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9571d 22.73%
c9dce 24.24%
5a8c1 10.61%
6dae3 9.09%
896aa 22.73%
be421 4.55%
d7467 4.55%
ec0be 1.52%
(Note, Intel Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
StartServiceA, CreateServiceA, ChangeServiceConfig2A, DeleteService, ControlService, OpenSCManagerA, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, ReportEventA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, DeregisterEventSource, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, RegisterEventSourceA, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceA, RegCloseKey, RegFlushKey, RegDeleteValueA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, QueryServiceStatusEx
kernel32.dll
SetFileAttributesA, CreateMutexA, CreateNamedPipeA, CreateThread, GetModuleFileNameA, FlushFileBuffers, DisconnectNamedPipe, ConnectNamedPipe, InterlockedDecrement, GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo, GetStdHandle, SetConsoleTextAttribute, CloseHandle, DeviceIoControl, GetLastError, GetOverlappedResult, ReadFile, CreateEventA, Sleep, WriteFile, FormatMessageA, WaitForSingleObject, CreateFileA, HeapReAlloc, ReleaseMutex, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalFree, lstrlenA, GetProcessHeap, SetEndOfFile, SetStdHandle, GetStringTypeW, LoadLibraryW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, EnterCriticalSection, ReadConsoleInputA, SetConsoleMode, GetConsoleMode, GetCommandLineW, HeapSetInformation, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, HeapCreate, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, ExitProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCPInfo, InterlockedIncrement, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, SetHandleCount, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoW, DeleteCriticalSection, WideCharToMultiByte, GetConsoleCP, RtlUnwind, LCMapStringW, MultiByteToWideChar, CreateFileW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, RaiseException, HeapSize, SetFilePointer, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WriteConsoleW
ole32.dll
CoUninitialize, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoCreateInstance, CoSetProxyBlanket
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList

intelmefwservice.exe

By Intel Corporation (Signed)

Remove intelmefwservice.exe
MD5:   6dae35de5dd135bf5ee4fd7bf5cdc203
SHA1:   8a4bd9591214a958a631f0c1a29ce215be8a7191
SHA256:   66b9b077ec6a6ff6fcdf801ddc0e8eba8e638ad74060f0c745a222c098c8bda7

Overview

intelmefwservice.exe runs as a service under the name Intel(R) ME Service with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Intel(R) Management Engine Components published by Intel Corporation, Intel(R) Management Engine Components from Intel Corporation and Intel(R) Management Engine Components by Intel Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Intel Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:intelmefwservice.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) management engine components\fwservice\intelmefwservice.exe
Size:125.27 KB (128,280 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Intel Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Expiration date:Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Intel Corporation
10% remove
This program provides the Intel Management Engine Components Driver for supported notebooks with supported operating systems. The Intel management Components monitor the installed Intel hardware, such as chip sets, storage, and other components. They will notify you if there are problems, updated drivers, and other information about those components. These components installed by the computer manufacturer automatically during the OS in...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Intel(R) ME Service'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000947%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000061%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000887%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:16 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:6,561/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.11 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.62 MB
Private (minimum):2.03 MB
Non-paged memory:1.11 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:32.3 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):35.47 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.49 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.66 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,510/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:318 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:223 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:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:74
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\intel\intel(r) management engine components\fwservice\intelmefwservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Intel(R) ME Service
Description:“Intel® Manageability Engine Service (Intel® ME Service)”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 66.67%
Windows 7 Home Basic 13.64%
Windows 7 Professional 9.09%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.58%
Windows 8 Pro 3.03%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Malaysia installs about 12.12% of intelmefwservice.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 25.35%
ASUS 19.72%
Hewlett-Packard 18.31%
Acer 14.08%
Samsung 8.45%
NEC 8.45%
Lenovo 5.63%
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