Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

9.0.1 build-894247 43.75%
9.0.0 build-812388 25.00%
8.0.3 build-703057 6.25%
8.0.1 build-528992 3.13%
8.0.0 build-471780 15.63%
4.5.2 build-8848 3.13%
2.0.2 build-203138 3.13%

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Parent process
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
IsValidAcl, LookupAccountNameW, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetFileSecurityW, FreeSid, RegQueryValueExW, CreateProcessAsUserW, ImpersonateLoggedOnUser, AddAccessAllowedAce, GetLengthSid, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetAclInformation, InitializeAcl, GetAce, AddAce, CopySid, RevertToSelf, CryptAcquireContextW, CryptGenRandom, CryptReleaseContext, RegisterEventSourceA, DeregisterEventSource, RegCloseKey, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerA, StartServiceA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetServiceStatus, GetTokenInformation, IsValidSid, OpenProcessToken, EqualSid, QueryServiceStatus, ImpersonateNamedPipeClient, OpenThreadToken, DuplicateTokenEx, IsValidSecurityDescriptor
iphlpapi.dll
NotifyAddrChange
kernel32.dll
ReadFileEx, SleepEx, WriteFileEx, CancelIo, ReleaseMutex, GetExitCodeProcess, InterlockedExchange, Sleep, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, ConnectNamedPipe, CloseHandle, LocalFree, CreateEventA, CreateNamedPipeW, GetLastError, LocalAlloc, GetCurrentThread, WaitForMultipleObjects, SetEvent, CreateThread, OpenProcess, TerminateThread, WaitForSingleObject, ExitThread, DisconnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, FormatMessageW, SetLastError, GetVersionExW, FreeLibrary, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DuplicateHandle, OpenThread, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, ResumeThread, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, GlobalMemoryStatusEx, ResetEvent, SetWaitableTimer, WaitForMultipleObjectsEx, CreateWaitableTimerA, DeviceIoControl, GetProcessWorkingSetSize, GlobalMemoryStatus
msvcr80.dll
DllMain
netapi32.dll
NetUserGetInfo, NetUserAdd, NetUserSetInfo, NetApiBufferFree
ole32.dll
CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize
setupapi.dll
SetupDiEnumDriverInfoA, SetupDiSetSelectedDriverA, SetupDiCallClassInstaller, SetupDiGetDeviceInstallParamsA, SetupOpenFileQueue, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupCloseFileQueue, SetupScanFileQueueA, SetupInitDefaultQueueCallback, SetupDefaultQueueCallbackA, SetupCommitFileQueueA, SetupTermDefaultQueueCallback, SetupDiBuildDriverInfoList, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdA, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiSetDeviceInstallParamsA
user32.dll
SetProcessWindowStation, OpenDesktopA, SetThreadDesktop, CloseDesktop, GetUserObjectSecurity, SetUserObjectSecurity, GetProcessWindowStation, GetThreadDesktop, OpenWindowStationA
ws2_32.dll
WSADuplicateSocketA, WSAEventSelect

vmware-authd.exe

VMware Server by VMware (Signed)

Remove vmware-authd.exe
Version:   8.0.0 build-471780
MD5:   0fc29adb3f634ed3e535a76395b470b5
SHA1:   7219c9f9c75200cd92737f944bb5cd76a29939d8
SHA256:   b25aee2799353cf644e922c364548131048496cc15f81ff367c5435aed68faf3

What is vmware-authd.exe?

VMware Authorization Service for VMware Server, a virtualization-software server suite developed and supplied by VMware, Inc. It uses a client–server model, allowing remote access to virtual machines, at the cost of some graphical performance. VMware Server can preserve and revert to a single snapshot copy of each separate virtual machine within the VMware Server environment.

About vmware-authd.exe (from VMware)

VMware Server is a free, easy-to-use Windows and Linux application that provides a superior introductory experience to server virtualization for businesses to optimize utilization of their technology

Overview

vmware-authd.exe runs as a service under the name VMware Authorization Service (VMAuthdService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by VMware which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:vmware-authd.exe
Publisher:VMware, Inc.
Product name:VMware Server
Description:VMware Authorization Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware server\vmware-authd.exe
File version:8.0.0 build-471780
Size:78 KB (79,872 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:VMware
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, September 10, 2007
Expiration date:Friday, October 29, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'VMAuthdService' (VMware Authorization Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00084206%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00043931%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00040275%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:95,120,840 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:523,483/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.24 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.26 MB
Private (minimum):8.41 MB
Non-paged memory:5.24 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:90.93 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):101.18 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:8.62 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.07 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:21,784/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:106 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:590 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:12/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:7
12
Handles:230
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\vm w\vmware-authd.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware workstation\vmware-authd.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware player\vmware-authd.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:VMAuthdService
Display name:VMware Authorization Service
Description:“Authorization and authentication service for starting and accessing virtual machines”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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