Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
CVPND.exe
Cisco Systems VPN Client by Cisco Systems (Signed)
| Version: | 5.0.07.0440 |
| MD5: | 98c413e1a2fb6e5a4c101c25b3d0b275 |
| SHA1: | c1da01aa25faf52d271aacb5423bbd7b4cbca7ec |
| SHA256: | 86c02211285f1807a6b276f07c56de1a54bd5947e513884d8d971a22f4362849 |
Overview
cvpnd.exe runs as a service under the name Cisco Systems, Inc. VPN Service (CVPND) within the local user context. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Cisco Systems VPN Client 5.0.07.0440 published by Cisco Systems, Inc., Cisco Configuration Professional from Cisco Systems, Inc. and Cisco Configuration Professional by Cisco Systems, Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Cisco Systems which was issued by the Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | cvpnd.exe |
| Publisher: | Cisco Systems, Inc. |
| Product name: | Cisco Systems VPN Client |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\cisco systems\vpn client\cvpnd.exe |
| File version: | 5.0.07.0440 |
| Size: | 1.46 MB (1,529,856 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Cisco Systems |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd. |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Cisco® VPN Client software enables customers to establish secure, end-to-end encrypted tunnels to any Cisco Easy VPN server. Automatically distributes updated versions of the Cisco VPN Client to remote users. Eliminates the manual configuration previously required to set Internet Explorer browser proxy settings for Web browsing.
Cisco Configuration Professional offers smart wizards and advanced configuration support for LAN and WAN interfaces, Network Address Translation (NAT), stateful and application firewall policy, IPS, IPSec and SSL VPN, QoS, and Cisco Network Admission Control policy features.
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'CVPND' (Cisco Systems, Inc. VPN Service)
- CVPND
Network connections
[UDP] listens on port 62514
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00059902% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00022671% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00037231% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,184,014 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 4/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 3.92 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 9.5 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 7.32 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 3.92 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 79.07 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 84.68 MB | |
| Working set: | 9.48 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 9.68 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 7 | |
| Handles: | 248 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\cisco systems\vpn client\cvpnd.exe" |
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | CVPND |
| Display name: | Cisco Systems, Inc. VPN Service |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
25.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
25.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.75% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
12.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Business |
6.25% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 37.50% of Cisco Systems VPN Client.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Lenovo |
44.44% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
|
| Toshiba |
22.22% |
|
