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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteKeyA, RegDeleteValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegEnumKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegEnumValueA, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, GetAce, SetKernelObjectSecurity, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityInfo, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, ControlService, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceA, OpenSCManagerA, StartServiceA, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid
kernel32.dll
GetCommandLineA, GetCurrentProcess, SetPriorityClass, GetTickCount, FormatMessageA, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteFileA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetCurrentThreadId, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, GetFileSize, CreateFileA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetLocalTime, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, ResetEvent, CreateEventA, OpenEventA, SetThreadPriority, GetModuleFileNameA, SetLastError, GetVersionExA, GetExitCodeProcess, CreateProcessA, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexA, lstrcpynA, lstrcatA, lstrcpyA, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, TerminateThread, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, ExitProcess, GetStartupInfoA, ExitThread, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, CreateThread, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetCPInfo, HeapReAlloc, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, TlsFree, TlsAlloc, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, HeapSize, GetStdHandle, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, GetACP, GetOEMCP, FlushFileBuffers, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, IsBadWritePtr, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, IsValidCodePage, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, GetTimeZoneInformation, SetStdHandle, ReadFile, GetLocaleInfoW, SetEndOfFile, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CloseHandle, GetSystemDirectoryA, GetComputerNameA, Sleep, GetModuleHandleA, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, GetLocaleInfoA, FreeLibrary
ole32.dll
CoReleaseServerProcess, CoAddRefServerProcess
user32.dll
FindWindowA, SendMessageA
winspool.drv
DeleteMonitorA

lxbccoms.exe

Printer Communication System by Lexmark International (Signed)

Remove lxbccoms.exe
Version:   6.4.25.0
MD5:   31e0ccb891b94056e062886cb69174d2
SHA1:   1da45c7716ad510d9d29915f826df3425308989e
SHA256:   993515ccf069fa70bea78bb89966196bc53882dec43f9a98ac4ec4b6efe45676

Overview

lxbccoms.exe runs as a service under the name lxbc_device with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Lexmark International which was issued by the Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072).

DetailsDetails

File name:lxbccoms.exe
Product name:Printer Communication System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\lxbccoms.exe
Original name:GN__coms.exe
File version:6.4.25.0
Size:524.92 KB (537,520 bytes)
Build date:1/30/2007 9:31 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Lexmark International
Authority (CA):Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.
Effective date:Thursday, August 4, 2005
Expiration date:Saturday, August 4, 2007
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'lxbc_device'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00005737%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004521%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001216%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:172 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,865/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.91 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.3 MB
Private (minimum):52 KB
Non-paged memory:2.91 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:56.7 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):67.24 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:336 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.13 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,459/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:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:106
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\lxbccoms.exe -service
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:lxbc_device
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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