Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

2.5.0.19	0.92%
2.0.0.100	6.42%
1.0.9.254	0.92%
1.0.8.251	2.75%
1.0.7.248	0.92%
1.0.6.245	0.92%
1.0.6.245	0.92%
1.0.0.120	11.01%
1.0.0.120	6.42%
1.0.0.120	20.18%
1.0.0.120	11.01%
1.0.0.120	28.44%
1.0.0.120	8.26%
1.0.0.120	0.92%

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

iusb3mon.dll (Intel USB 3.0 Monitor by Intel)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

RegQueryValueExW, SetNamedSecurityInfoW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW

comctl32.dll

ImageList_Create, ImageList_ReplaceIcon

gdi32.dll

GetStockObject

iusb3mon.dll

_USB3MON_GetHostInfoW@20, _USB3MON_Create@12, _USB3MON_GetDeviceInfoW@20, _USB3MON_GetInterfaceVersion@8, _USB3MON_DeviceChange@12, _USB3MON_ForwardMessage@16, _USB3MON_Close@4

kernel32.dll

FreeLibrary, InterlockedIncrement, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, GlobalAlloc, lstrcmpW, lstrlenW, ReleaseSemaphore, InterlockedExchange, GetLastError, GlobalFree, CreateSemaphoreW, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, GetUserDefaultUILanguage, ReleaseMutex, CloseHandle, ResumeThread, CreateThread, LoadLibraryExW, ExitThread, ResetEvent, SuspendThread, GetConsoleOutputCP, CreateMutexW, HeapSize, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetLocaleInfoA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, HeapAlloc, RtlUnwind, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryA, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, FlushFileBuffers, GetACP, GetCPInfo, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, Sleep, ExitProcess, HeapFree, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, DeleteCriticalSection, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection

shell32.dll

Shell_NotifyIconW

user32.dll

GetWindowRect, GetDlgItem, EndDialog, GetDesktopWindow, SetWindowPos, SetDlgItemTextW, SendMessageW, DestroyWindow, SetTimer, GetMessageW, PostQuitMessage, PostMessageW, KillTimer, DialogBoxParamW, LoadCursorW, RegisterClassExW, LoadIconW, LoadStringW, ShowWindow, CreateWindowExW, UpdateWindow, SetWindowTextW, DefWindowProcW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage

iusb3mon.exe

Intel USB 3.0 Monitor by Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove iusb3mon.exe

Version:	1.0.0.120
MD5:	6364fa7d825b600251a4d1de7d6ff695
SHA1:	1a4821a5d1b5c1935dc82786002a8164809bacad
SHA256:	1bedd2e9dce4c50fe7fe644d5ddd447df79975d666ce128f945dd776e46afc60

What is iusb3mon.exe?

USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Monitor is a process from Intel that runs on start-up (as USB3MON) and remains running that manages various USB 3 connections if your PC is connected to a USB 3.0 powered device.

Overview

iusb3mon.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). This is typically installed with the program Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver published by Intel Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	iusb3mon.exe
Publisher:	Intel Corporation
Product name:	Intel(R) USB 3.0 Monitor
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) usb 3.0 extensible host controller driver\application\iusb3mon.exe
File version:	1.0.0.120
Size:	284.77 KB (291,608 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Intel USB eXtensible Host Controller Driver

Intel Corporation

2% remove

eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) is a computer interface specification that defines a register-level description of a Host Controller for Universal Serial bus (USB), which is capable of interfacing to USB 1.x, 2.0, and 3.0 compatible devices. The specification is also referred to as the USB 3.0 Host Controller specification. Support for Streams was added to the USB 3.0 SuperSpeed specification, primarily to enable high perfor...

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'USB3MON' → "C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Application\iusb3mon.exe"

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00017291%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00010316%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00006975%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	127 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	675,389/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	2/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	2.38 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	5.27 MB
Private (minimum):	4.05 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.38 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	72.28 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	73.35 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	4.35 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	6.01 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	2,857/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:	256 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	8/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	4	12
Handles:	111	600
GUI GDI count:	18	103
GUI GDI peak:	20	142
GUI USER count:	9	49
GUI USER peak:	9	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) usb 3.0 extensible host controller driver\application\iusb3mon.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	61.47%
Windows 7 Ultimate	24.77%
Windows 7 Professional	5.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic	4.59%
Windows 7 Enterprise	1.83%
Windows 7 Starter	0.92%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	0.92%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 29.36% of Intel(R) USB 3.0 Monitor.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Toshiba	27.45%
ASUS	25.49%
Acer	12.75%
Dell	11.76%
Hewlett-Packard	8.82%
Lenovo	7.84%
NEC	5.88%

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