Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
hostcontrolservice.exe
Broadcom CV Host Component 1.0 by Broadcom Corp (Signed)
| Version: | 2.1.4.58 |
| MD5: | d8e4f20bd26d8dca4cb67a796d7eec84 |
| SHA1: | 794fb92515da8d79fc5455dde8c088bf19d24127 |
Overview
hostcontrolservice.exe runs as a service under the name Credential Vault Host Control Service with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by Broadcom Corp which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536).
Details
| File name: | hostcontrolservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Broadcom Corporation |
| Product name: | Broadcom CV Host Component 1.0 |
| Description: | Host Control Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\broadcom corporation\broadcom ush host components\cv\bin\hostcontrolservice.exe |
| Original name: | HostControlServer.exe |
| File version: | 2.1.4.58 |
| Size: | 1019.41 KB (1,043,872 bytes) |
| Build date: | 5/11/2011 3:05 AM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Broadcom Corp |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, October 25, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, October 25, 2012 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'Credential Vault Host Control Service'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00000662% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000662% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 16 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 666/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.73 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.85 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 868 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.73 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 32.95 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 34.07 MB | |
| Working set: | 1.04 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.96 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,468/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 3 | |
| Handles: | 67 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\broadcom corporation\broadcom ush host components\cv\bin\hostcontrolservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | Credential Vault Host Control Service |
| Description: | “Host Control Service for Fingerprint Processing” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Professional |
100.00% |
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
100.00% |
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