openvpnas.exe
By AnchorFree Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 2, 74, 0, 0 |
| MD5: | 917ad8239b7ffe908ff8f715a534d273 |
| SHA1: | e18655cec6c8c5aefa0c19c6e435d8a8aa342053 |
| SHA256: | 11dbc6d45b02f28ee402825499d3f76c8ef6ae456dc12fc61c96417f78eb1450 |
Warning 4 antivirus scanners has detected malware.
What is openvpnas.exe?
Hotspot Shield allows you to create a VPN, or virtual private network, so you can transfer your data securely. When you access the Internet through such connections, you risk having your computer or mobile infected by a virus or even an intruder to enter your system. Moreover, the dangers exist that a malicious person can intercept your information and use it for unfriendly reasons.
About openvpnas.exe (from AnchorFree Inc)
“Hotspot Shield creates a virtual private network (VPN) between your laptop or iPhone and our Internet gateway. This impenetrable tunnel prevents snoopers, hackers, ISP‘s, from viewing your web browsin”
Details
| File name: | openvpnas.exe |
| Publisher: | AnchorFree Inc. |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpnas.exe |
| File version: | 2, 74, 0, 0 |
| Size: | 511.36 KB (523,632 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | AnchorFree Inc |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, March 28, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, April 14, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'hshld' (Hotspot Shield Service)
- hshld
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 4 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.569 |
Gen:Variant.Graftor.48415 (B) |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.22.8.50837 |
Trojan.Win32.Siggen3.bbwlor |
| The Hacker |
None |
Trojan/Agent.dmzl |
| Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V1019 |
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00546284% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00443479% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00102805% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,940 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 50,605/sec | |
| Context switches: | 4/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 3.24 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.78 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.98 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 3.24 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 55.54 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 60.86 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.58 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 6.78 MB | |
| Page faults: | 41,052/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 144 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 12 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 178 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 15/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 112 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 4 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpnas.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | hshld |
| Display name: | Hotspot Shield Service |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.12470609% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.08566073% | |
| User CPU: | 0.03904536% | |
| CPU cycles: | 12,229,491/sec | |
| Context switches: | 7/sec | |
| Memory: | 100 KB | |
| ADVAPI32.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00281293% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00232794% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00048499% | |
| CPU cycles: | 150,739/sec | |
| Memory: | 792 KB | |
| openvpnas.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00021173% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00019556% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001617% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,768/sec | |
| Memory: | 568 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000314% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000314% | |
| CPU cycles: | 29/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.4 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
39.73% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
19.18% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
15.07% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.85% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.48% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
4.11% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
4.11% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
2.74% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.37% |
|
| Windows 8 |
1.37% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 22.54% of openvpnas.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
37.50% |
|
| Dell |
25.00% |
|
| ASUS |
12.50% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
9.38% |
|
| Lenovo |
6.25% |
|
| Gateway |
6.25% |
|
| Acer |
3.13% |
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