/min
CPU cycles:1,230,883/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.08 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.56 MB
Private (minimum):2.7 MB
Non-paged memory:2.08 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:44.6 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):50.29 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.79 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.57 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,368/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:17.82 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:307/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:165
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\intel\intel matrix storage manager\iaantmon.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IAANTMON
Display name:Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.21983861%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.21348365%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00635496%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:4,857,975/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:764 KB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.03619075%
Kernel CPU:0.00792814%
User CPU:0.02826261%
CPU cycles:957,051/sec
Memory:100 KB
IAANTMon.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00005408%
Kernel CPU:0.00005386%
User CPU:0.00000022%
CPU cycles:898/sec
Memory:356 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 26.67%
Windows Vista Home Premium 24.44%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.07%
Windows Vista Home Basic 6.67%
Windows 7 Professional 6.67%
Windows 7 Starter 6.67%
Windows 8 Pro 5.19%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.44%
Windows Vista Business 2.96%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.48%
Windows 8 0.74%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 56.35% of RAID Monitor.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 18.97%
Hewlett-Packard 16.38%
Dell 15.52%
ASUS 15.52%
Acer 14.66%
Toshiba 8.62%
Gateway 6.90%
Lenovo 3.45%
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