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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

dd0cc 8.33%
a444a 33.33%
651a1 8.33%
6ebb0 50.00%
(Note, AnchorFree Inc publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
AdjustTokenPrivileges, GetUserNameW, LookupPrivilegeValueW, OpenProcessToken, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegEnumKeyExA, RegEnumKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegDeleteValueW
gdi32.dll
CreateDIBSection, CreateDCW, CreatePatternBrush, CreateICW, GetDIBits, ExtCreateRegion, GetStockObject, GetObjectW, CreateSolidBrush, GetDeviceCaps, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateCompatibleBitmap, DeleteDC, SelectObject, DeleteObject
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
AddAtomA, CloseHandle, CreateDirectoryW, CreateEventW, CreateProcessW, CreateThread, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, DeleteCriticalSection, DeleteFileW, EnterCriticalSection, ExitProcess, FindAtomA, FindClose, FindCloseChangeNotification, FindFirstChangeNotificationW, FindFirstFileW, FindNextChangeNotification, FindNextFileW, FreeLibrary, GetAtomNameA, GetCommandLineA, GetCurrentProcess, GetFileAttributesW, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleA, GetModuleHandleW, GetStartupInfoA, GetStartupInfoW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, GetVersionExW, GetVolumeInformationW, GlobalAlloc, GlobalFree, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, LeaveCriticalSection, LoadLibraryExW, MultiByteToWideChar, OpenProcess, OutputDebugStringA, OutputDebugStringW, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW, ResetEvent, SetEvent, SetLastError, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, Sleep, TerminateProcess, WaitForMultipleObjects, WaitForSingleObject, lstrcpynW, lstrlenW, DllMain, AreFileApisANSI, CopyFileW, CreateFileA, CreateFileMappingA, CreateFileW, DeleteFileA, FlushFileBuffers, FormatMessageA, FormatMessageW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetDiskFreeSpaceA, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, GetFileAttributesA, GetFileAttributesExW, GetFileSize, GetFullPathNameA, GetFullPathNameW, GetProcAddress, GetSystemInfo, GetSystemTime, GetTempPathA, GetTempPathW, GetVersionExA, InterlockedCompareExchange, IsDBCSLeadByteEx, LoadLibraryA, LoadLibraryW, LocalFree, LockFile, LockFileEx, MapViewOfFile, QueryPerformanceCounter, ReadFile, SetEndOfFile, SetFilePointer, TlsGetValue, UnlockFile, UnlockFileEx, UnmapViewOfFile, VirtualProtect, VirtualQuery, WideCharToMultiByte, WriteFile
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoReleaseServerProcess, CoRevokeClassObject, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, CLSIDFromString, CLSIDFromProgID, CoGetClassObject, OleLockRunning, StringFromGUID2, CoAddRefServerProcess
psapi.dll
EnumProcessModules, GetModuleFileNameExW, GetProcessMemoryInfo, EnumProcesses
shell32.dll
CommandLineToArgvW, SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteExW, Shell_NotifyIconW, SHGetFolderPathA
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathFileExistsW, PathBuildRootW, PathAddBackslashW, PathIsRootW, PathIsDirectoryW
user32.dll
AppendMenuW, BringWindowToTop, CreatePopupMenu, CreateWindowExW, DefWindowProcW, DestroyMenu, DestroyWindow, DialogBoxParamW, DispatchMessageW, EnableMenuItem, EndDialog, FindWindowW, GetCursorPos, GetDlgItem, GetForegroundWindow, GetMessageW, LoadCursorW, LoadIconW, LoadImageW, LoadStringW, MessageBoxW, PostMessageW, PostQuitMessage, RegisterClassExW, RegisterWindowMessageW, SendMessageW, SetDlgItemTextW, SetFocus, SetForegroundWindow, SetWindowTextW, ShowWindow, TrackPopupMenu, TranslateMessage, UnregisterClassA, UpdateLayeredWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, GetSystemMetrics, SetWindowLongW, GetWindowLongW, IsZoomed, MonitorFromWindow, GetMonitorInfoW, MapWindowPoints, SetWindowRgn, PostThreadMessageW, IsRectEmpty, GetActiveWindow, TranslateAcceleratorW, SetWindowContextHelpId, SendDlgItemMessageW, MapDialogRect, CreateDialogIndirectParamW, GetWindowTextLengthW, GetWindowTextW, IsIconic, CreateAcceleratorTableW, GetClassInfoExW, IsWindow, GetFocus, DestroyAcceleratorTable, GetDesktopWindow, BeginPaint, EndPaint, CallWindowProcW, FillRect, ReleaseCapture, GetClassNameW, GetParent, IsChild, SetCapture, RedrawWindow, InvalidateRgn, ReleaseDC, GetDC, ScreenToClient, ClientToScreen, GetClientRect, MoveWindow, CharNextW, GetSysColor, GetWindow, IsWindowVisible, SetWindowPos, EqualRect, SetParent, InvalidateRect, GetWindowRect
wininet.dll
HttpOpenRequestW, HttpSendRequestW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetConnectW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetOpenW, InternetQueryOptionW, InternetReadFile, InternetSetOptionW, InternetCrackUrlA
ws2_32.dll
gethostname, WSASend, WSAWaitForMultipleEvents, WSARecv, WSAAccept, WSACloseEvent, WSAIoctl, WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSAEventSelect, WSACreateEvent

