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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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8.15.10.3412 0.81%
8.15.10.3347 1.63%
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advapi32.dll
RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegDeleteKeyA, IsTextUnicode, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegEnumKeyExA, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueA, GetTokenInformation
kernel32.dll
lstrlenW, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetLastError, WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, CreateEventA, InterlockedIncrement, GetModuleFileNameA, GetModuleHandleW, IsDBCSLeadByte, SizeofResource, LoadResource, MultiByteToWideChar, LoadLibraryExA, Sleep, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, OpenEventA, SetEvent, CloseHandle, InterlockedDecrement, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrcmpiA, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, lstrlenA, GetModuleHandleA, FindResourceA, GetProcAddress, SetStdHandle, SetFilePointer, GetLocaleInfoA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, RtlUnwind, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetStartupInfoA, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, VirtualFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, HeapSize, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InterlockedExchange, GetThreadLocale, GetVersionExA, LocalFree, HeapDestroy
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoRevokeClassObject, CoRegisterClassObject, CoTaskMemFree, StringFromGUID2, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoCreateInstance
user32.dll
DefWindowProcA, CharNextA, PostThreadMessageA, CharNextW, RegisterClassA, CreateWindowExA, GetMessageA, DispatchMessageA, wsprintfA, UnregisterClassA, SetSystemCursor, GetCursor, PostMessageA, FindWindowA

IGFXEXT.exe

Intel Common User Interface by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove IGFXEXT.exe
Version:   8.15.10.2189
MD5:   073331f96aa4a89b6aa73e6b97bb3075
SHA1:   44b539abd6e7492d64264f26a34bc4c73496c706

What is IGFXEXT.exe?

The Common User Interface (igfxext Module) 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

igfxext.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:igfxext.exe
Publisher:Intel Corporation
Product name:Intel(R) Common User Interface
Description:igfxext Module
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\igfxext.exe
File version:8.15.10.2189
Size:218.52 KB (223,768 bytes)
Build date:7/28/2010 1:27 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Expiration date:Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000429%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000364%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000066%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:343 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:438/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.82 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):1.2 MB
Private (minimum):216 KB
Non-paged memory:1.82 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:47.88 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):50.89 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:628 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.84 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:6,667/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:4
12
Handles:72
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI GDI peak:5
142
GUI USER count:4
49
GUI USER peak:6
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\igfxext.exe -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
igfxext.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00001522%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00001257%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000265%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:237/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:236 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00000434%
Kernel CPU:0.00000434%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:159/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.04%
Windows 8 16.52%
Windows Vista Home Premium 8.70%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.96%
Windows 7 Starter 6.09%
Windows 7 Professional 5.22%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.22%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.35%
Windows 8.1 3.48%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.61%
Windows 8 Pro 2.61%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.74%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.74%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.87%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.87%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.39% of Intel(R) Common User Interface.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 44.00%
Toshiba 20.00%
Samsung 15.00%
Sony 12.00%
Hewlett-Packard 5.00%
Lenovo 2.00%
NEC 2.00%
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