vmware-authd.exe
VMware Workstation by VMware (Signed)
| Version: | 7.0.1 build-227600 |
| MD5: | 9af896b739e3f34b9cd56eafa84abe60 |
| SHA1: | 0bcae41f02b0d446373b1111c9af13eac6ab405d |
| SHA256: | 74569ea811db72d9052ce6a803f4d21ba7c7bc4748b42b843a5be2a245ebba99 |
What is vmware-authd.exe?
VMware Authorization Service for VMware Workstation is a hypervisor that enables users to set up multiple virtual machines (VMs) and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine. Each virtual machine can execute its own operating system, such as Microsoft Windows. VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run multiple operating systems simultaneously.
About vmware-authd.exe (from VMware)
“VMware Workstation provides a seamless way to access all of the virtual machines you need, regardless of where they are running. Remotely connect to virtual machines running on VMware vSphere, ESXi or”
Details
| File name: | vmware-authd.exe |
| Publisher: | VMware, Inc. |
| Product name: | VMware Workstation |
| Description: | VMware Authorization Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware workstation\vmware-authd.exe |
| File version: | 7.0.1 build-227600 |
| Size: | 110.55 KB (113,200 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | VMware |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Tuesday, September 11, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, October 30, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“VMware Player is the easiest way to run multiple operating systems at the same time on your PC. With its user-friendly interface, VMware Player makes it effortless for anyone to try out Windows 8, Windows 7, Chrome OS, the latest Linux releases, or create isolated virtual machines to safely test new software. VMware Player is free for personal use. VMware Player is the best way to run legacy Windows XP applications on Windows 7 or Wind...”
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- VMAuthdService
- 'VMAuthdService' (VMware Authorization Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00266290% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00158739% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00107550% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 59,265 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 15,507,241/sec | |
| Context switches: | 4/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.76 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 8.16 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 8.09 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.76 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 73.68 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 79.96 MB | |
| Working set: | 8.11 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 8.16 MB | |
| Page faults: | 5,104/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 646 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 4 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 3.77 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 36/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 7 | |
| Handles: | 218 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware player\vmware-authd.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | VMAuthdService |
| Display name: | VMAuthdService |
| Description: | “Authorization and authentication service for starting and accessing virtual machines” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
25.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
16.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
16.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.33% |
|
Distribution by country
India installs about 50.00% of VMware Workstation.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
76.92% |
|
| Toshiba |
15.38% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
7.69% |
|
