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(Note, AnchorFree Inc publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceConfigW, EnumServicesStatusW, RegEnumKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, OpenSCManagerW, CreateServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, RegCreateKeyW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, OpenServiceW, StartServiceW, QueryServiceStatus, ControlService, DeleteService, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, CloseEventLog, ReadEventLogW, GetOldestEventLogRecord, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, OpenEventLogW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo
kernel32.dll
LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, OpenEventW, GetVersionExW, GetLastError, FindClose, FindNextFileW, WaitForSingleObject, FindFirstFileW, CreateEventW, CloseHandle, OpenProcess, CopyFileW, SystemTimeToFileTime, GetSystemTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, Sleep, FormatMessageW, InterlockedDecrement, DeleteFileW, GetModuleFileNameW, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, UnhandledExceptionFilter, lstrlenA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetProcessHeap, SetEndOfFile, InterlockedExchange, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, GetLocaleInfoA, FreeLibrary, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateThread, PostQueuedCompletionStatus, SetEvent, CreateIoCompletionPort, GetQueuedCompletionStatus, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, WaitForMultipleObjects, FindCloseChangeNotification, FindNextChangeNotification, FindFirstChangeNotificationW, ResetEvent, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemInfo, GetVersionExA, GetModuleHandleA, LoadLibraryA, SetCurrentDirectoryW, CreateMutexW, ReleaseMutex, OpenMutexW, GetTempPathW, GetTempFileNameW, GetSystemDirectoryW, OutputDebugStringW, GetSystemWindowsDirectoryW, GetLongPathNameW, GetVolumeInformationW, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, CreateFileW, ReadFile, InterlockedIncrement, CreateDirectoryW, HeapFree, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, ExitThread, ResumeThread, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetDriveTypeA, FindFirstFileA, HeapAlloc, HeapReAlloc, GetDriveTypeW, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, WriteFile, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, HeapSize, ExitProcess, GetTimeZoneInformation, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetFullPathNameA, GetFileInformationByHandle, PeekNamedPipe, CreateFileA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, SetFilePointer, GetFullPathNameW, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, FlushFileBuffers, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, GetTimeFormatA, FormatMessageA, LocalFree, GetFileSize, GetDateFormatA, HeapDestroy, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, HeapSetInformation, FindFirstFileExW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetStartupInfoW, GetCurrentDirectoryW, InterlockedExchangeAdd, CreateEventA, OpenEventA, CreateWaitableTimerA, QueueUserAPC, TerminateThread, SetWaitableTimer, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreA, InterlockedCompareExchange, UnregisterWaitEx, RegisterWaitForSingleObject, SleepEx, CreateWaitableTimerW, DuplicateHandle, GetLocaleInfoW, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, OleRun
psapi.dll
GetModuleFileNameExW, EnumProcessModules, EnumProcesses
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, SHGetFolderPathA
shlwapi.dll
PathAppendW, PathCombineW, PathFileExistsW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathIsRootW, PathAddBackslashW
user32.dll
wvsprintfW, GetSystemMetrics
ws2_32.dll
WSACreateEvent, WSAEventSelect, WSAEnumNetworkEvents, WSAIoctl

hsswd.exe

By AnchorFree Inc (Signed)

Remove hsswd.exe
MD5:   2e1df960a48bde321881823abbb2e1c7
SHA1:   1da69bacaffe0112840212717e18bc08f5d37427
SHA256:   47fda931e44423dadf0ebfa5b2bd0dcd08e2cf9e3cd6466d7c77d927f1fb7146

About hsswd.exe (from AnchorFree Inc)

Hotspot Shield creates a virtual private network (VPN) between your laptop or iPhone and our Internet gateway. This impenetrable tunnel prevents snoopers, hackers, ISP‘s, from viewing your web browsin

Overview

hsswd.exe runs as a service under the name ExpatWd (ExpatWd) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). This is typically installed with the program Hotspot Shield 2.88 published by AnchorFree Inc and is most likely removed by most users once installed (60% removed). The file is digitally signed by AnchorFree Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:hsswd.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\hsswd.exe
Size:380.79 KB (389,928 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:AnchorFree Inc
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, March 27, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, April 13, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
Entropy:6.591774
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
AnchorFree Inc
  60% remove
Hotspot Shield bundles a branded version of the Conduit Toolbar, which delivers search based advertising and results. During installation the user is presented in some cases with the option to install the toolbar (on by default). Once accepted, the packaged executable, ConduitInstaller.exe, will download and install the necessary components for the Conduit Toolbar.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • ExpatWd
  • 'ExpatWd' (Expat Shield Monitoring Service)
  • 'HssWd' (Hotspot Shield Monitoring Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00163971%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00070156%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00093815%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:43,043 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:1,648,427/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:35/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.21 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):2.89 MB
Private (minimum):1.76 MB
Non-paged memory:2.21 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:50.36 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):51.5 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.02 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.08 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:15,084/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:30 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:6.36 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:242/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:94
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\hsswd.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:ExpatWd
Display name:ExpatWd
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 38.31%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.43%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.29%
Windows 8 Pro 6.49%
Windows Vista Home Premium 4.55%
Windows 7 Professional 3.90%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.60%
Windows 8 Enterprise 2.60%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 1.95%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 1.30%
Windows 8 Single Language 0.65%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 0.65%
Windows XP Professional 0.65%
Windows 8 0.65%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 20.69% of hsswd.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 24.19%
Dell 19.35%
ASUS 12.90%
Hewlett-Packard 10.48%
Lenovo 9.68%
Acer 7.26%
Intel 3.23%
Sony 3.23%
MSI 3.23%
GIGABYTE 3.23%
American Megatrends 1.61%
Gateway 1.61%
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