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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



igfxtray.exe (Intel Graphics)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 2.60%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 3 MB


In addition to the file name, igfxtray.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:Intel
Product is not specified
File name contains:\system32\

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




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igfxtray.exe - Provides a tray icon for quick access to features of some Intel graphics chips, such as the ability to change color depth and resolution. Since Windows itself offers easy access to most of this functionality, we recommend that you remove this program from startup using MSCONFIG.

igfxtray.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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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 igfxtray.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
igfxtray.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x5394ec16577b294eea853514ba2bb625 140 KB
2 0x17e216c3b7f4ad39826c219d597bbf03 152 KB
3 0xc2d60a9c8834c2267259e69f9aff9f51 152 KB
4 0x8bbbada96ffe1449edd39256eda99cd8 152 KB
5 0xd24b9b36c06ca0acf7ca2c69d9bb25b5 152 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xfa680935110ece1bf93e9aadebdc865b 94208 bytes
7 0x5c32c1096f504177843540f731970235 141848 bytes
8 0x8f7fec69d692ec6bfe35e89054e96fc0 141848 bytes
9 0x3cb7d4831741d3d4631a1ed56016a632 138008 bytes
10 0xa0751d27cefc18c086170db91b6dd9c7 135168 bytes

Match #2



igfxtray.exe (igfxtray.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.18%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 4 MB


In addition to the file name, igfxtray.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:Intel Corporation
Product contains:Intel(R) LDDM Ultra Mobile Media
File name contains:\Windows\System32\igfxtray.exe

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




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igfxtray.exe -

igfxtray.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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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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