openvpnas.exe
By AnchorFree Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 2, 88, 0, 0 |
| MD5: | ccfa6a6925e4544a8167b753c7dde345 |
| SHA1: | 91e7834b9187578b708ca0388eea7f01c7dfcd73 |
| SHA256: | 1180d0d9bb7ef7bac59eb894adfc803c3dcd32fe2c710389ae56f200f706bfc5 |
What is openvpnas.exe?
Hotspot Shield allows you to create a VPN, or virtual private network, so you can transfer your data securely. When you access the Internet through such connections, you risk having your computer or mobile infected by a virus or even an intruder to enter your system. Moreover, the dangers exist that a malicious person can intercept your information and use it for unfriendly reasons.
About openvpnas.exe (from AnchorFree Inc)
“Hotspot Shield creates a virtual private network (VPN) between your laptop or iPhone and our Internet gateway. This impenetrable tunnel prevents snoopers, hackers, ISP‘s, from viewing your web browsin”
Details
| File name: | openvpnas.exe |
| Publisher: | AnchorFree Inc. |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpnas.exe |
| File version: | 2, 88, 0, 0 |
| Size: | 532.79 KB (545,576 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AnchorFree Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, March 28, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, April 14, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
Hotspot Shield bundles a branded version of the Conduit Toolbar, which delivers search based advertising and results. During installation the user is presented in some cases with the option to install the toolbar (on by default). Once accepted, the packaged executable, ConduitInstaller.exe, will download and install the necessary components for the Conduit Toolbar.
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'hshld' (Hotspot Shield Service)
- hshld
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00078499% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00055511% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00022988% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 911,236 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 16,323,534/sec | |
| Context switches: | 4/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 5.03 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.27 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.8 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 5.03 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 58.2 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 61.31 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.98 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 6.2 MB | |
| Page faults: | 2,621,362/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 24.82 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 33/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 23 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 11.62 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2,972/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 115 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpnas.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | hshld |
| Display name: | Hotspot Shield Service |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 1.30408732% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 1.09565812% | |
| User CPU: | 0.20842920% | |
| CPU cycles: | 29,389,070/sec | |
| Context switches: | 16/sec | |
| Memory: | 100 KB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.37660886% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.25602217% | |
| User CPU: | 0.12058668% | |
| CPU cycles: | 12,190,435/sec | |
| Context switches: | 10/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
| advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00098478% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00086587% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00011891% | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| openvpnas.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00007311% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003663% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003648% | |
| CPU cycles: | 365/sec | |
| Memory: | 600 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
39.73% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
19.18% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.07% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.85% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.48% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
4.11% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
4.11% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
2.74% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.37% |
|
| Windows 8 |
1.37% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 22.54% of openvpnas.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
37.50% |
|
| Dell |
25.00% |
|
| ASUS |
12.50% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
9.38% |
|
| Lenovo |
6.25% |
|
| Gateway |
6.25% |
|
| Acer |
3.13% |
|
