Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623) 5.81%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 1.16%
6.2.9200.16384 (win8_rtm.120725-1247) 15.12%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 15.12%
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) 62.79%

Relationships

Parent processes
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
EventWrite, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, EventRegister, EventUnregister, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, GetTokenInformation, OpenProcessToken, CheckTokenMembership, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, OpenThreadToken, RegDeleteKeyW, ConvertSidToStringSidW
dui70.dll
UnInitThread, UnInitProcessPriv, InitProcessPriv, InitThread, StrToID
dwmapi.dll
DwmSetWindowAttribute, DwmInvalidateIconicBitmaps, DwmSetIconicThumbnail, DwmSetIconicLivePreviewBitmap
gdi32.dll
GdiAlphaBlend, CreateDIBSection, GetObjectW, GetTextExtentPoint32W, DeleteDC, SetLayout, GetDeviceCaps, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, SelectObject, GetClipRgn, BitBlt, CreateSolidBrush, GdiGradientFill, DeleteObject, CreateRectRgn, GetTextFaceW, CreateFontW
gdiplus.dll
GdiplusShutdown, GdipCreateBitmapFromStreamICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipCloneImage, GdipCloneBrush, GdipDrawImagePoints, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipFillRectangleI, GdipSetPixelOffsetMode, GdipSetSmoothingMode, GdiplusStartup, GdipSetCompositingMode, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipCreateSolidFill, GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipDisposeImage, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipDeleteBrush, GdipAlloc, GdipFree, GdipCreateTexture, GdipSetInterpolationMode
kernel32.dll
Sleep, GetStartupInfoA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetModuleHandleA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, OutputDebugStringA, CreateEventW, SetEvent, MulDiv, GetSystemTime, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, FreeLibrary, LoadLibraryW, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, CloseHandle, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, lstrlenW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, GetVersionExW, DuplicateHandle, OpenMutexW, MultiByteToWideChar, HeapFree, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, CreateFileW, RegGetValueW, RegEnumValueW, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetFileAttributesW, SetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThread, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleFileNameW, EnterCriticalSection, GetTempFileNameW, SystemTimeToFileTime, CompareFileTime, RegisterApplicationRecoveryCallback, CreateThread, ApplicationRecoveryFinished, ApplicationRecoveryInProgress, UnregisterApplicationRecoveryCallback, RegisterApplicationRestart, LeaveCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetModuleHandleW, UnregisterApplicationRestart, lstrcmpiW, LoadLibraryExW, GetCommandLineW, CreateDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateMutexW, DelayLoadFailureHook, InterlockedCompareExchange, LoadLibraryExA, HeapDestroy, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetVersionExA, DebugBreak, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, InterlockedExchange, CompareStringW, ResolveDelayLoadedAPI, timeGetTime
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ntdll.dll
WinSqmIsOptedIn, WinSqmStartSession, WinSqmSetIfMaxDWORD, WinSqmAddToStream, WinSqmEndSession
ole32.dll
StgOpenStorageEx, StgCreateStorageEx, OleSaveToStream, OleLoadFromStream, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoCreateInstance, PropVariantClear, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoUninitialize, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CoInitializeEx, WriteClassStm
rpcrt4.dll
UuidCreateSequential, UuidToStringW, RpcStringFreeW, UuidCreate
shell32.dll
SHCreateDirectoryExW, SHGetKnownFolderPath, ShellExecuteW, CommandLineToArgvW, SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID
shlwapi.dll
SHStrDupW, PathFileExistsW, SHCreateStreamOnFileW
slc.dll
SLGetWindowsInformationDWORD
user32.dll
ShowWindow, GetScrollInfo, SetScrollInfo, SetScrollRange, ShowScrollBar, CopyRect, OffsetRect, GetDC, ReleaseDC, BeginDeferWindowPos, EndDeferWindowPos, SetCursor, GetDesktopWindow, InflateRect, PtInRect, DefWindowProcW, DestroyMenu, GetWindowRect, SetWindowPos, LockWindowUpdate, InvalidateRect, DestroyWindow, SetGestureConfig, GetMenuItemCount, GetMenuItemInfoW, GetSystemMenu, EnableMenuItem, MapWindowPoints, ReleaseCapture, SetMenuItemInfoW, SendMessageW, PostMessageW, GetWindowLongW, GetSubMenu, GetClientRect, ClientToScreen, TrackPopupMenu, GetFocus, UnregisterClassW, LoadCursorW, LoadIconW, RegisterClassW, MessageBoxW, GetUpdateRect, RemoveMenu, ChangeWindowMessageFilter, GetWindowPlacement, SetWindowPlacement, PostQuitMessage, SetActiveWindow, EqualRect, IntersectRect, GetMonitorInfoW, MonitorFromWindow, MonitorFromRect, CharNextW, SetProcessDPIAware, SetForegroundWindow, FindWindowW, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, CopyAcceleratorTableW, DeferWindowPos, RegisterClassExW, UpdateLayeredWindow, FillRect, SetWindowLongW, EndPaint, ShowCaret, GetAsyncKeyState, GetKeyState, IsWindowVisible, UpdateWindow, GetSysColor, HideCaret, BeginPaint, GetParent, EnableWindow, GetSysColorBrush, DestroyAcceleratorTable, TranslateAcceleratorW, GetMessageExtraInfo, IsClipboardFormatAvailable, LoadMenuW, GetScrollBarInfo, UnregisterClassA, LoadImageW, GetKeyboardLayout, LoadAcceleratorsW, GetSystemMetrics, ScreenToClient, CreateWindowExW, SetRect, GetWindowTextW, GetWindowTextLengthW, EnableScrollBar, SetFocus, CreateCaret, SetCaretPos, SetTimer, SetScrollPos, KillTimer, ScrollWindowEx, SystemParametersInfoW, SetCapture, GetAncestor, GetCursorPos
uxtheme.dll
OpenThemeData, GetThemeFont, CloseThemeData
windowscodecs.dll
WICCreateImagingFactory_Proxy

