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17.0.8.9 04Sep13	0.45%
17.0.8.21 23Aug13	0.68%
17.0.8.2 13Aug13	1.36%
17.0.8 01Aug13	0.23%
17.0.6.13 28Aug13	0.45%
17.0.2.4 02Jul13	0.23%
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16.3.9 10Jan13	0.68%
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16.3.7 20Dec12	0.68%
16.3.4.5 17Jan13	0.23%
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16.3.13.5 05Mar13	0.23%
16.3.12.39 14Jun13	0.23%
16.3.12.37 20May13	0.23%
16.3.12.1 05Feb13	0.23%
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16.2.21 25Oct12	0.45%
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16.2.19.4 22Nov12	0.23%
16.2.19.2 17Oct12	0.23%
16.2.16.3 01Oct12	0.23%
16.2.16.2 27Sep12	0.91%
16.2.15 13Sep12	0.45%
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16.2.12.23 03Oct12	0.23%
16.2.12.17 20Sep12	0.45%
16.2.10.5 16Aug12	4.99%
16.2.10.3 14Aug12	1.81%
16.2.10.19 13Sep12	0.23%
16.2.10.13 27Aug12	0.23%
16.2.10.12 24Aug12	4.31%
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Relationships

Parent process

syntpenh.exe (Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated)

Related files

PE file structure

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Import table

advapi32.dll

RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey

kernel32.dll

ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, CreateMutexW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, FreeLibrary, GetCurrentProcess, GetLastError, GetPriorityClass, SetPriorityClass, GetCurrentThreadId, TerminateProcess, QueryDosDeviceW, SetStdHandle, SetFilePointer, CreateThread, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringW, WideCharToMultiByte, LCMapStringA, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, Sleep, OpenProcess, CloseHandle, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, CreateFileA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, WriteConsoleW, GetACP, GetCPInfo, VirtualFree, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, RtlUnwind, InterlockedExchange, LoadLibraryA, HeapFree, GetVersionExA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, GetStartupInfoW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, RaiseException, GetModuleHandleA, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, InterlockedIncrement, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, HeapSize, ExitProcess, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, GetModuleFileNameW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, MultiByteToWideChar, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime

psapi.dll

EnumProcessModules, GetModuleFileNameExW

user32.dll

RegisterClassW, CreateWindowExW, FindWindowW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, DefWindowProcW, SendMessageTimeoutW, PostMessageW, SendNotifyMessageW, SendInput, PostQuitMessage, SendMessageW, IsWindow, GetMessageW

SynTPHelper.exe

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver by Synaptics Incorporated (Signed)

Remove SynTPHelper.exe

Version:	15.3.11 09Jun11
MD5:	c230ae7fd40b9104eb074b9ec0724da8
SHA1:	3f9f5b9c693000fbd891599dd89c39a90969b950
SHA256:	e06875f4a9bd8ab7827b1760d463c934ecbfe0321ad0e2ae8b3cf0e02403c80d

What is SynTPHelper.exe?

Synaptics Pointing Device Helper for Synaptics 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)

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, Synaptics TouchPad Driver from Synaptics Incorporated and Synaptics TouchPad Driver by Synaptics Incorporated. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Synaptics Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	syntphelper.exe
Publisher:	Synaptics Incorporated
Product name:	Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
Description:	Synaptics Pointing Device Helper
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntphelper.exe
File version:	15.3.11 09Jun11
Size:	105.29 KB (107,816 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Synaptics Incorporated
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Monday, November 24, 2008
Expiration date:	Friday, December 9, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Synaptics Pointing Device Driver

Synaptics Incorporated

8% 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 TouchPad Driver

Synaptics Incorporated

7% remove

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00002015%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000469%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00001546%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	94 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	700/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	766 KB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	1.78 MB
Private (minimum):	1.31 MB
Non-paged memory:	766 KB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	28.11 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	28.67 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.37 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	2.86 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	2,150/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	1	12
Handles:	22	600
GUI GDI count:	9	103
GUI GDI peak:	10	142
GUI USER count:	4	49
GUI USER peak:	4	71

Process 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)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	39.50%
Windows 8.1	14.50%
Windows 8	12.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate	8.50%
Windows 8 Single Language	5.50%
Windows 7 Professional	5.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro	3.50%
Windows 8 Pro	2.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic	2.50%
Windows 8.1 Single Language	1.50%
Windows 7 Starter	1.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center	1.00%
Windows 8.1 N	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	0.50%
Windows 7 Enterprise	0.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center	0.50%
Windows 8 Pro N	0.50%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 43.50% of Synaptics Pointing Device Driver.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Toshiba	25.76%
Hewlett-Packard	23.05%
Dell	12.20%
Lenovo	11.53%
Sony	9.49%
Acer	8.47%
ASUS	7.46%
Samsung	1.02%
Medion	0.68%
Alienware	0.34%

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