openvpn.exe

By AnchorFree Inc (Signed)

Remove openvpn.exe
MD5:   166c4f8a60240d39f77f38229ef77588
SHA1:   5d970e2de3189cff9b31825d08ba4633b42e3266

What is openvpn.exe?

OpenVPN is an open source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN) techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It uses a custom security protocol. OpenVPN can be extended with third-party plug-ins or scripts which can be called at defined entry points.

About openvpn.exe (from AnchorFree Inc)

OpenVPN is a robust and highly flexible tunneling application that uses all of the encryption, authentication, and certification features of the OpenSSL library to securely tunnel IP networks over a s

Overview

openvpn.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent openvpnas.exe (by AnchorFree Inc). The file is digitally signed by AnchorFree Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:openvpn.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpn.exe
Size:584.44 KB (598,464 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AnchorFree Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, March 27, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, April 13, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.164818
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 64441

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.02163911%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.02018969%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00144941%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:26,286 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:93/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:1.48 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):5.43 MB
    Private (minimum):5.39 MB
    Non-paged memory:1.48 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:42.59 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):50.81 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:5.39 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):5.43 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:3
    12
    Handles:98
    600

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:System
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:openvpn --service hotspotshield_exit_1 1 --config "C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\config\config.hvpn" --explicit-exit-notify --cv 0 --auth-user-pass anchorfree-247-conduit3_2.79_sip23.20.55.236_3211 --management 127.0.0.1 56701 --management-hold --management-query-passwords --management-client --remote 23.20.55.236 3211 --hand-window 10
    Owner:SYSTEM
    Parent process:openvpnas.exe (by AnchorFree Inc)

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Windows 7 Ultimate 35.71%
    Microsoft Windows XP 28.57%
    Windows 7 Professional 14.29%
    Windows 7 Ultimate N 14.29%
    Windows XP Professional 7.14%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 30.00% of openvpn.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    MSI 100.00%
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