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No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
 Additional versions
Additional versions
 
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        Vid.exe
Logitech Vid HD by Logitech Inc (Signed)
| Version: | 7, 2, 7259, 0 | 
| MD5: | 0ff101f5c767393195602237e211b311 | 
| SHA1: | eb8acfc13bfdec6aa8088b4f8498f64609e8dd78 | 
| SHA256: | 2967e4c155728219371d9e1dcf34c9a67904eb993110bb667f0db4c610626d11 | 
Overview
vid.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Logitech Vid HD published by Logitech Inc., Logitech Vid HD from Logitech Inc. and Logitech Vid HD by Logitech Inc..
 Details
Details
| File name: | vid.exe | 
| Publisher: | Logitech Inc. | 
| Product name: | Logitech Vid HD | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\logitech\vid hd\vid.exe | 
| File version: | 7, 2, 7259, 0 | 
| Size: | 5.84 MB (6,123,032 bytes) | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | Logitech Inc | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Monday, October 5, 2009 | 
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI | 
| File packed: | No | 
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
 Programs
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Logitech Vid HD is the fast and easy way to make HD video calls between Macs and PCs and living rooms TVs using Logitech Revue. Logitech Vid HD supports High Definition video calling with up to 720p resolution on qualified systems. Logitech Vid HD supports most USB cameras. Logitech Vid HD is free for anyone with any Logitech webcam or any other manufacturers webcam, whether that webcam is brand new, or one youve had for a while. As Log...”
 
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Logitech Vid' → "C:\Program Files\Logitech\Vid HD\Vid.exe" -bootmode
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Logitech\Vid HD\Vid.exe'
Network connections
Access through an approved Windows firewall exception
[UDP] listens on port 9001
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00008984% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003239% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00005746% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 75,491 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 10,354,029/sec |  | 
| Context switches: | 98/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 81.44 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 61.36 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 44.84 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 81.44 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 255.4 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 271.61 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 47.68 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 72.25 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 735,895/min |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 1.14 KB/sec |  | 
| I/O read operations: | 8/sec |  | 
| I/O write transfer: | 782 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O other transfer: | 49.33 KB/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 1,898/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 9 |  | 
| Handles: | 446 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 163 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 170 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 76 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 86 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
 Threads
Threads
Averages
 
| Vid.exe (main module) | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00879562% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00421014% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00458548% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 944,696/sec |  | 
| Context switches: | 16/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 8.15 MB |  | 
| sdl.dll (Simple DirectMedia Layer) | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00044983% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00018110% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00026873% |  | 
| Context switches: | 14/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 36 KB |  | 
 
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 38.46% |  | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 23.08% |  | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 15.38% |  | 
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 15.38% |  | 
| Windows Vista Business | 7.69% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 84.62% of Logitech Vid HD.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Dell | 31.58% |  | 
| Toshiba | 31.58% |  | 
| Acer | 10.53% |  | 
| Sony | 10.53% |  | 
| Intel | 10.53% |  | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 5.26% |  |