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4, 0, 3006, 0 50.00%
4, 0, 3004, 0 50.00%

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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCreateKeyW
brightnesscontrol.dll
SetPhysicalMonitorBrightness, FreePhysicalMonitors, GetPhysicalMonitorBrightness, EnumPhysicalMonitors
commoncontrol.dll
isDomainGuest, isGuest
dwmapi.dll
DwmIsCompositionEnabled
gdi32.dll
DeleteObject, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutW, GetClipBox, SetMapMode, SetTextColor, Escape, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, CreateBitmap, ExtTextOutW, SetBkColor, RestoreDC, SelectObject, GetDeviceCaps, GetStockObject, DeleteDC, SaveDC, CreateDCW
kernel32.dll
LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, WideCharToMultiByte, Sleep, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, CreateFileA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoW, MultiByteToWideChar, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalAddAtomW, GlobalFindAtomW, GlobalDeleteAtom, InterlockedIncrement, CreateMutexW, GetLastError, GetCurrentProcessId, OpenProcess, QueryFullProcessImageNameW, CloseHandle, GetSystemPowerStatus, InterlockedDecrement, CallNamedPipeW, LeaveCriticalSection, TlsGetValue, EnterCriticalSection, GlobalReAlloc, GlobalHandle, GlobalAlloc, InitializeCriticalSection, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, LocalReAlloc, DeleteCriticalSection, GlobalFree, TlsFree, GlobalFlags, GlobalLock, InterlockedExchange, CompareStringA, GetVersion, GetThreadLocale, CreateDirectoryW, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEnvironmentVariableA, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, GetLocaleInfoA, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetModuleFileNameA, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, SetHandleCount, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, ExitProcess, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, CreateFileW, GetCurrentProcess, SetEndOfFile, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, ReadFile, LoadLibraryA, lstrlenW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleW, SetErrorMode, SetLastError, SizeofResource, LockResource, LoadResource, FindResourceW, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleA, GlobalUnlock, CompareStringW, GetVersionExA, lstrcmpW
netadaptercontrol.dll
EnumNetworkAdapters, IsNetworkConnected, GetSwRadioState, FreeNetworkAdapters, SetSwRadioState
ole32.dll
CLSIDFromString, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeEx, CLSIDFromProgID, CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeSecurity
oleacc.dll
LresultFromObject, CreateStdAccessibleObject
powersettingcontrol.dll
WritePowerSettingValueIndex, RegisterWindowPowerSettingNotification, ReadPowerSettingValueIndex
powrprof.dll
PowerReadACValueIndex, PowerRestoreDefaultPowerSchemes, PowerGetActiveScheme, CallNtPowerInformation, PowerSetActiveScheme
setupapi.dll
SetupDiClassGuidsFromNameW, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHAppBarMessage, ShellExecuteW
shlwapi.dll
PathFindFileNameW, PathFindExtensionW
user32.dll
ValidateRect, RegisterWindowMessageW, WinHelpW, GetCapture, SetWindowsHookExW, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongW, SetPropW, GetPropW, RemovePropW, GetFocus, IsWindow, GetWindowTextW, GetLastActivePopup, GetDlgItem, GetTopWindow, DestroyWindow, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, PeekMessageW, MapWindowPoints, GetKeyState, GetMenuState, EnableWindow, SetForegroundWindow, GetMenu, GetSubMenu, GetMenuItemID, GetClassInfoW, AdjustWindowRectEx, GetParent, GetSysColorBrush, CopyRect, PtInRect, GetDlgCtrlID, CallWindowProcW, GetWindowLongW, SetWindowLongW, SetWindowPos, SystemParametersInfoA, IsIconic, GetWindowPlacement, GetWindowRect, GetSystemMetrics, GetWindow, GetSysColor, ReleaseDC, GetDC, ClientToScreen, GrayStringW, DrawTextExW, DrawTextW, TabbedTextOutW, UnhookWindowsHookEx, IsWindowEnabled, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetClientRect, GetClassNameW, EnumChildWindows, FindWindowW, DefWindowProcW, GetForegroundWindow, PostMessageW, SetTimer, SetWindowTextW, GetMenuItemCount, PostQuitMessage, UnregisterPowerSettingNotification, CheckMenuItem, EnableMenuItem, UnregisterClassW, KillTimer, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassW, ModifyMenuW, LoadBitmapW, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, SetMenuItemBitmaps, GetClassInfoExW, DestroyMenu, LoadCursorW, LoadIconW, DestroyIcon, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, TranslateAcceleratorW, GetMessageW, MessageBoxW, SystemParametersInfoW, UnregisterClassA, SendMessageW, EnumDisplayDevicesW
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, DocumentPropertiesW, OpenPrinterW
wtsapi32.dll
WTSRegisterSessionNotification

epowertray.exe

Acer ePower Management by Acer Incorporated (Signed)

Remove epowertray.exe
Version:   4, 0, 3006, 0
MD5:   bc3c20140f2cec85fed554225b4710c6
SHA1:   9f2e4402a2e7af8537ea88f6a12dff444a7d57e7
SHA256:   2356115055d2019f6f4e0ecea452d573285c78d9088e025721af647e2fe43ddc

Overview

epowertray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including eMachines Power Management published by Acer Incorporated, Acer ePower Management from Acer Incorporated and Acer ePower Management by Acer Incorporated. The file is digitally signed by Acer Incorporated which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:epowertray.exe
Publisher:Acer Incorporated
Product name:Acer ePower Management
Description:ePowerTray
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\emachines\emachines power management\epowertray.exe
Original name:ePowerTray
File version:4, 0, 3006, 0
Size:682.53 KB (698,912 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Acer Incorporated
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Acer Incorporated
7% remove
eMachines Power Management is pre-installed with various eMachine laptops and is designed to maximize your PC's power utilization and performance.
Acer Incorporated
5% remove
Acer ePower Management is pre-installed with various Acer laptops and is designed to maximize your PC's power utilization and performance.
Acer Incorporated
10% remove
Gateway Power Management is a tool that provides you with an easy, reliable and safe means of selecting a power scheme that balances your needs for extended battery life and processing power. The Gateway Power Management main page is where you can select the power scheme that best suits your needs, or you can define your own power schemes. You can also temporarily adjust the current power scheme if you need to. You can also extend the b...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Acer ePower Management' → C:\Program Files\eMachines\eMachines Power Management\ePowerTray.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00097692%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00047622%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00050070%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:14,353,504 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:68,763/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.51 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.19 MB
Private (minimum):6.69 MB
Non-paged memory:3.51 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:71.48 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):75.98 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.19 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.53 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,465/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 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:5 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:135
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI USER count:5
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\acer\acer epower management\epowertray.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\emachines\emachines power management\epowertray.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Basic 66.67%
Windows Vista Home Premium 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 33.33% of Acer ePower Management.
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