fsdfwd.exe
F-Secure Internet Shield by F-Secure Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 4 versions of fsdfwd.exe in the wild, the latest version being 6.24.127. It is started as a Windows Service called 'F-Secure Anti-Virus Firewall Daemon' with the name 'FSDFWD'. In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 667.3 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to F-Secure Corporation by VeriSign. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0006% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 8.01 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 13.12 KB per minute for reads and 4.28 KB per minute for writes.
What is fsdfwd.exe?
F-Secure Internet Shield daemon for F-Secure antivirus the Browsing Protection platform. White-labeled versions of F-Secure’s security software are also available. DeepGuard is an F-Secure in-house developed HIPS or advanced system monitoring technology, which detects new or unknown malware intrusions based on unusual, suspicious changes in the Windows system. DeepGuard is resource intensive and requires fairly strong hardware to work without affecting customer experience.
About fsdfwd.exe (from F-Secure Corporation)
“F-Secure protects the content on your computer and safeguards you when you are browsing the web. Computer security is protection against viruses, spyware, hacker attacks and identity theft. Online saf”
 Details
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| File name: | fsdfwd.exe |
| Publisher: | F-Secure Corporation |
| Product name: | F-Secure Internet Shield |
| Description: | F-Secure Internet Shield daemon |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\centurylink online security\fwes\program\fsdfwd.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | F-Secure Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, October 25, 2006 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, December 15, 2009 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | FSDFWD |
| Display name: | F-Secure Anti-Virus Firewall Daemon |
| Description: | “F-Secure Anti-Virus Firewall Daemon” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of fsdfwd.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'FSDFWD' (F-Secure Anti-Virus Firewall Daemon)
- FSDFWD
All file variations of fsdfwd.exe
