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atashost.exe
WebEx Support Center by WebEx Communications Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 2, 6, 32, 1 |
| MD5: | 780daae116261890068b855f84a8e999 |
| SHA1: | b4c272ce48cb06e38d3ff66aafd34308de819d00 |
| SHA256: | 46333320c6718f3728d7e3d2c348fd32b52bd6dcfc4204d03fa6e43fb037c2dd |
Overview
atashost.exe runs as a service under the name WebEx Service Host for Support Center (atashost) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Cisco WebEx Meetings published by Cisco WebEx LLC. The file is digitally signed by WebEx Communications Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536).
Details
| File name: | atashost.exe |
| Publisher: | Cisco WebEx LLC |
| Product name: | WebEx Support Center |
| Description: | WebEx Host for Support Center |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\syswow64\atashost.exe |
| File version: | 2, 6, 32, 1 |
| Size: | 132.1 KB (135,272 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | WebEx Communications Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Friday, May 4, 2012 |
| Expiration date: | Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“WebEx Meetings for collaboration allows you take care of business more efficiently by eliminating back-and-forth email. Show documents, applications and your desktop to remote attendees in real time. Pass control to attendees so they can share their desktops or annotate yours. Switch between different sharing modes without transitions or distractions. No need to upload files to a server.”
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'atashost' (WebEx Service Host for Support Center)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00007153% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007153% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 62 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.08 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.6 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.55 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.08 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 57.15 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 59.65 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.56 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.6 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 158 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\windows\syswow64\atashost.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | atashost |
| Display name: | WebEx Service Host for Support Center |
| Description: | “WebEx Support Center.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
100.00% |
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