stikynot.exe

Sticky Notes by Microsoft

Remove stikynot.exe
Version:   6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
MD5:   b22cb67919ebad88b0e8bb9cda446010
SHA1:   423a794d26d96d9f812d76d75fa89bffdc07d468
SHA256:   2f744feac48ede7d6b6d2727f7ddfa80b26d9e3b0009741b00992b19ad85e128
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.

What is stikynot.exe?

Sticky Notes is an application included in Windows 7 and allows users to take notes using Post-it note-like windows on their desktop.

About stikynot.exe (from Microsoft)

Already as necessary as pencils and paper clips, Sticky Notes just got more useful. In Windows, you can format a note’s text, change its color with a click, and speedily resize, collapse, and flip thr

Overview

stikynot.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.

DetailsDetails

File name:stikynot.exe
Publisher:Microsoft Corporation
Product name:Sticky Notes
Description:Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\stikynot.exe
Original name:StikyNot.exe.mui
File version:6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Product version:6.1.7600.16385
Size:417.5 KB (427,520 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'RESTART_STICKY_NOTES' → C:\Windows\System32\StikyNot.exe
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
  • Shortcut to 'stikynot.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00033347%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00023932%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00009416%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:174,530 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:96,759/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.92 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):13.72 MB
Private (minimum):6.24 MB
Non-paged memory:6.92 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:115.61 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):122.93 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.92 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):14.49 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:10,372/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:463 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:16 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:154
600
GUI GDI count:166
103
GUI GDI peak:201
142
GUI USER count:83
49
GUI USER peak:90
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\stikynot.exe"
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.02510414%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.02510414%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:11,730/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
1.16 MB
StikyNot.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00137827%
Kernel CPU:0.00105914%
User CPU:0.00031913%
CPU cycles:97,944/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:428 KB
msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00007168%
Kernel CPU:0.00003424%
User CPU:0.00003744%
CPU cycles:1,827/sec
Memory:636 KB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00006744%
Kernel CPU:0.00005703%
User CPU:0.00001041%
CPU cycles:868/sec
Memory:2.09 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 52.78%
Windows 7 Professional 19.44%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.06%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.56%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.78%
Windows 8 Pro 1.39%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 61.11% of Sticky Notes.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 23.44%
Dell 21.88%
ASUS 18.75%
Hewlett-Packard 17.19%
Lenovo 6.25%
Apple 6.25%
GIGABYTE 3.13%
Toshiba 3.13%
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