What is the "UI0Detect.exe" process on windows 7? Is the "UI0Detect.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "UI0Detect.exe" process?

"UI0Detect.exe" process represents "Interactive services detection" program. "UI0Detect.exe" process is created by the service: "Interactive Services Detection".

"UI0Detect.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "services" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   wininit
      services
         UI0Detect

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "UI0Detect.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
UI0Detect.exe             7,424 K   Interactive services detection

Additional information about "UI0Detect.exe" process:

Command line:
   C:\windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe

Programe file information:
   Name: UI0Detect.exe
   Location: C:\windows\system32\UI0Detect.exe
   Description: Interactive services detection
   Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
   Size: 40960 bytes
   Last modified: 7/13/2009 9:39:48 PM
   Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows\System32
C:\Windows\System32\en-US\ui0detect.exe.mui
C:\Windows\System32\en-US\duser.dll.mui
C:\Windows\System32\en-US\imageres.dll.mui
C:\Windows\Fonts\StaticCache.dat

Some registry keys used:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER
HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\International
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Locale
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Locale\Alternate Sorts
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Language Groups

Some DLL libraries used:
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
C:\windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\sechost.dll
C:\windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll
C:\windows\system32\GDI32.dll
C:\windows\system32\USER32.dll
C:\windows\system32\LPK.dll

"UI0Detect.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "UI0Detect.exe" process.

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