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advapi32.dll
SetKernelObjectSecurity, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetSecurityInfo, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAce, IsValidSid, GetLengthSid, GetAce, AllocateAndInitializeSid, FreeSid, RegEnumValueA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegDeleteKeyA, RegDeleteValueA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, EqualSid, DeleteAce, AddAccessDeniedAce, GetAclInformation, RegSetValueExA, AddAce, LookupAccountNameA, CopySid, OpenProcessToken, GetTokenInformation, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, MakeAbsoluteSD, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl
imm32.dll
ImmDisableIME
kernel32.dll
WideCharToMultiByte, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, DeleteFileA, GetWindowsDirectoryA, GetCurrentThreadId, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, GetFileSize, CreateFileA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetLocalTime, GetModuleFileNameA, WaitForSingleObject, SetThreadPriority, SetLastError, SetEvent, ResetEvent, CreateEventA, OpenEventA, GetVersionExA, GetExitCodeProcess, CreateProcessA, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexA, lstrcpynA, lstrcatA, lstrcpyA, GetLocaleInfoA, RaiseException, MultiByteToWideChar, ExitProcess, GetStartupInfoA, ExitThread, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, CreateThread, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetCPInfo, HeapReAlloc, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, TlsFree, TlsAlloc, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, HeapSize, GetStdHandle, UnhandledExceptionFilter, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, GetACP, GetOEMCP, FlushFileBuffers, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, IsBadWritePtr, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, IsValidCodePage, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, GetTimeZoneInformation, SetStdHandle, ReadFile, GetLocaleInfoW, SetEndOfFile, SetEnvironmentVariableA, FormatMessageA, GetCommandLineA, GetCurrentProcess, SetPriorityClass, TerminateThread, CloseHandle, GetSystemDirectoryA, OpenFile, GetProfileStringA, WriteProfileStringA, GetTickCount, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, Sleep, GetModuleHandleA, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, FreeLibrary, RtlUnwind
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoReleaseServerProcess, CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CLSIDFromString, CoInitializeSecurity, CoRevokeClassObject, CoResumeClassObjects, CoRegisterClassObject, CoUninitialize
user32.dll
FindWindowA, SendMessageA
winspool.drv
DeleteMonitorA

lxcecoms.exe

Lexmark Communication System by Lexmark International

Remove lxcecoms.exe
Version:   1.101.101.0
MD5:   f4f2ba5d3cc2e2fc2619236e35248381
SHA1:   897353bbfb6baf59a79859775e166d932892d81e
SHA256:   c8d75e8112cace7272ad7828580ecb4c8b74e7bfbb80261bfa2b175001a9f08c

Overview

lxcecoms.exe runs as a service under the name lxce_device with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This particular version is usually found on Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072).

DetailsDetails

File name:lxcecoms.exe
Publisher:Lexmark International, Inc.
Product name:Lexmark Communication System
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\lxcecoms.exe
Original name:LX__coms.exe
File version:1.101.101.0
Size:460 KB (471,040 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000400%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000200%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000200%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:312,002 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:1.5 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.08 MB
Private (minimum):1.96 MB
Non-paged memory:1.5 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:46.6 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):47.6 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.99 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.22 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:59
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\lxcecoms.exe -service
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:lxce_device
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 100.00%
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