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60% of PCs block this file from running.
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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:   1.2.788.0
MD5:   3a293b936dbb944a36b1511b2093a9f8
SHA1:   87e43e163c75c38f504659cc173fb6ab574e8738
SHA256:   17e9c4461392d3f123e3c91d79ae95f7f5b6f80fa2c461d7bc0719d104ceb4c0

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:1.2.788.0
Product version:1.2
Size:6.03 MB (6,323,200 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

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
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 55664

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.02155169%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.01865897%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00289272%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:2,984 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:9.87 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):4.07 MB
    Private (minimum):4.04 MB
    Non-paged memory:9.87 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:124.33 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):128.82 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:4.11 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):23.53 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:12
    12
    Handles:440
    600
    GUI GDI count:418
    103
    GUI GDI peak:440
    142
    GUI USER count:141
    49
    GUI USER peak:166
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Program Files\software informer\softinfo.exe"
    Owner:User

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    softinfo.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.06513136%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.04698626%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.01814510%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:3,937,809/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:12/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:6.08 MB
    1.16 MB
    sendori.dll (Sendori.dll by Sendori)
    Total CPU:0.00363471%
    Kernel CPU:0.00210431%
    User CPU:0.00153040%
    CPU cycles:440,855/sec
    Context switches:19/sec
    Memory:316 KB
    gdiplus.dll
    Total CPU:0.00019100%
    Kernel CPU:0.00019100%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:692/sec
    Memory:1.56 MB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    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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