hqtray.exe
VMware Workstation by VMware (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of hqtray.exe in the wild, the latest version being 7.1.0 build-261024. hqtray.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 62.55 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to VMware by VeriSign. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program VMware Player from VMware, Inc.. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0000% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 2.4 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 7.13 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 0 Bytes per minute.
About hqtray.exe (from VMware)
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 Details
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| File name: | hqtray.exe |
| Publisher: | VMware, Inc. |
| Product name: | VMware Workstation |
| Description: | VMware Host Network Access Status Tray Application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware player\hqtray.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | VMware |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, September 10, 2007 |
| Expiration date: | Friday, October 29, 2010 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of VMware Workstation.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of hqtray.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'VMware hqtray' → "C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\hqtray.exe"
All file variations of hqtray.exe
