Startup program entry details:

CPU Power Monitor (CpuPowerMonitor.exe)

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Description:

Part of the AI Suite system management utility included with some ASUS motherboards. This entry is part of AI Gear 3 - "a utility designed to configure and support all ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) features. This easy-to-use utility provides four system performance profiles that adjusts the processor frequency and vCore voltage for different computing needs." Monitors power levels and provides a System Tray icon to indicate current power saving mode which also displays a balloon giving a brief report about the current power used from the system

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: CPU Power Monitor
• Data: "C:\Program Files\ASUS\AI Suite\AiGear3\CpuPowerMonitor.exe"

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): CpuPowerMonitor
• Startup Item (Vista/7): ??
• Command: "C:\Program Files\ASUS\AI Suite\AiGear3\CpuPowerMonitor.exe"

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: CpuPowerMonitor.exe
• Startup Value: "C:\Program Files\ASUS\AI Suite\AiGear3\CpuPowerMonitor.exe"

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CPU Power Monitor] "C:\Program Files\ASUS\AI Suite\AiGear3\CpuPowerMonitor.exe"

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\ASUS\AI Suite\AiGear3
• File properties "Description": CpuPowerMonitor
• Purpose: System utility
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: ASUSTeK Computer Inc
• Product(s): AI Suite
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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