Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

12.1.3.1 09Jan09 7.89%
12.1.3 18Dec08 2.63%
12.1.0 04Dec08 5.26%
11.2.4 14Aug08 7.89%
11.2.4 14Aug08 23.68%
11.2.1 24Jul08 2.63%
11.2.1 24Jul08 2.63%
11.1.3 17Apr08 5.26%
11.1.18 20Jun08 2.63%
11.0.7 27Mar08 13.16%
11.0.7 27Mar08 5.26%
10.2.4 18Jan08 5.26%
10.1.8 06Dec07 10.53%
10.1.2 26Oct07 5.26%

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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCreateKeyW
kernel32.dll
GetLastError, GetProcAddress, EnterCriticalSection, QueryDosDeviceW, DeleteCriticalSection, CloseHandle, CreateThread, Sleep, CreateMutexW, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, CreateFileA, LeaveCriticalSection, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetFilePointer, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, RtlUnwind, GetLocaleInfoA, LoadLibraryW, OpenProcess, GetPriorityClass, InitializeCriticalSection, FreeLibrary, SetPriorityClass, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, WriteConsoleW, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameW, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryA, GetVersionExA, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoW, GetCPInfo, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetACP, GetOEMCP, GetModuleHandleA, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapReAlloc, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringA, WideCharToMultiByte, LCMapStringW, ExitProcess, GetModuleFileNameA, HeapSize, WriteFile, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetStartupInfoA, RaiseException, IsValidCodePage
psapi.dll
GetProcessImageFileNameW, GetModuleFileNameExW, EnumProcessModules
user32.dll
GetWindowThreadProcessId, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassW, DefWindowProcW, SendInput, PostMessageW, SendMessageTimeoutW, PostQuitMessage, SendMessageW, IsWindow, FindWindowW, SendNotifyMessageW

SynTPHelper.exe

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated (Signed)

Remove SynTPHelper.exe
Version:   11.2.4 14Aug08
MD5:   4c1f26cfca34e978cc1311f9f080f675
SHA1:   ecf14617f79df3a45e8fcd2d7c26ae933c571f29
SHA256:   dd4f03ff5ab5652b7be7ebeb4f9c373684a400e0807956ba698479ad6a4740bc

What is SynTPHelper.exe?

Synaptics Pointing Device Helper for Snaptics Pointing device driver provides Windows based integration to various laptop touchpads including sensibility adjustment, tapping speed, button order, virtual scrollbar setup, etc. The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer.

About SynTPHelper.exe (from Synaptics Incorporated)

The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer. To ensure that you get the appropriate device driver for your system, download your Synaptics d

Overview

syntphelper.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent SynTPEnh.exe (Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Synaptics Pointing Device Driver published by Synaptics Incorporated, Dell Touchpad from Synaptics Incorporated and Dell Touchpad by Synaptics Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Synaptics Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:syntphelper.exe
Publisher:Synaptics, Inc.
Product name:Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
Description:Synaptics Pointing Device Helper
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntphelper.exe
File version:11.2.4 14Aug08
Size:101.29 KB (103,720 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Synaptics Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, October 8, 2007
Expiration date:Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Synaptics Incorporated
5% remove
The Synaptics device driver is customized to meet the specific requirements of your device manufacturer. To ensure that you get the appropriate device driver for your system, download your Synaptics device driver from your system manufacturer's support website. Installing a generic driver may result in the loss of OEM-customized Synaptics pointing device functionality. Setting a restore point before installing is a quick way to rollback...
Synaptics Incorporated
6% remove

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00008734%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006695%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002039%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:17,673 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,177/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:718.67 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.16 MB
Private (minimum):1.59 MB
Non-paged memory:718.67 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:33.42 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):34.08 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.7 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):2.7 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,492/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:26 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:26
600
GUI GDI count:8
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:3
49
GUI USER peak:3
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntphelper.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:SynTPEnh.exe (Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 39.47%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.79%
Windows 8 Pro 13.16%
Windows Vista Home Basic 13.16%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.89%
Windows Vista Business 5.26%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.63%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.63%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 52.63% of Synaptics Pointing Device Driver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 59.26%
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
Dell 7.41%
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