Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 0, 0, 34 33.33%
1, 0, 0, 29 33.33%
1, 0, 0, 27 33.33%

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advapi32.dll
CreateProcessAsUserW, RegEnumKeyW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegOpenKeyW, DuplicateTokenEx, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
SetMapMode, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, Escape, SelectObject, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, GetViewportExtEx, ExtSelectClipRgn, DeleteDC, GetStockObject, GetBkColor, GetTextColor, GetRgnBox, GetMapMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, ExtTextOutW, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateBitmap, GetDeviceCaps, GetObjectW, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetClipBox, DeleteObject, GetWindowExtEx
kernel32.dll
GlobalReAlloc, GlobalHandle, InitializeCriticalSection, LocalReAlloc, DeleteCriticalSection, TlsFree, GetThreadLocale, FileTimeToSystemTime, ReadFile, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, LockFile, UnlockFile, SetEndOfFile, GetFileSize, DuplicateHandle, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetFullPathNameW, SetErrorMode, EnterCriticalSection, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetFileAttributesW, GetFileSizeEx, GetFileTime, GetStartupInfoW, ExitProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, LCMapStringW, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetLocaleInfoA, LCMapStringA, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, GlobalFlags, lstrlenA, GetModuleHandleA, GetCurrentProcessId, GlobalUnlock, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, MulDiv, GlobalAddAtomW, GlobalFindAtomW, CompareStringW, LoadLibraryA, GetVersionExA, SetLastError, lstrlenW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, FreeResource, GlobalFree, GlobalDeleteAtom, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentThreadId, ConvertDefaultLocale, EnumResourceLanguagesW, lstrcmpA, GetLocaleInfoW, WideCharToMultiByte, CompareStringA, InterlockedExchange, GlobalLock, lstrcmpW, GlobalAlloc, LoadLibraryExW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileW, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, GetSystemDirectoryW, TerminateProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateProcessW, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetExitCodeProcess, GetModuleHandleW, GetVersionExW, CreateEventW, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, CloseHandle, TerminateThread, SetEvent, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, FreeLibrary, GetCurrentProcess, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, MultiByteToWideChar, Sleep, ReleaseMutex, GetLastError, CreateMutexW, OpenMutexW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetTickCount, GetCurrentDirectoryA, GetDriveTypeA, FindNextFileW, RemoveDirectoryW, SetThreadExecutionState
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoUninitialize, CoInitializeEx, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, CoRevokeClassObject, OleInitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, CoRegisterMessageFilter, OleFlushClipboard, CoCreateInstance, OleIsCurrentClipboard, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoGetClassObject, OleUninitialize, CoCreateGuid, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoInitialize
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
rtllib.dll
RT_IsCardDisabled, RT_GetIsRadioOff, RT_SetRadioOff, RT_Initialize
setupapi.dll
SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiClassGuidsFromNameW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW
shell32.dll
SHFileOperationW
shlwapi.dll
PathFindFileNameW, PathStripToRootW, PathIsUNCW, PathFindExtensionW
user32.dll
DrawTextExW, GrayStringW, ClientToScreen, GetWindowDC, BeginPaint, EndPaint, SetCapture, LoadCursorW, ReleaseCapture, CharNextW, CopyAcceleratorTableW, IsRectEmpty, SetRect, InvalidateRect, InvalidateRgn, GetNextDlgGroupItem, MessageBeep, UnregisterClassW, GetSysColorBrush, CharUpperW, RegisterClipboardFormatW, PostThreadMessageW, SetCursor, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetCursorPos, ValidateRect, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, LoadBitmapW, ModifyMenuW, EnableMenuItem, CheckMenuItem, GetDesktopWindow, GetActiveWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, IsWindowEnabled, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, GetMenuState, SendDlgItemMessageW, SendDlgItemMessageA, WinHelpW, IsChild, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExW, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongW, GetClassNameW, SetPropW, GetPropW, RemovePropW, GetFocus, SetFocus, DrawTextW, GetForegroundWindow, ShowWindow, SetActiveWindow, DispatchMessageW, GetDlgItem, GetTopWindow, DestroyWindow, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, PeekMessageW, MapWindowPoints, GetKeyState, SetMenu, SetForegroundWindow, IsWindowVisible, UpdateWindow, GetSubMenu, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuItemCount, MessageBoxW, CreateWindowExW, GetClassInfoExW, RegisterClassW, GetSysColor, AdjustWindowRectEx, EqualRect, CopyRect, PtInRect, GetDlgCtrlID, DefWindowProcW, CallWindowProcW, GetMenu, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, OffsetRect, IntersectRect, SystemParametersInfoA, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindowRect, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetWindow, SetWindowContextHelpId, GetParent, MapDialogRect, SetWindowPos, PostQuitMessage, EnumDisplayDevicesW, IsWindow, wsprintfW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, EnumWindows, RegisterWindowMessageW, SendInput, ExitWindowsEx, PostMessageW, FindWindowW, FindWindowExW, KillTimer, DrawIcon, GetClientRect, GetSystemMetrics, IsIconic, SetTimer, TabbedTextOutW, DestroyMenu, AppendMenuW, GetSystemMenu, ReleaseDC, GetDC, GetWindowTextW, SendMessageW, LoadIconW, EnableWindow, GetClassInfoW, MoveWindow, SetWindowTextW, IsDialogMessageW, GetLastActivePopup
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock
winmm.dll
mixerSetControlDetails, mixerGetControlDetailsW, mixerGetLineControlsW, mixerGetLineInfoW, mixerClose, mixerOpen, mixerGetNumDevs, mixerGetDevCapsW
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, DocumentPropertiesW, ClosePrinter
wlanapi.dll
WlanFreeMemory, WlanOpenHandle, WlanEnumInterfaces, WlanQueryInterface, WlanGetInterfaceCapability, WlanSetInterface, WlanCloseHandle
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken, WTSUnRegisterSessionNotification, WTSRegisterSessionNotification

PHotkey.exe

PHotkey by PEGATRON CORPORATION (Signed)

Remove PHotkey.exe
Version:   1, 0, 0, 27
MD5:   bf0e5348f2c1dab5440db470394c1a8c
SHA1:   801d794b89b90612f581728adf1ab74a1f15fef7
SHA256:   7474d9dfdf42541f5f15c019fa2a4d5c763fdb3e7fa99c6a6f3c09ec950ee7ff

Overview

photkey.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent asldrsrv.exe (ADSMSrv by PEGATRON CORPORATION). This is typically installed with the program PHotkey published by Pegatron Corporation. The file is digitally signed by PEGATRON CORPORATION which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:photkey.exe
Publisher:Pegatron Corporation
Product name:PHotkey
Description:Pegatron Hotkey
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\photkey\photkey.exe
File version:1, 0, 0, 27
Size:794.01 KB (813,064 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:PEGATRON CORPORATION
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Pegatron Corporation
5% remove
The Pegatron Hotkey utility for the the wireless network key and GPU switch provides network connectivity and recognition through a hotkey configuration.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00017728%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00007137%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00010591%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:8.32 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.12 MB
Private (minimum):9 MB
Non-paged memory:8.32 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:77.97 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):82.97 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.09 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.15 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:180
600
GUI GDI count:27
103
GUI GDI peak:29
142
GUI USER count:81
49
GUI USER peak:83
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\photkey\photkey.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:asldrsrv.exe (ADSMSrv by PEGATRON CORPORATION)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 66.67%
Windows 7 Professional 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Ireland installs about 33.33% of PHotkey.
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