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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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

lxdkcoms.exe

Printer Communication System by Lexmark International (Signed)

Remove lxdkcoms.exe
Version:   0.200.0.0
MD5:   3871a3aca69516fc6740fb2d4e2adac7
SHA1:   888699574e2231d31c6faabf46be47a7d47531be
SHA256:   1ab361721d7dc24511bd89b07d8d210a03d44344f8fdf5c0031df81df844b0e6

Overview

lxdkcoms.exe runs as a service under the name lxdk_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 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:lxdkcoms.exe
Product name:Printer Communication System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\lxdkcoms.exe
Original name:GN__coms.exe
File version:0.200.0.0
Size:584.92 KB (598,960 bytes)
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)
  • 'lxdk_device'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00011043%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006597%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004446%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:47 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:6,765/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.06 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.32 MB
Private (minimum):124 KB
Non-paged memory:2.06 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:58.04 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):71.74 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:524 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.57 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,617/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:10 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:7 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:9
12
Handles:133
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

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

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 100.00%
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