ielowutil.exe
Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft
| Version: | 10.00.9200.16521 (win8_gdr_soc_ie.130216-2100) |
| MD5: | 5397e32e882c0148cec13d9eacfb7157 |
| SHA1: | ae37895c65a46970dc5d25caaba82b054efd74f4 |
| SHA256: | 2577642328e1240860e7d0f6fc010e95543789e686020fd2a9072c730e28f09a |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is ielowutil.exe?
Internet Low-Mic Utility Tool (IELowUtil.exe) is the broker process that handles operations which require processing at a Low Integrity level.
About ielowutil.exe (from Microsoft)
“Protected Mode IE separates the temporary/persistent data that IE saves from regular LUA (Limited User Account) IE and elevated IE. This is to prevent cross IE injection paths, keeping users secure. H”
Overview
ielowutil.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
skype.exe (Skype by Microsoft Corporation). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Windows Internet Explorer 8 published by Microsoft Corporation, Internet Explorer Toolbar 4.7 by SweetPacks from SweetIM Technologies Ltd. and Internet Explorer Toolbar 4.7 by SweetPacks by SweetIM Technologies Ltd.. This version is installed on Windows 8 and is compiled as a 64 bit program.
Details
| File name: | ielowutil.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows® Internet Explorer |
| Description: | Internet Low-Mic Utility Tool |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\internet explorer\ielowutil.exe |
| Original name: | ielowutil.exe.mui |
| File version: | 10.00.9200.16521 (win8_gdr_soc_ie.130216-2100) |
| Product version: | 10.00.9200.16521 |
| Size: | 217 KB (222,208 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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SweetIM Technologies Ltd. |
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Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00129431% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00061345% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00068086% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 94,467 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 21,698/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.78 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.42 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 849.43 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.78 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 66.17 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 68.85 MB | |
| Working set: | 1017.43 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.78 MB | |
| Page faults: | 2,094,928/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 92 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 33 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 5/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 92 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
| GUI USER count: | 3 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 3 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Low |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\internet explorer\ielowutil.exe" -embedding |
| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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Threads
Averages
| IELowutil.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00583432% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00473250% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00110182% | |
| CPU cycles: | 158,360/sec | |
| Memory: | 228 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00263650% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00262212% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001437% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,944/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
51.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
11.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
2.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
2.00% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.00% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.50% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 56.12% of Windows® Internet Explorer.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
42.86% |
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| ASUS |
14.91% |
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| Toshiba |
11.18% |
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| Dell |
9.94% |
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| Sony |
7.45% |
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| Acer |
6.21% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.48% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.24% |
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| Intel |
1.24% |
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| Gateway |
1.24% |
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| Samsung |
0.62% |
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| Alienware |
0.62% |
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