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VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16507 (winblue_gdr.140108-1858) 18.75%
6.3.9600.16507 (winblue_gdr.140108-1858) 3.13%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 56.25%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 3.13%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 15.63%
6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 3.13%

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PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
api-ms-win-core-com-l1-1-1.dll
CoRevokeClassObject, CoCreateFreeThreadedMarshaler, PropVariantClear, CoCreateInstance, CoCreateGuid, CoRegisterClassObject, CoInitializeSecurity, StringFromGUID2, CoGetMalloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize, CoResumeClassObjects, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoInitializeEx, RoGetAgileReference
api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-1.dll
GetDateFormatW, GetTimeFormatEx, GetDateFormatEx
api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-1.dll
DebugBreak, OutputDebugStringA
api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-1.dll
UnhandledExceptionFilter, RaiseException, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, SetLastError, SetErrorMode, GetLastError
api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-1.dll
SetFileAttributesW, FindFirstFileExW, SetFilePointerEx, CreateFileW, GetLogicalDrives, GetDriveTypeW, GetFileSizeEx, FindClose, FindNextFileW, SetFileTime, FindFirstFileW, GetVolumeInformationW, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, GetFileAttributesW, DeleteFileW, GetVolumePathNameW, SetFileInformationByHandle, ReadFile, GetFullPathNameW, WriteFile, CompareFileTime
api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-1.dll
GetFileInformationByHandleEx
api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
CloseHandle, DuplicateHandle
api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-2-0.dll
GetProcessHeap, HeapReAlloc, HeapAlloc, HeapFree
api-ms-win-core-io-l1-1-1.dll
DeviceIoControl
api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-2-0.dll
FindResourceExW, SizeofResource, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeLibrary, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, GetModuleHandleA, LoadResource, FindStringOrdinal, LoadLibraryExW
api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1.dll
GetLocaleInfoW, FormatMessageW
api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll
PathCchStripPrefix, PathCchCanonicalizeEx, PathCchCombine, PathCchRemoveBackslash, PathCchAppend, PathCchSkipRoot
api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-2-0.dll
GetCommandLineW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW
api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-2.dll
GetStartupInfoW, OpenProcessToken, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, OpenProcess, CreateProcessW
api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
QueryPerformanceCounter
api-ms-win-core-registry-l1-1-0.dll
RegCloseKey, RegEnumValueW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegDeleteValueW, RegGetValueW, RegCreateKeyExW
api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, GetStringTypeW
api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, SetEvent, CreateEventW, Sleep, OpenEventW, LeaveCriticalSection, ReleaseSRWLockShared, ReleaseSRWLockExclusive, AcquireSRWLockExclusive, AcquireSRWLockShared, InitializeCriticalSectionEx, EnterCriticalSection, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, OpenMutexW, CreateMutexW, ResetEvent, InitializeSRWLock
api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-2-1.dll
GetTickCount, GetProductInfo, GetVersionExW, GetComputerNameExW, GetTickCount64, GetSystemTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime
api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime
api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
DecodePointer, EncodePointer
api-ms-win-core-version-l1-1-0.dll
VerQueryValueW
api-ms-win-core-winrt-error-l1-1-1.dll
RoOriginateErrorW, RoOriginateError, RoReportFailedDelegate, RoGetMatchingRestrictedErrorInfo, RoTransformError, IsErrorPropagationEnabled
api-ms-win-core-winrt-l1-1-0.dll
RoRegisterActivationFactories, RoRevokeActivationFactories, RoGetActivationFactory
api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll
WindowsStringHasEmbeddedNull, WindowsIsStringEmpty, WindowsCreateString, WindowsGetStringRawBuffer, WindowsDeleteString, WindowsCreateStringReference
api-ms-win-eventing-controller-l1-1-0.dll
StartTraceW, ControlTraceW, EnableTraceEx2
api-ms-win-eventing-provider-l1-1-0.dll
EventWrite, EventUnregister, EventRegister
api-ms-win-security-base-l1-2-0.dll
GetTokenInformation, CheckTokenMembership, CreateWellKnownSid
api-ms-win-security-lsalookup-l1-1-1.dll
ReleaseIdentityProviderEnumContext, GetDefaultIdentityProvider, EnumerateIdentityProviders, GetIdentityProviderInfoByGUID
api-ms-win-shcore-obsolete-l1-1-0.dll
CommandLineToArgvW
api-ms-win-shcore-registry-l1-1-1.dll
SHDeleteValueW, SHSetValueW
api-ms-win-shcore-stream-l1-1-0.dll
SHCreateStreamOnFileW, SHCreateStreamOnFileEx
dwmapi.dll
DwmIsCompositionEnabled, DwmSetWindowAttribute
kernel32.dll
CopyFileW, WerUnregisterFile, WerRegisterFile, GetLocalTime, CompareStringOrdinal, lstrcmpiW, LCIDToLocaleName, LoadLibraryW, WaitForMultipleObjects, RaiseFailFastException, LocalFree, CompareFileTime, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, UnregisterWaitEx
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
RtlInitUnicodeString, RtlNtStatusToDosError, NtCreateFile
ole32.dll
CoAllowSetForegroundWindow, CoGetObject, CoInitialize, CreateBindCtx
propsys.dll
PropVariantToStringVectorAlloc, PSGetPropertyKeyFromName, PropVariantToBuffer, PropVariantToStringAlloc, VariantToBuffer, PSCreateMemoryPropertyStore, PSPropertyBag_WriteGUID, PropVariantToGUID
rpcrt4.dll
RpcStringFreeW, UuidToStringW
shell32.dll
SHAppBarMessage, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHCreateItemFromParsingName, SHChangeNotify, SHCreateShellItemArrayFromShellItem, SHCreateDirectoryExW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SHFileOperationW, SHGetKnownFolderPath, ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetFolderPathAndSubDirW, SHParseDisplayName, SHChangeNotifySuspendResume, SHGetKnownFolderIDList, SHBindToObject, SHGetKnownFolderItem, SHCreateItemWithParent, SHBindToFolderIDListParent
shlwapi.dll
PathIsNetworkPathW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathIsDirectoryW, StrStrIW, PathFindFileNameW, UrlEscapeW, AssocCreate, PathFileExistsW, SHRegSetUSValueW, SHRegCloseUSKey, SHRegCreateUSKeyW, SHRegGetBoolUSValueW, SHRegGetUSValueW, SHStrDupA, StrRetToStrW
sspicli.dll
GetUserNameExW
user32.dll
SystemParametersInfoW, GetProcessDefaultLayout, UnhookWindowsHookEx, SetWindowsHookExW, GetIconInfo, GetWindowRect, TrackPopupMenu, GetSubMenu, GetDoubleClickTime, KillTimer, SetTimer, SetMenuDefaultItem, EnableMenuItem, GetMenuStringW, GetMenuItemCount, RemoveMenu, DeleteMenu, AppendMenuW, ModifyMenuW, EndDialog, SetForegroundWindow, FindWindowW, GetLastActivePopup, SendMessageW, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, PeekMessageW, PostThreadMessageW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, DefWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, PostQuitMessage, SetWindowLongW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, UnregisterClassW, GetClassInfoExW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, DestroyWindow, PostMessageW, IsWindow, FindWindowExW, SetFocus, AllowSetForegroundWindow, MessageBoxW, AdjustWindowRectEx, NotifyWinEvent, SetWindowPos, CharNextW, ShowWindow, UnregisterClassA, CreatePopupMenu, DestroyMenu, LoadMenuW, LoadIconW, LoadStringW, GetCursorPos, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetMenuDefaultItem
userenv.dll
GetProfileType
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW

