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        ehstorauthn.exe
Windows Enhanced Storage Password Authentication Program by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) | 
| MD5: | 70f20fb785e3726aa9215fbf843e6d9a | 
| SHA1: | d6f31f4a866b4c8d4fc17877926352dd7f1a83f7 | 
| SHA256: | e3b353e3802e3115a5c9f98c6158113a713ed6c1ce8eb3427d13727a31847b39 | 
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
ehstorauthn.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. This version is designed to run on Windows 7 and is compiled as a 32 bit program.
 Details
Details
| File name: | ehstorauthn.exe | 
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation | 
| Product name: | Windows Enhanced Storage Password Authentication Program | 
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\ehstorauthn.exe | 
| Original name: | EhStorAuthn.exe.mui | 
| File version: | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) | 
| Product version: | 6.1.7600.16385 | 
| Size: | 127.5 KB (130,560 bytes) | 
| Digital DNA | 
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI | 
| File packed: | No | 
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.01103194% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00907179% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00196016% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 55 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 35,227/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 1.64 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 6.54 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 6.39 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 1.64 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 67.2 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 70.91 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 6.4 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 7.25 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 2,129/min |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O other transfer: | 66 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 4/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 4 |  | 
| Handles: | 112 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 19 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 29 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 12 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 27 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium | 
| Platform: | 32-bit | 
| Command lines: | 
C:\Windows\System32\ehstorauthn.exe passwdauthenticate \\?\usbstor#ieee1667silo&ven_&prod_&rev_&silo_102#0019e000b456ba3113310b3a&0&102_1#{7c2bcf57-2bea-46da-ad26-78fdc83cee46} 0x1C:\Windows\System32\ehstorauthn.exe passwdauthenticate \\?\usbstor#ieee1667silo&ven_&prod_&rev_&silo_102#e6a11300b18b015b&0&102_1#{7c2bcf57-2bea-46da-ad26-78fdc83cee46} 0x1 | 
| Owner: | User | 
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 100.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
PR installs about 50.00% of Windows Enhanced Storage Password Authentication Program.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Lenovo | 66.67% |  | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 33.33% |  |