Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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Import table
kernel32.dll
GetCommandLineW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetStartupInfoA, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, CreateMutexW, GetLastError
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
qtcore4.dll
DllMain
user32.dll
PostMessageW, RegisterWindowMessageW, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassW, GetClassInfoW, FindWindowW
LWS.exe
Logitech Camera Software by Logitech (Signed)
| Version: | 13.51.815.0 |
| MD5: | 8ffdb89a0fb7c8abc3a8825e38047341 |
| SHA1: | 8992a80d5b5cfeb377b1ba3ad08c030d2ff3c191 |
| SHA256: | b9107faa3a885cd9a08c20f78d31c3642fa76812e417f41c4f2adf7d90ca8c72 |
What is LWS.exe?
Logitech Webcam Controller software allows for controling of the various Logitech Webcams. Includes the ability to move, rotate and zoom the cameras as well as basic camera settings such as brightness, etc.
Overview
lws.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent
ccSvcHst.exe (Symantec Security Technologies by Symantec Corporation). 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). The file is digitally signed by Logitech which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | lws.exe |
| Publisher: | Logitech Inc. |
| Product name: | Logitech Camera Software |
| Description: | Logitech Webcam Software |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\logitech\lws\webcam software\lws.exe |
| File version: | 13.51.815.0 |
| Size: | 199.35 KB (204,136 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Logitech |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'LWS' → C:\Program Files\Logitech\LWS\Webcam Software\LWS.exe -hide
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00214888% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00106195% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00108693% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,418 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 70,391/sec | |
| Context switches: | 2/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.88 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 11.22 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 7.4 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.88 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 80.99 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 86.34 MB | |
| Working set: | 8.49 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 13.51 MB | |
| Page faults: | 9,088/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 332 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 33 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 5/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 186 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 34 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 37 | |
| GUI USER count: | 18 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 18 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\logitech\lws\webcam software\lws.exe" -hide |
| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
49.09% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
12.73% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.91% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.27% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.27% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.64% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
3.64% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
3.64% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
1.82% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 70.91% of Logitech Camera Software.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
25.53% |
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| Dell |
17.02% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.77% |
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| ASUS |
8.51% |
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| Intel |
8.51% |
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| Acer |
8.51% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.38% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.26% |
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| Samsung |
4.26% |
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| Alienware |
4.26% |
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