HControl.exe

ATK Hotkey by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Signed)

Remove HControl.exe
Version:   1, 0, 64, 6
MD5:   c14e6798a092e0e86556104767bebd48
SHA1:   ac48ebcbec4cc75f2129375894aebb2b7e471e40
SHA256:   5e6f1b495b8cdc32d81b16c1955a048268a106686e4d24b0f56f866c2252cbab

What is HControl.exe?

The ASUS ATK Hotkey utilities are system programs that controls the use of special functions key, or hotkeys on most Asus laptops.

Overview

hcontrol.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent asldrsrv.exe (ATK Hotkey by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.). This is typically installed with the program ATK Package published by ASUS and is usually factory installed by the OEM. The file is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hcontrol.exe
Publisher:ASUSTek Computer Inc.
Product name:ATK Hotkey
Description:HControl
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\asus\atk package\atk hotkey\hcontrol.exe
File version:1, 0, 64, 6
Product version:1, 0, 64, 0
Size:170.63 KB (174,720 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, August 2, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, August 3, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
ASUS
4% remove
This package installs the software ATK Hotkey Driver and other ASUS drivers and software with various laptop models. It is pre-installed with new laptops and required to run various optional functionality. It is a set of utilities that will enable the functions of the button Fn on your keyboard. ATK packages are bundles of ASUS utility/driver software. This utility enables the PC to communicate with all the attached hardware devices....

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00075601%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00050460%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00025141%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:27,446 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:97,881/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:2/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.92 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.68 MB
Private (minimum):6.51 MB
Non-paged memory:6.92 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:94.96 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):100.6 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.5 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.37 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:9,196/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:18 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:167
600
GUI GDI count:15
103
GUI GDI peak:17
142
GUI USER count:8
49
GUI USER peak:10
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\asus\atk package\atk hotkey\hcontrol.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:asldrsrv.exe (ATK Hotkey by ASUSTeK Computer Inc.)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.14%
Windows 8 25.71%
Windows 8.1 20.00%
Windows 8 Single Language 5.71%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.71%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 2.86%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 2.86%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 48.57% of ATK Hotkey.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 98.31%
Acer 1.69%
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