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SteelSeriesEngine.exe
SteelSeries Engine by SteelSeries ApS
| Version: | 2.4.1606 |
| MD5: | 05385a4fc9774999231b63e79302b69a |
| SHA1: | 954dbe2910c9846f36658095a0460924d286866f |
| SHA256: | 05b854ba309c6b553b5265b60ababf031bf1f0a4b76b4085ceca285af5b20bd8 |
Overview
steelseriesengine.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program SteelSeries Engine published by SteelSeries. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7600.0).
Details
| File name: | steelseriesengine.exe |
| Publisher: | SteelSeries ApS |
| Product name: | SteelSeries Engine |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\steelseries\steelseries engine\steelseriesengine.exe |
| File version: | 2.4.1606 |
| Size: | 230.5 KB (236,032 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“SteelSeries Engine brings you a single user interface that will allow you to control your mouse and keyboard from one easy-to-navigate location. From driver updates to quick setting changes, the SteelSeries Engine becomes a users one-stop-shop for your complete desktop peripheral management. The SteelSeries Engine makes is easy to understand by using pictorial representations of devices along with basic drag-and-drop techniques to assi...”
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'SteelSeries Engine' → C:\Program Files\SteelSeries\SteelSeries Engine\SteelSeriesEngine.exe
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00003994% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001019% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002974% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 278,290 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 114/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 142.34 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 136.42 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 112.58 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 142.34 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 824.1 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 831.88 MB | |
| Working set: | 134.25 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 137.34 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 17 | |
| Handles: | 632 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 31 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 39 | |
| GUI USER count: | 28 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 31 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| SteelSeriesEngine.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.05335604% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03291867% | |
| User CPU: | 0.02043738% | |
| CPU cycles: | 22,229,418/sec | |
| Context switches: | 60/sec | |
| Memory: | 248 KB | |
| bsteellink.dll (TODO: <Product name> by TODO: <Company name>) |
| Total CPU: | 0.03507322% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02811280% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00696042% | |
| CPU cycles: | 741,332/sec | |
| Context switches: | 52/sec | |
| Memory: | 568 KB | |
| clisecurert64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.03052797% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02591895% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00460902% | |
| CPU cycles: | 817,784/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 104 KB | |
| wpfgfx_v0300.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00191756% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00081336% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00110420% | |
| CPU cycles: | 42,904/sec | |
| Memory: | 2.22 MB | |
| mscorwks.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00032323% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002711% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00029612% | |
| CPU cycles: | 31,158/sec | |
| Memory: | 9.63 MB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00007668% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00007668% | |
| CPU cycles: | 49/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.67 MB | |
| gdiplus.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000493% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000493% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 159/sec | |
| Memory: | 2.09 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
100.00% |
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