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hola_updater.exe

Hola by Hola Networks Ltd. (Signed)

Remove hola_updater.exe
Version:   1.1.518
MD5:   55bd7e0be7a53cfbd2d7693a9cf7520c
SHA1:   a9b7d137226a3bcefc9b732fd5ff41d43d116048

Overview

hola_updater.exe runs as a service under the name Hola Internet Acceleration Service (hola_svc) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Hola Networks Ltd. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:hola_updater.exe
Publisher:Hola Networks Ltd.
Product name:Hola
Description:Hola Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hola\app\hola_updater.exe
Original name:hola_svc.exe
File version:1.1.518
Size:5.29 MB (5,542,976 bytes)
Build date:8/8/2013 8:22 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Hola Networks Ltd.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Expiration date:Sunday, August 18, 2013
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'hola_svc' (Hola Internet Acceleration Service)
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 53

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00053907%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00016219%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00037687%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:15,686 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:2,211,847/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:10/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:36.21 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):43.3 MB
    Private (minimum):15.26 MB
    Non-paged memory:36.21 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:107.44 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):114.3 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:37.54 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):46.01 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:2,971,354/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:32.62 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:341/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:127.84 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:205/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:13.77 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:616/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:6
    12
    Handles:394
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:64-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\hola\app\hola_svc.exe" --service
    • "C:\Program Files\hola\app\hola_updater.exe" --service --run-as hola_updater
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Windows Service
    Service name:hola_svc
    Display name:Hola Internet Acceleration Service
    Description:“Hola Internet Acceleration. Faster Internet, Anywhere!”
    Type:Win32OwnProcess
    Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.04409583%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.02114146%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.02295437%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:1,986,042/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:5/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:124 KB
    1.16 MB
    hola_updater.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.00002722%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00002722%
    CPU cycles:527/sec
    Memory:6.11 MB

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Home Premium 100.00%

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    GIGABYTE 100.00%
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