skydrive.exe

SkyDrive Sync Engine Host by Microsoft

Remove skydrive.exe
Version:   6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
MD5:   55afe9a2b11d846539960cbfce87eeeb
SHA1:   dd95dccead665c7863ad1ef3c7fc1e678b1df353
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

Overview

skydrive.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation). and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:skydrive.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:SkyDrive Sync Engine Host
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\skydrive.exe
Original name:SkyDrive.exe.mui
File version:6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
Product version:6.3.9600.16384
Size:547 KB (560,128 bytes)
Build date:9/26/2013 2:25 AM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00267954%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00173593%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00094361%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:165,705 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:536,403/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.86 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):24.42 MB
Private (minimum):8.46 MB
Non-paged memory:8.86 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:148.52 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):153.42 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:9.86 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):27.08 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:192,896/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:16.3 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:3/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3.2 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:6.88 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:130/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:21
12
Handles:580
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:13
142
GUI USER count:13
49
GUI USER peak:17
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\skydrive.exe -embedding
Owner:User
Parent process:svchost.exe (Host Process for Windows Services by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00446858%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00078765%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00368093%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:42,797/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
skydrive.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00446136%
Kernel CPU:0.00317494%
User CPU:0.00128643%
CPU cycles:113,593/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:572 KB
msvcrt.dll
Total CPU:0.00291169%
Kernel CPU:0.00192771%
User CPU:0.00098398%
CPU cycles:141,592/sec
Memory:668 KB
winbici.dll
Total CPU:0.00033347%
Kernel CPU:0.00030395%
User CPU:0.00002952%
CPU cycles:4,799/sec
Memory:132 KB
wlidprov.dll
Total CPU:0.00018025%
Kernel CPU:0.00016388%
User CPU:0.00001637%
CPU cycles:996/sec
Memory:420 KB
SyncEngine.DLL
Total CPU:0.00011050%
Kernel CPU:0.00011050%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:61/sec
Memory:3.97 MB
combase.dll
Total CPU:0.00007725%
Kernel CPU:0.00005928%
User CPU:0.00001797%
CPU cycles:3,073/sec
Memory:1.84 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 56.25%
Windows 8.1 Pro 28.13%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 6.25%
Windows 8.1 N 3.13%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 3.13%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.13%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 37.50% of SkyDrive Sync Engine Host.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 27.91%
Hewlett-Packard 18.60%
Lenovo 13.95%
Acer 9.30%
Dell 9.30%
Sony 9.30%
Medion 4.65%
Alienware 2.33%
Samsung 2.33%
GIGABYTE 2.33%
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