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advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExW, OpenProcessToken, RegEnumKeyExA, RegDeleteValueW, RegQueryValueExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegSetValueExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegCloseKey, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, GetUserNameW
gdi32.dll
CreateDCW, CreatePatternBrush, CreateICW, GetDIBits, ExtCreateRegion, GetStockObject, GetObjectW, CreateSolidBrush, GetDeviceCaps, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, DeleteDC, SelectObject, DeleteObject, CreateDIBSection
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
DllMain
mswsock.dll
GetAcceptExSockaddrs, AcceptEx
ole32.dll
CoGetClassObject, OleLockRunning, CoInitializeEx, CLSIDFromProgID, StringFromGUID2, CoUninitialize, CoReleaseServerProcess, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoRevokeClassObject, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, CLSIDFromString
psapi.dll
EnumProcesses, GetModuleFileNameExW, GetProcessMemoryInfo
shell32.dll
CommandLineToArgvW, ShellExecuteW, SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteExW, Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathBuildRootW, PathAddBackslashW, PathFileExistsW, PathIsRootW
urlmon.dll
UrlMkGetSessionOption, UrlMkSetSessionOption, CoInternetSetFeatureEnabled
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA, IsRectEmpty, GetWindowThreadProcessId, UpdateLayeredWindow, DestroyWindow, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, GetWindowRect, SetWindowContextHelpId, GetSystemMetrics, InvalidateRect, SetParent, IsWindow, EqualRect, SetWindowPos, IsWindowVisible, DefWindowProcW, GetWindow, GetForegroundWindow, GetSysColor, CharNextW, PostMessageW, SendDlgItemMessageW, EndDialog, MapDialogRect, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetWindowTextLengthW, MoveWindow, GetClientRect, ClientToScreen, ScreenToClient, GetDC, ReleaseDC, InvalidateRgn, RedrawWindow, SetCapture, IsChild, GetParent, GetDlgItem, GetClassNameW, ReleaseCapture, FillRect, CallWindowProcW, EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetDesktopWindow, DestroyAcceleratorTable, GetFocus, SetFocus, SendMessageW, GetClassInfoExW, LoadCursorW, GetWindowTextW, SetWindowTextW, IsIconic, CreateAcceleratorTableW, CreateWindowExW, BringWindowToTop, CreatePopupMenu, AppendMenuW, DestroyMenu, SetForegroundWindow, TrackPopupMenu, LoadIconW, PostQuitMessage, MessageBoxW, DialogBoxParamW, KillTimer, SetTimer, LoadStringW, SetDlgItemTextW, DispatchMessageW, FindWindowW, IsZoomed, MonitorFromWindow, GetMonitorInfoW, MapWindowPoints, LoadImageW, SetWindowRgn, GetCursorPos, ShowWindow, PostThreadMessageW, GetMessageW, GetActiveWindow, TranslateAcceleratorW, TranslateMessage, RegisterClassExW
winhttp.dll
WinHttpCloseHandle, WinHttpOpen, WinHttpConnect, WinHttpOpenRequest, WinHttpSendRequest, WinHttpReceiveResponse, WinHttpQueryDataAvailable, WinHttpReadData
wininet.dll
InternetSetOptionW, InternetQueryOptionW, InternetCrackUrlA
ws2_32.dll
getaddrinfo, freeaddrinfo, WSACreateEvent, WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSAEventSelect, WSAIoctl, WSAStringToAddressA, WSARecv, WSASend, WSASocketW

hsscp.exe

Hotspot Shield 3.09 by AnchorFree Inc (Signed)

Remove hsscp.exe
Version:   3, 09, 0, 17960
MD5:   a287ff68a7c7e323579db744fa8ca74f
SHA1:   82418f4662950b76c6ba700e8c72db9ac1602b29
SHA256:   cafa5da090fa3201079d1369e9153721adf5b2f6d742fc5ae1eed622a3c4fb50

Overview

hsscp.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent cmw_srv.exe (Hotspot Shield 3.09 by AnchorFree Inc). This is typically installed with the program Hotspot Shield 3.09 published by AnchorFree Inc and is most likely removed by most users once installed (58% removed). The file is digitally signed by AnchorFree Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hsscp.exe
Publisher:AnchorFree Inc.
Product name:Hotspot Shield 3.09
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\hsscp.exe
File version:3, 09, 0, 17960
Size:1.57 MB (1,642,280 bytes)
Build date:6/21/2013 4:47 AM
Certificate
Issued to:AnchorFree Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, March 28, 2011
Expiration date:Monday, April 14, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
Hotspot Shield
 AnchorFree Inc
  58% remove
If you are using the free Service, AnchorFree may deliver third-party Advertisements within the content of any web page accessed. Advertisements may be injected into the top of the page, inserted directly into the page content, or even displayed to overlay the page. A “hotspot” is a Wi-Fi connection access point. Usually this type of connection is public; therefore, it is completely insecure. Hotspot Shield allows you to create a VPN, ...
Network connections
  • [TCP] 74-115-0-51.anchorfree.com (74.115.0.51:80)
  • [UDP] listens on port 52816
  • [UDP] listens on port 64052
  • [UDP] listens on port 55987
  • [UDP] listens on port 56577

    • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.01168507%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00451430%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00717077%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:9,722 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    CPU cycles:2,692,804/sec
    17,470,203/sec
    Context switches:98/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:16.19 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):32.61 MB
    Private (minimum):22.22 MB
    Non-paged memory:16.19 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:173.25 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):181 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:26.15 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):32.79 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:47,911/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:7.58 KB/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:6/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:1.36 KB/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:2/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:5.7 KB/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:192/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:25
    12
    Handles:390
    600
    GUI GDI count:57
    103
    GUI GDI peak:62
    142
    GUI USER count:46
    49
    GUI USER peak:59
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Medium
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • -nolaunchurl
    • "C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\hsscp.exe"
    • "C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\hsscp.exe" -nolaunchurlfbw
    Owner:User
    Parent processes:

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    hsscp.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.07546781%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.05554008%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.01992773%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:2,941,680/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:13/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:1.59 MB
    1.16 MB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.02788640%
    Kernel CPU:0.02535939%
    User CPU:0.00252701%
    CPU cycles:342,120/sec
    Memory:1.23 MB
    mshtml.dll (Windows Internet Explorer by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00505283%
    Kernel CPU:0.00269454%
    User CPU:0.00235829%
    CPU cycles:117,264/sec
    Context switches:2/sec
    Memory:13.69 MB
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00224220%
    Kernel CPU:0.00140115%
    User CPU:0.00084105%
    CPU cycles:71,682/sec
    Memory:276 KB
    WININET.dll
    Total CPU:0.00200992%
    Kernel CPU:0.00200992%
    User CPU:0.00000000%
    CPU cycles:30,212/sec
    Memory:1.72 MB
    msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00083314%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00083314%
    CPU cycles:44,089/sec
    Memory:688 KB
    MSWSOCK.dll
    Total CPU:0.00007056%
    Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
    User CPU:0.00007056%
    CPU cycles:4,212/sec
    Memory:240 KB

    Common loaded modules

    These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 50.00%
    Windows 8 Pro 25.00%
    Windows 7 Home Basic 25.00%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    Ireland installs about 50.00% of Hotspot Shield 3.09.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    ASUS 40.00%
    Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
    Acer 20.00%
    American Megatrends 20.00%
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