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VersionsAdditional versions

8.9.8.1005 2.01%
8.9.4.1004 10.07%
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%
8.6.0.1007 3.36%
8.5.0.1032 3.36%
8.2.3.1001 0.67%
8.2.2.1001 0.67%
8.0.0.1039 9.40%
7.8.0.1013 0.67%
7.8.0.1013 0.67%
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%

IAANTmon.exe

RAID Monitor by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove IAANTmon.exe
Version:   8.9.2.1002
MD5:   f54b3db096abd6e9bbbd052fd3878a48
SHA1:   5f0967d83c235e84be7f2f048ceeb705af4b95ae
SHA256:   6b1db34db96b590415eadf035bec02ac935304f324062e92887f6c9f07baa6c7

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® Matrix Storage Manager published by Intel Corporation and Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager 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:8.9.2.1002
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 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:0.00066631%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00026134%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00040497%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,414 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:9.98 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):11.84 MB
Private (minimum):8.54 MB
Non-paged memory:9.98 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:37.82 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):43.48 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.56 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):13.21 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,843/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:72 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:7.84 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:684/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:173
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:3
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
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)

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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