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What is imapi.exe? IMAPI?

Vendor:      Microsoft
Product:     Windows
Vendor Website:      http://www.microsoft.com/
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: imapi.exe is the Image Mastering Applications Programming Interface, which is used for CD recording.

imapi.exe is an essential part of Windows and required for Windows to work properly. It should never be disabled.


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imapi.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.08%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
imapi.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x30deaf54a9755bb8546168cfe8a6b5e1 2/24/2018 1:07:00 AM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
2 Status 0xfa788520bcac0f5d9d5cde5615c0d931 11/12/2015 9:58:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) IMAPI 146 KB
3 Status 0xa117772f94c854de5d1bbc1f1962b192 8/7/2011 8:05:00 PM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
4 Status 0xf6069827b0a39dc75d251cfb37c4e9c9 6/30/2011 10:14:00 PM Unknown 1, 0, 0, 2 IMAPI 116 KB
5 Status 0xc4221678bbaa55239c23632875759961 6/23/2011 1:56:00 PM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
6 Status 0x070344c0122eba5750c178fe0de3543b 6/7/2011 3:41:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.3300 (xpsp.080125-2028) IMAPI 147 KB
7 Status 0x7d9ac2b82140ad70cbcf34677d14eca6 5/1/2011 1:09:00 PM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 255 KB
8 Status 0x518958f431e8ed4127e7fae8dbdc7871 5/1/2011 10:39:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.3244 (xpsp.071030-1535) IMAPI 147 KB
9 Status 0xf73c9c37d4b7453c2cb7dcfd2640c75f 4/6/2011 10:10:00 AM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
10 Status 0x16a9f22aee5f633e093a9180fd97ea65 3/10/2011 5:30:00 PM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
11 Status 0x17b7a4375868b8c38f2dfc98b3b420c6 2/27/2011 1:00:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) IMAPI 146 KB
12 Status 0xb6028c0c3102a132a7421102b6c2015e 1/19/2011 2:08:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.3264 (xpsp.071130-1425) IMAPI 147 KB
13 Status 0xd8c2ffe15e07b06f6bffae3f7c5d6094 1/6/2011 8:15:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.3282 (xpsp.071227-1537) IMAPI 147 KB
14 Status 0xd4b413aa210c21e46aedd2ba5b68d38e 12/1/2010 7:06:00 PM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
15 Status 0x891b69c3de6c55a7868b3bb52bc131aa 11/11/2010 1:13:00 PM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
16 Status 0x5da3013244229422c9cbd91a16a477c4 10/17/2010 6:04:00 AM Unknown 5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710) IMAPI 153 KB
17 Status 0x8993c30844386527a2d1ce69cba4c871 10/4/2010 2:51:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920) IMAPI 121 KB
18 Status 0xca6d1ee11b36a2fd7d2e4f82d8c0a429 8/8/2010 4:40:00 PM Unknown 5.1.2600.3311 (xpsp.080212-0004) IMAPI 147 KB
19 Status 0x2f2740ac7721502f7600f1c0daf10d17 8/7/2010 2:14:00 AM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
20 Status 0xdf05892cd6d608ad50717c6d4c8e88aa 8/4/2010 5:16:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) IMAPI 146 KB
21 Status 0xf4a4e549c7e2bdb6a1b1400e2bcd9830 7/19/2010 6:41:00 PM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
22 Status 0xc8fa7f0b81c9a217c160268b892ec819 7/12/2010 1:57:00 AM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
23 Status 0xe50abd04ca0c015017722014d1d9251e 6/19/2010 7:44:00 PM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 147 KB
24 Status 0xcee36882ea2298d0ad7e5c1ba750d49c 5/10/2010 4:20:00 AM Unknown 5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158) IMAPI 146 KB
25 Status 0x3d34d608f4f227a7449bb61d22b7322b 3/27/2010 7:18:00 AM Unknown Unknown IMAPI 128 KB


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