What is HotKeyMon.exe?

HotKeyMon.exe is part of AsEPCMon and developed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc. according to the HotKeyMon.exe version information.

HotKeyMon.exe's description is "AsEPCMon"

HotKeyMon.exe is digitally signed by ASUSTeK Computer Inc..

HotKeyMon.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Asus\HotkeyService\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about HotKeyMon.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HotKeyMon.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAsEPCMon
Company nameASUSTeK Computer Inc.
File descriptionAsEPCMon
Internal nameAsEPCMon
Original filenameAsEPCMon
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2008 ASUSTeK Computer Inc
Product version6, 1, 1, 1005
File version6, 1, 1, 1005

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameAsEPCMon
Company nameASUSTeK Computer Inc.
File descriptionAsEPCMon
Internal nameAsEPCMon
Original filenameAsEPCMon
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2008 ASUSTeK Computer ..
Product version6, 1, 1, 1005
File version6, 1, 1, 1005

Digital signatures [?]

HotKeyMon.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA
Certificate serial number12d5c9e2949d48abaccd3514f0fb22ad

VirusTotal report

None of the 42 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the HotKeyMon.exe file.

None of the 42 anti-virus programs detected the HotKeyMon.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD59c727d8ec69ea0f0b4bcb4f26ef5688e
SHA256679e1bca690a9820313ba1d713c81db8df9ba853791cad87a0ffa12e66cbe606

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to hotkeymon.exe:

hotkeymon.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

hotkeymon.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

AsEPCMon has stopped working.

End Program - hotkeymon.exe. This program is not responding.

hotkeymon.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

hotkeymon.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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