openvpntray.exe

By AnchorFree Inc (Signed)

Remove openvpntray.exe
MD5:   a444a0ad9c9ebac4dfebdad8d8ee4e9c
SHA1:   9f327b31a3cfca7392567cb5eba737fad6966fab
SHA256:   6ca55be045d2054c295eb13946770d729c4e563a13345ac4b228242c921987b9

What is openvpntray.exe?

openvpntray.exe is the program that runs in the notification area system tray for OpenVPN. 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 openvpntray.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

DetailsDetails

File name:openvpntray.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpntray.exe
Size:1.18 MB (1,242,480 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 GUI
Entropy:6.231854
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
AnchorFree Inc
  64% 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
  • [UDP] listens on port 55876
  • [UDP] listens on port 3009

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00752307%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00415664%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00336643%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:7,817 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:216/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:27.44 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):24.61 MB
    Private (minimum):9.96 MB
    Non-paged memory:27.44 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:129.94 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):134.65 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:24.65 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):31.73 MB
    37.95 MB
    Resource allocations
    Threads:15
    12
    Handles:383
    600
    GUI GDI count:540
    103
    GUI GDI peak:180
    142
    GUI USER count:52
    49
    GUI USER peak:95
    71

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpntray.exe"
    • -nolaunchurl
    Owner:User

    ResourcesThreads

    Averages
     
    openvpntray.exe (main module)
    Total CPU:0.02341013%
    0.272967%
    Kernel CPU:0.01428152%
    0.107585%
    User CPU:0.00912861%
    0.165382%
    CPU cycles:1,381,985/sec
    5,741,424/sec
    Context switches:15/sec
    79/sec
    Memory:1.22 MB
    1.16 MB
    wow64.dll
    Total CPU:0.00438014%
    Kernel CPU:0.00109497%
    User CPU:0.00328516%
    CPU cycles:144,084/sec
    Memory:252 KB
    ntdll.dll
    Total CPU:0.00316631%
    Kernel CPU:0.00201492%
    User CPU:0.00115138%
    CPU cycles:49,448/sec
    Memory:1.66 MB
    mshtml.dll (Microsoft HTML Viewer by Microsoft)
    Total CPU:0.00313594%
    Kernel CPU:0.00193933%
    User CPU:0.00119661%
    Context switches:52/sec
    Memory:2.93 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
    Microsoft Windows XP 33.33%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 16.67%
    Windows XP Professional 8.33%
    Windows 7 Professional 8.33%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 8.33%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 25.00% of openvpntray.exe.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    MSI 66.67%
    Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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