Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

2, 3, 2, 4	33.33%
2, 3, 1, 12	33.33%
2, 3, 1, 5	33.33%

monitor.exe

BACK Monitor Application by Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. (Signed)

Remove monitor.exe

Version:	2, 3, 2, 4
MD5:	cfddff48efeb37c864b31da34ecd89af
SHA1:	4be7351de2724014e239ed17d401fd17113afcd3

Overview

monitor.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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including WebCam SC-13HDL11431N published by Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd., Integrated Camera from Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. and Integrated Camera by Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.. The file is digitally signed by Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	monitor.exe
Product name:	BACK Monitor Application
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\webcam sc-13hdl11431n\monitor.exe
Original name:	BACK.EXE
File version:	2, 3, 2, 4
Size:	268.87 KB (275,320 bytes)
Build date:	2/8/2011 1:03 AM
Certificate
Issued to:	Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Expiration date:	Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

WebCam SC-13HDL11431N

Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.

5% remove

WebCam SC-13HDL11431N is the software driver for the SPIF225 USB to SATA Bridge. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in most cases for the hardware device to function properly. In most cases, drivers come with Windows or can be found by going to Windows Update in Control Panel and checking for updates as well as downloaded from the Sunplus support website.

Integrated Camera

Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.

3% remove

This is the software driver and additional utilities required for managing and connecting the Sunplus webcamera to the PC. Uninstalling this driver may cause the hardware to stop functioning properly (only remove this package if you no longer have the Sunplus webcam connected to your PC).

WebCam SCB-1100N

Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd.

6% remove

WebCam SCB-1100N is the software driver for the SPIF225 USB to SATA Bridge. It is a program used to communicate from the Windows PC OS to the device. This software is required in most cases for the hardware device to function properly. In most cases, drivers come with Windows or can be found by going to Windows Update in Control Panel and checking for updates as well as downloaded from the Sunplus support website.

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'HP HD Webcam [Fixed]_Monitor' → C:\Program Files\HP HD Webcam [Fixed]\monitor.exe
'Lenovo EasyCamera_Monitor' → C:\Program Files\Lenovo EasyCamera\monitor.exe
'WebCam SC-13HDL11431N_Monitor' → C:\Program Files\WebCam SC-13HDL11431N\monitor.exe

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00009755%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00002994%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00006761%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	63 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	32,756/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	1.58 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.7 MB
Private (minimum):	628 KB
Non-paged memory:	1.58 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	82.97 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	84.23 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.03 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	6.8 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	2,705/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	143 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O other transfer:	143 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	3/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	1	12
Handles:	164	600
GUI GDI count:	16	103
GUI GDI peak:	18	142
GUI USER count:	27	49
GUI USER peak:	29	71