Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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tvnserver.exe
TightVNC by GlavSoft LLC. (Signed)
| Version: | 2, 5, 1, 0 |
| MD5: | 72534f43386f4ef243f22c4ade3314aa |
| SHA1: | 887dec3046d7d74f8127a211c90d097f3b2d71fc |
| SHA256: | b3a51fa5fa07165f03c631b8a4b751c63840415372bb5840b552c7ac37202711 |
Overview
tvnserver.exe runs as a service under the name TightVNC Server (tvnserver) within the local user context. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including TightVNC published by GlavSoft LLC., TightVNC 2.0.4 from GlavSoft LLC. and TightVNC 2.0.4 by GlavSoft LLC.. The file is digitally signed by GlavSoft LLC. which was issued by the Thawte certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | tvnserver.exe |
| Publisher: | GlavSoft LLC. |
| Product name: | TightVNC |
| Description: | TightVNC Server for Windows |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\comodo\tvnserver.exe |
| File version: | 2, 5, 1, 0 |
| Size: | 1.11 MB (1,168,400 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | GlavSoft LLC. |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte |
| Expiration date: | Friday, March 29, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'tvnserver' (TightVNC Server)
- tvnserver
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'tvncontrol' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Comodo\tvnserver.exe" -controlservice -slave
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00003803% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002107% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001696% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 39 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,255,927/sec | |
| Context switches: | 60/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.07 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.58 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.48 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.07 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 56.25 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 58.29 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.57 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.58 MB | |
| Page faults: | 6,856/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 27.54 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 3,224/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 27.53 KB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 3,224/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 8.48 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 448/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 192 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 15 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 17 | |
| GUI USER count: | 8 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 8 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\tightvnc\tvnserver.exe" -controlservice -slave
- "C:\Program Files\tightvnc\tvnserver.exe" -service
|
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | tvnserver |
| Display name: | TightVNC Server |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent processes: |
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Threads
Averages
| tvnserver.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00005465% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003415% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002049% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,266,960/sec | |
| Context switches: | 6/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.13 MB | |
| sechost.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00003413% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003413% | |
| CPU cycles: | 528/sec | |
| Memory: | 100 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
51.85% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
14.81% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
14.81% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
11.11% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
3.70% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
3.70% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 38.46% of TightVNC.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Sony |
53.33% |
|
| Acer |
33.33% |
|
| Dell |
13.33% |
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