Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

14.1.11528.2007 12.50%
14.0.11372.1829 4.17%
12.1.11402.100 12.50%
12.1.10159.100 54.17%
11.2 4.17%
11.2 4.17%
11.1 4.17%
11.1 4.17%

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advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCloseKey, GetUserNameW
gdi32.dll
CreateSolidBrush
kernel32.dll
EnterCriticalSection, WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, GetLastError, ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeW, Sleep, FreeLibrary, lstrcpyW, CreateMutexW, LoadLibraryW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, GetModuleFileNameW, LeaveCriticalSection, GlobalFree, GlobalUnlock, lstrcatW, lstrlenW, GlobalLock, InitializeCriticalSection, CreateEventW, CreateProcessW, GetStartupInfoW, WritePrivateProfileStringW, GetTickCount, DeleteFileW, GetFileAttributesW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, ReadFile, FlushFileBuffers, DisconnectNamedPipe, CloseHandle, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetModuleHandleW
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
user32.dll
PeekMessageW, RegisterWindowMessageW, IsWindowVisible, WaitForInputIdle, PostQuitMessage, wsprintfW, DefWindowProcW, FindWindowW, IsWindow, PostMessageW, ShowWindow, LoadCursorW, RegisterClassW, CreateWindowExW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, MessageBoxW, SendMessageW, LoadIconW
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, DocumentPropertiesW, OpenPrinterW
xmaxutil.dll
PAXSERV_InitMaxUtil

PPTD40NT.exe

PaperPort by Nuance Communications (Signed)

Remove PPTD40NT.exe
Version:   11.2
MD5:   27249f2a900032f3c2dfab8de8f16399
SHA1:   a060c82d1ac88e3512428b87b14c2de8d32a670a
SHA256:   88f85055fc6a6c3872a9a3697f92e26eeb51655f5d53f49ee22768829839808a

What is PPTD40NT.exe?

PaperPort Print to Desktop for NT is designed to help users to organize digital documents and files. As a document management system, PaperPort is useful for working with scanned documents. PaperPort can use its built-in optical character recognition to create "searchable" PDF files that allow efficient 'index and search' with appropriate software, such as Microsoft's Windows Search.

Overview

pptd40nt.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). The file is digitally signed by Nuance Communications which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:pptd40nt.exe
Publisher:Nuance Communications, Inc.
Product name:PaperPort
Description:PaperPort Print to Desktop for NT
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nuance\paperport\pptd40nt.exe
File version:11.2
Size:29.28 KB (29,984 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Nuance Communications
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, May 9, 2011
Expiration date:Friday, July 4, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'PaperPort PTD' → "C:\Program Files\Nuance\PaperPort\pptd40nt.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000922%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000794%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000128%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:94 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.45 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):648 KB
Private (minimum):448 KB
Non-paged memory:2.45 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:76.29 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):76.29 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:648 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.08 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:88
600
GUI GDI count:13
103
GUI GDI peak:14
142
GUI USER count:4
49
GUI USER peak:4
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\scansoft\paperport\pptd40nt.exe"
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows 7 Professional 20.83%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.50%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 12.50%
Windows 8.1 8.33%
Windows Vista Home Premium 8.33%
Windows Vista Ultimate 4.17%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 58.33% of PaperPort.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 40.00%
GIGABYTE 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
Dell 20.00%
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