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hwdeviceservice64.exe

HWDeviceService by HUAWEI Technologies Co. (Signed)

Remove hwdeviceservice64.exe
Version:   2, 0, 0, 47
MD5:   e90da42b87d684debfb73b38a718a006
SHA1:   f2eb9b7b20f8f0b88578bc8fda8326f12829f8d8
SHA256:   bb18c63c1982f5cb99c9b65d2b801e8c1909ad7cd0171326dc0015d6b781b451

Overview

hwdeviceservice64.exe runs as a service under the name HWDeviceService64.exe with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Optus Mobile Broadband published by Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd, Optus Mobile Broadband from Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and Optus Mobile Broadband by Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by HUAWEI Technologies Co. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hwdeviceservice64.exe
Product name:HWDeviceService
Description:DCSHOST
Typical file path:C:\ProgramData\datacardservice\hwdeviceservice64.exe
Original name:HWDeviceService.EXE
File version:2, 0, 0, 47
Size:338.84 KB (346,976 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:HUAWEI Technologies Co.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, July 26, 2009
Expiration date:Sunday, July 29, 2012
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd
11% remove
Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd
10% remove
Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd
7% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'HWDeviceService64.exe'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00859072%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00543723%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00315348%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:5,597,562 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:412,795/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:16/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.21 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.62 MB
Private (minimum):3.64 MB
Non-paged memory:4.21 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:70.33 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):73.9 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.86 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:152,826/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:88.76 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:6/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:71.19 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:6/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:1.2 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:41/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:132
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\ProgramData\datacardservice\hwdeviceservice64.exe" -/service
  • C:\ProgramData\datacardservice\hwdeviceservice64.exe -/service
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:HWDeviceService64.exe
Description:“Service for runing Mobile applications autorun.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.06284430%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.03036059%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.03248371%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:618,258/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:288 KB
1.16 MB
HWDeviceService64.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00754655%
Kernel CPU:0.00692061%
User CPU:0.00062593%
CPU cycles:202,371/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:356 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00014038%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00014038%
CPU cycles:181/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

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 Home Basic 30.77%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.08%
Windows 7 Ultimate 23.08%
Windows 8 Pro 7.69%
Windows 8 5.77%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.85%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.85%
Windows 7 Professional 1.92%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 25.00% of HWDeviceService.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 25.93%
Dell 22.22%
Acer 18.52%
Hewlett-Packard 11.11%
Lenovo 7.41%
Toshiba 7.41%
Samsung 7.41%
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