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60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.2.880.0 10.00%
1.2.825.0 10.00%
1.2.794.0 10.00%
1.2.792.0 10.00%
1.2.788.0 10.00%
1.2.764.0 10.00%
1, 1, 662, 0 20.00%
1, 0, 539, 0 10.00%
1, 0, 451, 0 10.00%

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
CryptHashData, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, GetFileSecurityW, SetFileSecurityW, RegQueryValueW, RegSetValueW, GetUserNameW, LookupAccountNameW, GetSidSubAuthorityCount, GetSidSubAuthority, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptImportKey, CryptCreateHash, RegOpenKeyExW, CryptVerifySignatureW, CryptDestroyHash, CryptDestroyKey, CryptReleaseContext, RegEnumValueW, RegEnumKeyW, OpenSCManagerW, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceW, QueryServiceConfigW, RegOpenKeyW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegDeleteValueA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExA, CryptAcquireContextA, CryptVerifySignatureA, RegEnumValueA, RegEnumKeyA, OpenSCManagerA, OpenServiceA, QueryServiceConfigA, RegOpenKeyA, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA
comctl32.dll
ImageList_GetIconSize, ImageList_ReplaceIcon, ImageList_GetIcon, ImageList_Create, ImageList_GetImageCount, ImageList_Destroy, ImageList_AddMasked, ImageList_Remove, ImageList_DrawEx, ImageList_Draw
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
dbghelp.dll
MiniDumpWriteDump
gdi32.dll
SetMapMode, GetClipBox, ExcludeClipRect, RectVisible, TextOutW, ExtTextOutW, Escape, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowOrgEx, OffsetWindowOrgEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, GetCurrentPositionEx, ArcTo, PolyDraw, PolylineTo, PolyBezierTo, ExtSelectClipRgn, CreateDIBPatternBrushPt, CreatePatternBrush, SelectPalette, PlayMetaFileRecord, GetObjectType, EnumMetaFile, PlayMetaFile, ExtCreatePen, CreateHatchBrush, GetBkColor, GetTextColor, CreateRectRgnIndirect, PatBlt, GetTextMetricsW, SetRectRgn, GetMapMode, GetClipRgn, DPtoLP, CreateDIBitmap, EnumFontFamiliesW, GetTextCharsetInfo, ModifyWorldTransform, GetCharWidthW, SetGraphicsMode, EnumFontFamiliesExW, GetCurrentObject, CreateEllipticRgn, Polyline, Ellipse, Polygon, CreatePalette, GetPaletteEntries, GetNearestPaletteIndex, RealizePalette, GetSystemPaletteEntries, OffsetRgn, SetDIBColorTable, GetDIBits, StretchBlt, SetPixel, LPtoDP, GetWindowOrgEx, GetViewportOrgEx, PtInRegion, GetBoundsRect, ExtFloodFill, SetPaletteEntries, StartPage, EndPage, SetAbortProc, AbortDoc, EndDoc, GetNearestColor, GetBkMode, GetPolyFillMode, GetROP2, GetStretchBltMode, GetTextAlign, GetTextFaceW, CreateMetaFileW, CloseMetaFile, DeleteMetaFile, SetPixelV, GetRgnBox, SetWorldTransform, SelectClipRgn, SetColorAdjustment, SetArcDirection, SetLayout, GetLayout, SetStretchBltMode, SetROP2, SetPolyFillMode, SetBkMode, RestoreDC, SaveDC, CopyMetaFileW, GetDeviceCaps, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, CreateDCW, CreateCompatibleBitmap, GetStockObject, RoundRect, Rectangle, FrameRgn, FillRgn, CreateRoundRectRgn, CreatePolygonRgn, CreateRectRgn, CreatePen, MoveToEx, LineTo, CreateFontW, PtVisible, StartDocW, GetPixel, GetWindowExtEx, CreateSolidBrush, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateBitmap, CreateFontIndirectW, CreateCompatibleDC, GetObjectW, CreateDIBSection, SelectObject, BitBlt, ExtCreateRegion, GetViewportExtEx, CombineRgn, DeleteObject, StretchDIBits, DeleteDC, SetMapperFlags, SetTextCharacterExtra, SetTextJustification, SetTextAlign, OffsetClipRgn, IntersectClipRect, SelectClipPath, CreateDCA, CreateFontA, GetTextExtentPoint32A, CreateFontIndirectA, GetObjectA
gdiplus.dll
GdipDrawImageI, GdipGetImageGraphicsContext, GdipBitmapUnlockBits, GdipBitmapLockBits, GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0, GdipCreateBitmapFromStreamICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromStream, GdipCreateBitmapFromFileICM, GdipCreateBitmapFromFile, GdipGetImagePalette, GdipGetImagePaletteSize, GdipGetImagePixelFormat, GdipSetInterpolationMode, GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP, GdipGetImageHeight, GdipGetImageWidth, GdipDrawImageRectI, GdipCreateFromHDC, GdipDeleteGraphics, GdipCloneImage, GdipDisposeImage, GdipLoadImageFromFileICM, GdipLoadImageFromFile, GdipAlloc, GdipFree, GdiplusShutdown, GdiplusStartup
imm32.dll
ImmGetOpenStatus, ImmReleaseContext, ImmGetContext
kernel32.dll
DllMain, SizeofResource, LoadResource, LockResource, IsBadReadPtr, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, DeleteFileA, GetTempFileNameA, GetTempPathA, lstrcatA, CreateFileA, WriteFile, WaitForSingleObject, CloseHandle, CreateThread, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GlobalReAlloc, GlobalFree, lstrlenW, FindResourceA, WideCharToMultiByte, FileTimeToDosDateTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetLocalTime, DosDateTimeToFileTime, GetVersionExA, TerminateProcess, ReadProcessMemory, CreateDirectoryA, SetLastError, GetWindowsDirectoryA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, CompareFileTime, GetLongPathNameA, SearchPathA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, Process32Next, Process32First, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, GetFileTime, RemoveDirectoryA, GetSystemTime, MulDiv, SetFilePointer, lstrcmpA, FindNextFileA, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetPrivateProfileIntA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, lstrcpynA, LocalFree, FormatMessageA, GetVersion, GetStartupInfoA, FreeLibrary, EnumResourceNamesA, GetLastError, LoadLibraryExA, GetTickCount, ReadFile, GetFileSize, CopyFileA, MoveFileA, GetFileAttributesA, Sleep, CreateMutexA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, lstrcmpiA, GetCommandLineA, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, GetExitCodeThread, VirtualFreeEx, WriteProcessMemory, VirtualAllocEx, GetModuleHandleA, GetModuleFileNameA, OpenProcess, InitializeCriticalSection, HeapDestroy, DeleteCriticalSection, lstrlenA, GetShortPathNameA, lstrcpyA, MultiByteToWideChar
mfc42.dll
DllMain
msimg32.dll
TransparentBlt, AlphaBlend
msvcp60.dll
DllMain
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemAlloc, OleSetClipboard, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleSetMenuDescriptor, OleLockRunning, IsAccelerator, CoLockObjectExternal, RegisterDragDrop, OleGetClipboard, OleRegGetMiscStatus, OleRegEnumVerbs, OleIsCurrentClipboard, CreateGenericComposite, CreateItemMoniker, OleGetIconOfClass, CoRevokeClassObject, OleCreateFromFile, OleSetContainedObject, GetHGlobalFromILockBytes, OleLoad, OleCreate, OleCreateStaticFromData, CoGetClassObject, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, OleTranslateAccelerator, OleDestroyMenuDescriptor, OleCreateMenuDescriptor, StgIsStorageFile, OleCreateLinkFromData, OleCreateFromData, OleSaveToStream, WriteClassStm, CoRegisterClassObject, CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, OleRun, CLSIDFromString, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateGuid, CLSIDFromProgID, SetConvertStg, WriteFmtUserTypeStg, WriteClassStg, OleRegGetUserType, ReadFmtUserTypeStg, ReadClassStg, CreateBindCtx, ReleaseStgMedium, CoTreatAsClass, OleDuplicateData, CreateDataAdviseHolder, CreateOleAdviseHolder, CoGetMalloc, GetRunningObjectTable, OleIsRunning, OleQueryLinkFromData, OleQueryCreateFromData, OleCreateLinkToFile, OleSave, PropVariantCopy, CoRegisterMessageFilter, DoDragDrop, StgOpenStorage, CreateFileMoniker, OleFlushClipboard, RevokeDragDrop, StgCreateDocfile, CoInitializeEx, OleInitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleUninitialize, CoDisconnectObject
oleacc.dll
AccessibleObjectFromWindow, CreateStdAccessibleObject, LresultFromObject
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, CM_Get_Device_IDW, SetupDiGetClassDescriptionW, SetupDiClassNameFromGuidW, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiClassNameFromGuidA, SetupDiGetClassDescriptionA, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiBuildClassInfoList
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHGetMalloc, Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteExW, ShellExecuteW, SHBrowseForFolderW, SHGetDesktopFolder, ExtractIconW, SHAddToRecentDocs, DragQueryFileW, DragFinish, SHAppBarMessage, SHGetFileInfoW, SHGetFolderPathW, ExtractIconExW, SHGetSpecialFolderPathA, SHGetFileInfoA, ExtractIconExA, SHGetPathFromIDListA, Shell_NotifyIconA, ShellExecuteA
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW, PathStripToRootW, PathIsUNCW, PathFindExtensionW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
urlmon.dll
URLDownloadToFileW, RegisterBindStatusCallback
user32.dll
DllMain, DrawIcon, EqualRect, GetAsyncKeyState, BringWindowToTop, GetWindowRgn, IsIconic, GetMenu, DrawIconEx, SetMenuDefaultItem, RegisterWindowMessageA, CopyRect, FillRect, LoadImageA, ReleaseDC, RemoveMenu, ModifyMenuA, SetCursorPos, GetForegroundWindow, SetCursor, FindWindowExA, SetRectEmpty, ClientToScreen, ScreenToClient, ShowScrollBar, LoadMenuA, GetClassNameA, InsertMenuA, GetMenuItemInfoA, GetMenuDefaultItem, EnumChildWindows, MapWindowPoints, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SetClassLongA, GetDesktopWindow, IsCharAlphaA, IsCharAlphaNumericA, GetWindowPlacement, GetMonitorInfoA, MonitorFromRect, MonitorFromPoint, GetWindowLongA, CheckMenuItem, EnableMenuItem, GetFocus, SetFocus, GetWindow, SetWindowLongA, GetMenuItemCount, GetMenuState, GetSubMenu, GetMenuItemID, GetMenuStringA, AppendMenuA, DrawStateA, InflateRect, DestroyIcon, SystemParametersInfoA, UpdateWindow, wsprintfA, ShowWindow, SetForegroundWindow, CharNextA, MessageBoxA, IsWindowVisible, FindWindowA, SetWindowPos, GetDC, GetSysColor, PostMessageA, SetWindowRgn, LoadBitmapA, SetRect, GetClientRect, SendMessageA, LoadIconA, GetParent, IsWindow, GetSystemMetrics, LoadCursorA, EnableWindow, KillTimer, SetTimer, InvalidateRect, GetWindowRect, GetCursorPos, PtInRect, GetIconInfo, CreateMenu
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoA, VerQueryValueA
wininet.dll
HttpSendRequestW, HttpAddRequestHeadersW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetConnectW, InternetOpenW, InternetWriteFile, InternetSetOptionW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetReadFile, HttpOpenRequestA, InternetConnectA, HttpAddRequestHeadersA, InternetSetOptionA, HttpSendRequestA, InternetOpenA
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, DocumentPropertiesW, OpenPrinterW, GetJobW
ws2_32.dll
freeaddrinfo, getaddrinfo

