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VersionsAdditional versions

8.20.468.0 14.03%
8.20.468.0 6.47%
8.15.406.0 0.18%
8.15.406.0 1.80%
8.01.249.0 1.26%
8.01.249.0 0.18%
8.0.225.0 0.18%
8.0.225.0 0.90%
7.10.344.0 0.54%
7.00.261.0 1.26%
7.00.261.0 0.18%
6.31.258.0 0.18%
6.30.192.0 0.18%
6.20.182.0 0.18%
5.50.662.0 0.90%
2.3.188.0 5.94%
2.2.173.0 22.30%
2.2.173.0 0.90%
2.1.177.0 14.75%
2.1.177.0 2.34%
2.0.162.0 3.42%
2.0.162.0 11.87%
2.0.161.0 1.08%
2.0.161.0 3.96%
1.1.500.0 3.78%

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IPoint.exe

Microsoft IntelliPoint by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)

Remove IPoint.exe
Version:   8.15.406.0
MD5:   0080231ec57d26b380f630cc790dab85
SHA1:   a7af87c78c62ebc4aca902d17651d4f9fa8c59e0
SHA256:   ca59ed2e67d03c70a77ab0d605c6172b72b8238a42425d0f75c1c891db89ff9a

What is IPoint.exe?

Microsoft IntelliPoint is the Microsoft brand software driver for Microsoft's mice. It has been succeeded by Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, which combines IntelliType with IntelliPoint. Depending on the software version and specific mouse product, users can define mouse buttons to run any executable program or file they desire and can even define buttons for different functions in chosen programs. IntelliPoint supports all known Microsoft mice, as well as generic 3/5-button mice.

About IPoint.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)

IntelliPoint includes support for the Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse and an application to practice using the Microsoft Touch Mouse. With IntelliPoint, setup automatically detects your mouse model. If

DetailsDetails

File name:ipoint.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Microsoft IntelliPoint
Description:IPoint.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\microsoft intellipoint\ipoint.exe
File version:8.15.406.0
Product version:8.1
Size:2.29 MB (2,399,632 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Microsoft Corporation
Authority (CA):Microsoft Corporation
Expiration date:Friday, January 22, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Microsoft Corporation
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IntelliPoint is the Microsoft brand software driver for Microsoft's mice. Software features may only be available with certain mice models. (Button options are specific to the selected model.) Depending on the software version and specific mouse product, users can define mouse buttons to run any executable program or file they desire (or a control key + letter combination) and can even define buttons for different functions in chosen pr...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'IPoint.exe' → C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe
  • 'IntelliPoint' → "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe"
Scheduled tasks
  • The task 'Microsoft_MKC_Logon_Task_ipoint.exe' runs on logon in the path '\Microsoft_MKC_Logon_Task_ipoint.exe'
  • The task 'Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_IPoint_exe' runs on registration in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_IPoint_exe.job'
  • Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_IPoint_exe.job'
  • Entry path '\Microsoft_MKC_Logon_Task_ipoint.exe'
  • Entry path '\Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_IPoint_exe'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
  • Login entry path '\Microsoft_MKC_Logon_Task_ipoint.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00109811%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00060994%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00048818%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:149,888,074 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:839,135/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:23/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:7.94 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):10.58 MB
Private (minimum):7.06 MB
Non-paged memory:7.94 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:113.13 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):164.65 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.54 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):16.66 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:14,579/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.41 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:2.29 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:145/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:10
12
Handles:301
600
GUI GDI count:26
103
GUI GDI peak:38
142
GUI USER count:48
49
GUI USER peak:106
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\microsoft intellipoint\ipoint.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ipoint.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.02135278%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01505299%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00629979%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:450,391/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:13/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.34 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00162791%
Kernel CPU:0.00081395%
User CPU:0.00081395%
CPU cycles:34,814/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
dpgcmd.dll
Total CPU:0.00034911%
Kernel CPU:0.00031477%
User CPU:0.00003434%
CPU cycles:11,555/sec
Memory:1.85 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.50%
Windows 7 Professional 10.50%
Windows 8.1 10.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.00%
Windows 8 Pro 4.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 2.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 2.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.00%
Windows 8 2.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 2.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 72.31% of Microsoft IntelliPoint.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.52%
ASUS 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 18.28%
Lenovo 10.34%
Toshiba 6.21%
Sony 6.21%
GIGABYTE 5.86%
Acer 5.52%
Compaq 1.38%
MSI 0.69%
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