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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



modledkey.exe (Chicony Hotkey Driver)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.05%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, modledkey.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:Chicony
Product contains:Hotkey Driver

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


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.chicony.com.tw/



Win Patrol

This is used to keep trace of the shortcut keys on the keyboard.

modledkey.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

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 modledkey.exe, we have detected 7 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
modledkey.exe7
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x9dc803349108c74ded49990ba3e042fe 52 KB
2 0x5f3cbe0bfc2c1bf778c1ec488904954f 52 KB
3 0x7dbe4bd877cdccfa5ac834aac18f4e89 52 KB
4 0xdf345f0097d096d35e642f4157bff769 52 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
5 0x09b149c835f4a9864b1162ff371db150 53248 bytes
6 0xb245ae7f33ce8c75f03fde426d095408 53248 bytes
7 0xb3f39c3ef770bdcb5918dcb62996660f 53248 bytes

Match #2



modledkey.exe (ModLEDKey.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


In addition to the file name, modledkey.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 is not specified
Product contains:Hotkey Driver
File name contains:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP MAINSTREAM KEYBOARD\ModLEDKey.exe

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




Win Patrol

ModLEDKey.exe -

modledkey.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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.




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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.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.