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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCloseKey
gdi32.dll
GetNearestColor, GetDeviceCaps, DeleteObject, SelectObject, CreateSolidBrush, SelectClipRgn, CreateRoundRectRgn, LPtoDP, DeleteDC, BitBlt, SetTextColor, SetBkMode, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateCompatibleDC, SetBkColor
kernel32.dll
lstrcpyA, lstrcpynA, lstrlenA, WritePrivateProfileStringA, DeleteFileA, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, GetSystemPowerStatus, GetPrivateProfileStringA, DebugActiveProcess, CreateThread, GetVersionExA, GetStartupInfoA, SetEvent, OpenEventA, GetLastError, OpenMutexA, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, CreateProcessA, Sleep, CreateMutexA, Process32Next, lstrcmpiA, Process32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, WritePrivateProfileSectionA, GetPrivateProfileIntA, GetTickCount, GetLocalTime, WaitForDebugEvent, ReadProcessMemory, ContinueDebugEvent, GetModuleHandleA, _lclose, _lopen, _llseek, _lcreat, _lwrite, lstrcatA, GetModuleFileNameA, SetCurrentDirectoryA, SetProcessShutdownParameters, TerminateProcess, CopyFileA, FindNextFileA, GetExitCodeProcess, OpenProcess, Module32First, Module32Next, CloseHandle
msimg32.dll
GradientFill
msvcr71.dll
DllMain
shlwapi.dll
PathFindFileNameA
user32.dll
LoadStringA, LoadAcceleratorsA, GetMessageA, TranslateAcceleratorA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, LoadCursorA, PostQuitMessage, IsWindowVisible, DefWindowProcA, SetTimer, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetDesktopWindow, CreateWindowExA, RegisterWindowMessageA, FindWindowA, KillTimer, PostMessageA, SendMessageTimeoutA, DialogBoxParamA, SendDlgItemMessageA, wsprintfA, IsDlgButtonChecked, GetDlgItemTextA, EndDialog, SetWindowTextA, SetDlgItemTextA, CheckDlgButton, GetWindowTextA, GetSysColor, DrawTextA, DrawFocusRect, FillRect, RegisterClassExA
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA

shellmon.exe

AOL by AOL LLC (Signed)

Remove shellmon.exe
Version:   9.05.001
MD5:   2d15e534dd06a54882bd8c7312280577
SHA1:   4665176ba7118c86ef9fe6fb8a5a7961c95ea889
SHA256:   7e4b8f78ec40b46ec2e7585af3b772f43dd78d13ace615e695d5b73099dd86aa

Overview

shellmon.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent waol.exe (AOL by AOL LLC). The file is digitally signed by AOL LLC which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072).

DetailsDetails

File name:shellmon.exe
Publisher:AOL, LLC.
Product name:AOL
Description:waolmon
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\aol 9.0\shellmon.exe
File version:9.05.001
Size:53.55 KB (54,832 bytes)
Build date:11/10/2006 7:58 AM
Certificate
Issued to:AOL LLC
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, July 23, 2006
Expiration date:Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00014886%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00007736%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00007150%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,186 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:296,655/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.8 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.48 MB
Private (minimum):68 KB
Non-paged memory:1.8 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:54.05 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):65.82 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.34 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.52 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:24,672/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:1.14 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:308 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:44
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:4
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\aol 9.0\shellmon.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:waol.exe (AOL by AOL LLC)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 100.00%
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