Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
kernel32.dll
GetEnvironmentVariableA, GetProcAddress, WaitForSingleObject, GetModuleFileNameA, GetTickCount, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, ExitProcess, GetModuleHandleA, GetStartupInfoA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetVersionExA
msvcr71.dll
DllMain

GIZMO.exe

GIZMO by ants Inc. (Signed)

Remove GIZMO.exe
Version:   3, 2, 1, 0
MD5:   ebfbd68504d55e20e40cff9921984636
SHA1:   1dd97292580aeaea02d182697e1bcf68cd0f5964

Overview

gizmo.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. 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). The file is digitally signed by ants Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:gizmo.exe
Publisher:ants Inc.
Product name:GIZMO
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\gizmo2\gizmo.exe
File version:3, 2, 1, 0
Size:133.84 KB (137,048 bytes)
Build date:1/12/2011 10:43 AM
Certificate
Issued to:ants Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'GIZMO2' → "C:\Program Files\GIZMO2\GIZMO.exe" -BootProcess

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00464394%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00261634%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00202760%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:70 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:29/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:9.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.01 MB
Private (minimum):14.22 MB
Non-paged memory:9.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:104.78 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):110.44 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:15.04 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):15.06 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:12
12
Handles:206
600
GUI GDI count:17
103
GUI GDI peak:24
142
GUI USER count:41
49
GUI USER peak:44
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\local\gizmo2\data\deck\basic\basic.exe" -deckprocess \\.\pipe\gizmo_{88950143-f3aa-4f6c-916c-0f3aeca5e6c0}
  • "C:\Program Files\gizmo2\gizmo.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:gizmo.exe (GIZMO by ants Inc.)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msvcr71.dll (Microsoft Visual Studio .NET by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.01355489%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00789370%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00566119%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:5,656,057/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:18/sec
79/sec
Memory:344 KB
1.16 MB
GIZMO.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00225376%
Kernel CPU:0.00225376%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:40,960/sec
Memory:128 KB

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 Ultimate 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 100.00%
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