Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, the developer publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
ovpntray.exe
| MD5: | 8565414f2907d3b17feb03dfcceea9a1 |
| SHA1: | 432ec9f2dbb043462d50a522035d86753d7fd2ed |
| SHA256: | fdc6cfa1bd7c65586825af9c0b89184c51a5ade099269aa79cdd47182585c336 |
What is ovpntray.exe?
ovpntray.exe is the program that runs in the notification area system tray for the Open VPN product.
Overview
ovpntray.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. During installation, it (or a shortcut) is added to the user's startup folder which is designed to automatically launch when the user logs into Windows. This is typically installed with the program OpenVPN Connect published by OpenVPN Technologies.
Details
| File name: | ovpntray.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\openvpn technologies\openvpn client\core\ovpntray.exe |
| Size: | 72.5 KB (74,240 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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. OpenVPN allows peers to authenticate each other using a pre-shared secret key, certificates, or username/password. When used in a multiclient-server configuration, it allows the server to release an authenti...
Behaviors
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'ovpntray.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00001722% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000782% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000940% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 70,902 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 6,783,379/sec | |
| Context switches: | 11/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 13.83 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 14.41 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 14.41 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 13.83 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 92.73 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 98.74 MB | |
| Working set: | 14.41 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 18.07 MB | |
| Page faults: | 9,109/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 421 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 11 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 12.78 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 723/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 173 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 18 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 20 | |
| GUI USER count: | 6 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 7 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | High |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\openvpn technologies\openvpn client\core\ovpntray.exe"
- ovpntray
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| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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Threads
Averages
| ovpntray.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.02019422% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00468459% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01550963% | |
| CPU cycles: | 5,079,850/sec | |
| Context switches: | 9/sec | |
| Memory: | 88 KB | |
| mswsock.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00021365% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00011751% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00009614% | |
| CPU cycles: | 5,927/sec | |
| Memory: | 240 KB | |
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 |
77.78% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.11% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.11% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of ovpntray.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
100.00% |
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