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mbm5.exe (Motherboard Monitor)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, mbm5.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Alex
Product contains:Motherboard

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

MBM5.EXE - Monitors fans, voltages, and temperatures on the motherboard.

mbm5.exe  is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called mbm5.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
mbm5.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0xa2337da27dccb5eec9f6252cc7d93496 579 KB
2 0xfcc2100b80acb9e9b331d2b472f0fad9 582 KB
3 0x090261b46c2a689be9b1dd5d6f80e288 580 KB
4 0xa64ecf7fc87a3d67be6448b804f447b0 564 KB
5 0xb9a4de97a4d48b6449a6b1a1b833bdd3 562 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xf8e54633da5346a9c145f132031f6ba3 594944 bytes
7 0xfab90968b4b664aee1396da76fdfc287 572416 bytes
8 0xf9941ec126895eee3e13b02bcc5cbfa1 567296 bytes
9 0xe47a59a5426a26fbef72c17e99aeaa49 585216 bytes
10 0x416e9050e4ac8a9a5a168815189ada3c 593408 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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