Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

27a6c	88.89%
0337c	5.56%
452d0	5.56%

(Note, the developer publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Child process

connectifyd.exe (Connectify by Connectify)

PE file structure

Show functions

Import table

advapi32.dll

StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, DeregisterEventSource, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExA, ReportEventA, SetServiceStatus, RegisterEventSourceA

kernel32.dll

FlushFileBuffers, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, HeapReAlloc, GetLastError, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetVersionExA, CreateFileA, SetEvent, OpenProcess, Sleep, CreateEventA, GetExitCodeProcess, CreateProcessA, TerminateProcess, WaitForMultipleObjects, CloseHandle, DeleteFileA, GetModuleHandleW, GetProcAddress, ExitProcess, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, SetCurrentDirectoryA, GetCommandLineA, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetCPInfo, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThreadId, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, WriteFile, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, DeleteCriticalSection, LoadLibraryA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, LCMapStringA, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetLocaleInfoA, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, RtlUnwind, HeapSize, VirtualAlloc

nativelibrary.dll

Directories_Control, NativeLibrary_Free, Directories_Install

psapi.dll

GetModuleBaseNameA, EnumProcesses, EnumProcessModules

connectifyservice.exe

Remove connectifyservice.exe

MD5:	0337c4cfdfabe96efc1bb3cb173b995c
SHA1:	29f22cccf2bbb1a57c9150df301bc4ad0108c43d
SHA256:	3659cfe47a5b883d8e122a3577a20662f11ed0512449ee37db4c506da9c7dc26

Overview

connectifyservice.exe runs as a service under the name Connectify with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Connectify Hotspot published by Connectify.

Details

File name:	connectifyservice.exe
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\connectify\connectifyservice.exe
Size:	64 KB (65,536 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

Connectify Hotspot

Connectify

3% remove

“Connectify Hotspot is an easy to use software router for Windows computers that utilizes your PC’s built in Wi-Fi card to wirelessly share any available Internet connection with friends, co-workers, and mobile devices. With Connectify Hotspot PRO, you can turn your Windows computer into a real Wi-Fi hotspot that shares that single 3G/4G connection with any other Wi-Fi enabled devices. PCs running Connectify Hotspot PRO can Fling files t...”

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'Connectify'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00028029%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00014015%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00014015%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	31 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	3,251/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	1.48 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	4.17 MB
Private (minimum):	284 KB
Non-paged memory:	1.48 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	44.6 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	47.1 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	344 KB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	4.23 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	1,203/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:	0 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	1/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	4	12
Handles:	77	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\connectify\connectifyservice.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	Connectify
Description:	“Turns your computer into a WiFi hotspot”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Threads

Averages

ConnectifyService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00083837%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00027946%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00055891%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	12,954/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	84 KB	1.16 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:	0.00027950%
Kernel CPU:	0.00027950%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	11,523/sec
Memory:	252 KB

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Ultimate	50.00%
Windows 8 Pro	22.22%
Windows 7 Home Premium	16.67%
Microsoft Windows XP	11.11%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 16.67% of connectifyservice.exe.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Acer	54.55%
Hewlett-Packard	27.27%
Dell	18.18%

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