Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
Relationships
Parent process
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        cpuz.exe
CPU-Z Application by CPUID (Signed)
| Version:    | 1, 6, 9, 2 | 
| MD5:    | b6c0d6095ccd5b2453c13ccf4579b865 | 
| SHA1:    | 31e7ce7f718018fbbd3cbf60048d1b758a95e09f | 
Overview
cpuz.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is installed with a couple of know programs including CPUID CPU-Z 1.66.1 published by CPUID, Inc., CPUID CPU-Z 1.70 from CPUID, Inc. and CPUID CPU-Z 1.70 by CPUID, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by CPUID which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 8.1 Pro (6.2.9200.0).
Details
| File name: | cpuz.exe | 
| Publisher: | CPUID | 
| Product name: | CPU-Z Application | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\cpuid\cpu-z\cpuz.exe | 
| File version: | 1, 6, 9, 2 | 
| Size: | 2.81 MB (2,949,352 bytes) | 
| Build date: | 4/25/2014 12:57 AM | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | CPUID | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Thursday, January 5, 2012 | 
| Expiration date: | Friday, February 6, 2015 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.”
 
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.01880630% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00522025% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.01358605% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 4,234 ms/min |  | 
| Context switches: | 28/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 3.7 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 12.57 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 12.54 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 3.7 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 116.61 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 133.09 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 12.55 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 12.59 MB |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 7 |  | 
| Handles: | 217 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 50 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 54 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 315 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 318 |  | 
 
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 8.1 Pro | 
100.00% | 
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| ASUS | 
100.00% | 
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