What is the "iusb3mon.exe" process on windows 7? Is the "iusb3mon.exe" process a virus? Can I terminate the "iusb3mon.exe" process?

"iusb3mon.exe" process represents "Intel USB 3.0 Monitor" program. "iusb3mon.exe" process is part of the "Intel USB 3.0 Host Controller" driver to monitor some USB 3.0 functions. "iusb3mon.exe" process and created as a startup program "Intel(R) USB 3.0 Monitor".

"iusb3mon.exe" process is normally running under the parent process "Boot" as shown in the process tree below:

Boot
   iusb3mon

On the Processes tab of "Task Manager", "iusb3mon.exe" process may be listed as:

Image Name                 Memory   Description
--------------------   ----------   -----------
iusb3mon.exe              6,160 K   iusb3mon

Additional information about "iusb3mon.exe" process:

Command line:
   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel
      \Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Application\iusb3mon.exe" 

Programe file information:
   Name: iusb3mon.exe
   Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel
      \Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Application\iusb3mon.exe
   Description: iusb3mon
   Version: 4.0.2.42
   Size: 296216 bytes
   Last modified: 10/7/2015 3:34:36 AM
   Company Name: Intel Corporation
   
Some data files used:
C:\Windows
C:\Windows\SysWOW64
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US\setupapi.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\CustomLocale
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Sorting\Versions
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SESSION MANAGER
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\wow64.dll
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\wow64win.dll
C:\windows\SYSTEM32\wow64cpu.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel
   \Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Driver\Application\iusb3mon.exe
C:\windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
C:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
C:\windows\syswow64\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll

"iusb3mon.exe" process is not a virus. You should not terminate "iusb3mon.exe" process.

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