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HostStorageService.exe

Broadcom CV Host Component 1.0 by Broadcom Corp (Signed)

Remove HostStorageService.exe
Version:   2.1.4.58
MD5:   ec31c9a4d1059e599dd1dbb50b84f278
SHA1:   9cf10fbe92d7ba02c5b5fd7b39dead3e0d18cb38

Overview

hoststorageservice.exe runs as a service under the name Credential Vault Host Storage 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).

DetailsDetails

File name:hoststorageservice.exe
Publisher:Broadcom Corporation
Product name:Broadcom CV Host Component 1.0
Description:Host Storage Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\broadcom corporation\broadcom ush host components\cv\bin\hoststorageservice.exe
File version:2.1.4.58
Size:35.91 KB (36,768 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
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'Credential Vault Host Storage'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00002697%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002034%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000663%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:47 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:547/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.98 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.45 MB
Private (minimum):864 KB
Non-paged memory:1.98 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:30.92 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):32.41 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:912 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.48 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,282/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:67
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\broadcom corporation\broadcom ush host components\cv\bin\hoststorageservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:Credential Vault Host Storage
Description:“Host Storage Service for Persisting CV Objects into Hard drive”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
HostStorageService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00005516%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00002758%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00002758%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:242/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:48 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00003765%
Kernel CPU:0.00003765%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:121/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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