Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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USBGuard.exe
USB Disk Security by Zbshareware Limited (Signed)
| Version: | 6.0.0.126 |
| MD5: | 0f484cebc0e6724b157e644787b66b68 |
| SHA1: | 6f9c42b9735e7fc3281ab25e31250909777deeaa |
| SHA256: | 8a3945930f517b3e03ff8917c5d87de970b57816da0150935ef35e71dabd96d4 |
Overview
usbguard.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. 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). It is installed with a couple of know programs including USB Disk Security published by Zbshareware Lab, USB Disk Security from Zbshareware Lab and USB Disk Security by Zbshareware Lab. The file is digitally signed by Zbshareware Limited which was issued by the The USERTRUST Network certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | usbguard.exe |
| Publisher: | Zbshareware Lab |
| Product name: | USB Disk Security |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\usb disk security\usbguard.exe |
| File version: | 6.0.0.126 |
| Size: | 608.91 KB (623,520 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Zbshareware Limited |
| Authority (CA): | The USERTRUST Network |
| Effective date: | Thursday, June 3, 2010 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'USB Security' → C:\Program Files\USB Disk Security\USBGuard.exe
Scheduled tasks
- Entry path '\{B657E9DD-3086-4F2D-9D4B-AA3FB9915F7A}'
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'usbguard.exe'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.02443660% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01346948% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01096712% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 2,789 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,473,707/sec | |
| Context switches: | 4/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 7.03 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 15.49 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 12.84 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 7.03 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 90.95 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 96.2 MB | |
| Working set: | 14.29 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 15.54 MB | |
| Page faults: | 54,188/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 8 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 85 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 44/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 3 | |
| Handles: | 118 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 378 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 384 | |
| GUI USER count: | 118 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 127 | |
Process properties
Threads
Averages
| USBGuard.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.11296563% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.04064801% | |
| User CPU: | 0.07231762% | |
| CPU cycles: | 2,273,254/sec | |
| Memory: | 604 KB | |
| MSVCR80.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.01442603% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01253592% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00189012% | |
| CPU cycles: | 419,896/sec | |
| Memory: | 620 KB | |
| gdiplus.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00164604% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00082302% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00082302% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,453/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.56 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 |
42.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
30.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
8.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
6.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
4.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.00% |
|
Distribution by country
Philippines installs about 20.00% of USB Disk Security.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
32.73% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
16.36% |
|
| Acer |
12.73% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
9.09% |
|
| Compaq |
7.27% |
|
| ASUS |
7.27% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.27% |
|
| Sahara |
3.64% |
|
| American Megatrends |
3.64% |
|
