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What is cpuidle.exe? CpuIdle?

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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

PC Matic Analysis

Purpose: cpuidle.exe - Under Windows 9x/Me, halts the processor when there is nothing to do in order to reduce power consumption. As a side effect, it will also make many CPU measurement programs falsely report that CPU usage is at 100%. We recommend that it be disabled.

cpuidle.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.


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cpuidle.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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cpuidle.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 90%
Average RAM for this program: 5 MB

MD5 Hash Analysis

Program Name MD5 Count
cpuidle.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0xc679f119ffd402b5e2ef15634590b46f 1/19/2012 11:04:00 PM Unknown 7.5.0.10 CpuIdle 817 KB
2 Status 0x1d863ed3d352657a5413febb978eeb76 9/1/2011 5:15:00 PM Unknown 7.0.1.2 CpuIdle 777 KB
3 Status 0xecc6dbbe3a93bcaba9cc66a310e135b5 6/23/2011 3:55:00 AM Unknown 7.0.1.2 CpuIdle 291 KB
4 Status 0x73769729262cfb1c161df2ceac4007d2 2/14/2011 10:04:00 PM Unknown 7.0.4.13 CpuIdle 478 KB
5 Status 0x8dc212098ab6928b2280f2647ab49561 12/22/2010 3:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 882 KB
6 Status 0x2daa4e8cf9f32085c7601adcb36c11f7 11/10/2010 11:17:00 AM Unknown 7.5.0.10 CpuIdle 820 KB
7 Status 0x49e6fd6a34b2e4e13797d305261b9369 5/25/2010 6:48:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 807 KB
8 Status 0x3f7b96c866492f2a4047d820ad9ee568 1/29/2010 5:17:00 PM Unknown 7.0.4.13 CpuIdle 786 KB
9 Status 0xd90d7b539e1b89f5e274f90be79a82b5 1/19/2010 3:37:00 PM Unknown 7.1.0.6 CpuIdle 803 KB
10 Status 0x48998ca4f3d564a6f9822ac788650f3f 10/14/2009 3:03:00 PM Unknown 6.0.2.49 CpuIdle 882 KB
11 Status 0xa32acdf61b55058ccc4009c7133c9f66 9/27/2009 4:14:00 PM Unknown 7.5.0.10 CpuIdle 818 KB
12 Status 0x307caacf379a0c81636270241a6b76e5 9/12/2009 1:57:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 907 KB
13 Status 0x7bb68a7f07015213bcaab5da91542975 5/16/2009 12:46:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 914 KB
14 Status 0x867c797ddf927c3bfbc36faa42ef4aa7 4/7/2009 5:59:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 788 KB
15 Status 0x6c1f71c9793d67c85a1fc5ba696dbbd2 2/2/2009 1:06:00 AM Unknown 7.0.4.13 CpuIdle 788 KB
16 Status 0x123698c141c67c979606f5b00e85af8b 1/10/2009 12:46:00 AM Unknown 7.0.4.15 CpuIdle 805 KB
17 Status 0x9adf19d0cb52898b843241ca9e6299f7 12/24/2008 12:32:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 788 KB
18 Status 0x48a525294bd59350a045da16ed09256b 11/30/2008 11:59:00 PM Unknown 7.0.4.15 CpuIdle 799 KB
19 Status 0x860c3668db4268d1cf2c243426e5be32 11/16/2008 2:15:00 AM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 798 KB
20 Status 0x925d605f5d618f3840902e26d369bca1 9/14/2008 10:38:00 AM Unknown 6.0.1.3 CpuIdle 994 KB
21 Status 0xd481476d3b3008e5cfc09239571651a7 9/13/2008 6:06:00 PM Unknown CpuIdle 188 KB
22 Status 0xdcd55eddf9a75b00ae97ddc3497c4e18 7/3/2008 3:33:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 818 KB
23 Status 0xd1d52d5ac3fe0fc6688f923d9501fd47 6/21/2008 7:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 284 KB
24 Status 0x3b84482af14a2f08397af02f94238aab 4/28/2008 5:35:00 PM Unknown Unknown CpuIdle 805 KB


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