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shell32.dll
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DocumentPropertiesW, OpenPrinterW, ClosePrinter

msssort.exe

Drag and Sort by Seagate Technology (Signed)

Remove msssort.exe
Version:   4, 7, 0, 10
MD5:   eada9f514c8e67b168152ba996401dcf
SHA1:   48e0cce27e415b5702844653d100a8bf4a938279
SHA256:   8a7de39dbe27c9bad1262390d5789e955c938dbcdae540608ae586b4439d8f3d

Overview

msssort.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This is typically installed with the program Maxtor Central Axis Manager published by Seagate Technology. The file is digitally signed by Seagate Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072).

DetailsDetails

File name:msssort.exe
Publisher:Seagate
Product name:Drag and Sort
Description:msssort
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\Maxtor\ManagerApp\msssort.exe
File version:4, 7, 0, 10
Size:1.57 MB (1,647,960 bytes)
Build date:7/16/2008 2:30 PM
Certificate
Issued to:Seagate Technology
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Expiration date:Sunday, March 20, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Seagate Technology
7% remove
The Central Axis hardware/software solution that integrates high-capacity storage backup, remote access, and sharing. Central Axis makes it easy to securely share files and access them over the web while delivering peace of mind through a reliable, automatic backup process. You receive the Central Axis hardware and the Central Axis software on CD-ROM, as well as a Central Axis Web Services account for no additional charge. Included in t...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Scheduled task
  • The job 'MSSSORT' runs on logon in the path '\MSSSORT'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00015996%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00008061%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00007934%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:4,571 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:341,035/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.34 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):728 KB
Private (minimum):536 KB
Non-paged memory:1.34 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:49.92 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):52.3 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:656 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.84 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:2,779/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:15.4 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:10/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:1.2 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:72/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:41
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\progra~1\maxtor\manage~1\msssort.exe
Owner:User
Parent process:taskeng.exe (Task Scheduler Engine by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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