softinfo.exe

Software Informer by Informer Technologies

Remove softinfo.exe
Version:   1.2.880.0
MD5:   0055a3ec6eda5733030bcba37cda2b8c
SHA1:   69cc652376c1d630006ceb27f384fad2b4835385

What is softinfo.exe?

Software Informer is used to locate new versions of applications that are already installed on the computer system and downloaded from softwareinformer.com. Applications that currently have upgrades available are shown to the user, who can proceed with the upgrade with a simple click.

About softinfo.exe (from Informer Technologies)

The Software Informer client application. First, you get notifications about important updates of your software and can directly manage your installed programs. Second, you get a nice overview of your

DetailsDetails

File name:softinfo.exe
Publisher:Informer Technologies, Inc.
Product name:Software Informer
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\software informer\softinfo.exe
File version:1.2.880.0
Product version:1.2
Size:8.61 MB (9,029,632 bytes)
Build date:9/23/2013 1:22 AM
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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The following program will install this file
Informer Technologies, Inc.
4% remove
Software Informer is a powerful application that keeps your software updated. Software Informer will scan your entire computer and detect your applications' versions. You can get notifications about important software updates, find a perfect program according to your needs, ask questions and get feedback from experienced users. Software Informer will detect your installed software automatically, and it will display available up-to-date ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Software Informer' → "C:\Program Files\Software Informer\softinfo.exe" -autorun

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 20.00%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 44.44% of Software Informer.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 80.00%
Acer 20.00%
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