Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, AnchorFree Inc publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Child process
Related files
fbwmgr.exe
By AnchorFree Inc (Signed)
| MD5: | 8e1791dcef3e46a7874decc5c34d50b7 |
| SHA1: | cf2eb3d6c0cc8a14f80d4bdfed2ef09f8fa3559e |
| SHA256: | 746cb1eb566987cf9f11229770abe8bbefbf7c2a814893a8eaa099c7e447cbcb |
About fbwmgr.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”
Overview
fbwmgr.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
openvpntray.exe (by AnchorFree Inc). This is typically installed with the program Hotspot Shield 2.93 published by AnchorFree Inc and is most likely removed by most users once installed (53% removed). The file is digitally signed by AnchorFree Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | fbwmgr.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\fbwmgr.exe |
| Size: | 282.79 KB (289,576 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
The software is typically bundled with third party installers such as Open Candy. "Offer users the ability to browse the web anonymously to protect their privacy as well as gain access to region-restricted content portals like Hulu, Netflix and more. Note: This product may block advertisements on websites and/or the desktop."
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.06555991% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.02889081% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03666910% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 3,666 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.85 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 6.21 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.94 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.85 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 64.3 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 68.3 MB | |
| Working set: | 6.21 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 6.33 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 149 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 3 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 3 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
62.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
25.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of fbwmgr.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
100.00% |
|
