• Properties:

• System Process: Yes
• Background Process: No
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C: \ Program Files\ Odometer\ Odometer.exe
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The odometer.exe file performs a statistical and coordinate function between the computer and its mouse input device. This file can either come included with the operating system or with an accompanying driver for special kinds of mice. The function of the odometer.exe process is not essential to the general performance of the system. Therefore, the odometer.exe file can be safely removed from the computer, not unless the user would like to keep record of the information it generates.

The process odometer.exe has the capability of tracking the mouse pointer/cursor has traveled on the screen monitor. It gets loaded to the system right away as soon as the operating system is done booting itself. The file odometer.exe counts the distances the mouse travels across the screen. It can also track the number of clicks that have been made; even for separate buttons and the number of times the scroll wheel has turned for every application.

The odometer.exe file is often used on testing new mouse products. This executable has been popular during the era of trackball mice. Now under the optical laser technology, the odometer.exe is no longer concerned with the track rolls since such kind of mice does not rely on the said tool anymore. The only remaining concern will be the coordinate determining and the clicker button counting.

The odometer.exe file is a secure file for it is not connected with any adware, spyware of Trojan component. It is also sealed with a 128-bit cryptographic hash value to prove its values integrity and legitimacy.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.