Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

0.8.11.3116	3.70%
0.8.10.3096	3.70%
0.8.7.3066	3.70%
0.8.5.3042	3.70%
0.8.2.3018	3.70%
0.7.18.921	11.11%
0.7.17.916	3.70%
0.7.16.910	3.70%
0.7.15.909	3.70%
0.7.14.901	3.70%
0.7.13.899	3.70%
0.7.12.896	18.52%
0.7.11.885	3.70%
0.7.10.869	3.70%
0.7.9.860	3.70%
0.7.8.829	14.81%
0.7.7.813	3.70%
0.7.5.2700	3.70%

Relationships

PE file structure

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Import table

mscoree.dll

DllMain

HD-Agent.exe

BlueStacks by Bluestack Systems (Signed)

Remove HD-Agent.exe

Version:	0.7.13.899
MD5:	5c857c4382f6766fbe237387e80b6ae8
SHA1:	c2caeb6ed0ae2dc8c59058e6cd65f702cbfd8669
SHA256:	438eda93ddfb19a3530ea536c3bf9d2bc65f22be5d5895bb9ee53e5f61eac2ea

Overview

hd-agent.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including BlueStacks App Player published by BlueStack Systems, Inc., BlueStacks Notification Center from BlueStack Systems, Inc. and BlueStacks Notification Center by BlueStack Systems, Inc.. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Bluestack Systems which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	hd-agent.exe
Publisher:	BlueStack Systems, Inc.
Product name:	BlueStacks
Description:	BlueStacks Agent
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\bluestacks\hd-agent.exe
File version:	0.7.13.899
Size:	587.82 KB (601,928 bytes)
Build date:	6/10/2013 12:03 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	Bluestack Systems
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Friday, February 3, 2012
Expiration date:	Thursday, March 21, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:	Yes
.NET NGENed:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

BlueStacks App Player

BlueStack Systems, Inc.

9% remove

“BlueStacks is the first production software that allows you to use your favorite mobile apps on a Windows PC. You can download apps like Angry Birds Space, Temple Run, Evernote or Documents to Go directly into BlueStacks, or sync the apps from your phone using the BlueStacks Cloud Connect Android app.”

BlueStacks Notification Center

BlueStack Systems, Inc.

26% remove

“BlueStacks App Player lets you run apps from your phone fast and fullscreen on Windows. At the heart of BlueStacks is a multi-OS runtime with breakthrough virtualization technology. Apps developed for different operating systems can execute simultaneously, side-by-side, on the same computer. The BlueStacks user interface is fully configurable. In addition, BlueStacks can integrate with the custom software experiences designed and develo...”

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'BlueStacks Agent' → C:\Program Files\BlueStacks\HD-Agent.exe

Network connections

[TCP] fa-in-f141.1e100.net (173.194.70.141:443)

Resource utilization

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

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00047952%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00030431%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00017521%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	8,408 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	515,470/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	47.44 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	44.57 MB
Private (minimum):	37.41 MB
Non-paged memory:	47.44 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	260.3 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	263.66 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	44.57 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	44.62 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	31,041/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	104.31 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	7/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	209.22 KB/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	34/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	99.92 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	111/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	32	12
Handles:	775	600
GUI GDI count:	37	103
GUI GDI peak:	54	142
GUI USER count:	29	49
GUI USER peak:	48	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\bluestacks\hd-agent.exe"
Owner:	User

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