vmware-authd.exe

VMware Server by VMware (Signed)

Remove vmware-authd.exe

Overview

vmware-authd.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 9.0.1 build-894247. It is started as a Windows Service called 'VMAuthdService' with the name 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMAuthdService' and described as “Authorization and authentication service for starting and accessing virtual machines.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 87.52 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to VMware by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0021% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 5.03 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.64 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 156 Bytes per minute for reads and 2 Bytes per minute for writes.

What is vmware-authd.exe?

VMware Authorization Service for VMware Server, a virtualization-software server suite developed and supplied by VMware, Inc. It uses a client–server model, allowing remote access to virtual machines, at the cost of some graphical performance. VMware Server can preserve and revert to a single snapshot copy of each separate virtual machine within the VMware Server environment.

About vmware-authd.exe (from VMware)

VMware Server is a free, easy-to-use Windows and Linux application that provides a superior introductory experience to server virtualization for businesses to optimize utilization of their technology

DetailsDetails

File name:vmware-authd.exe
Publisher:VMware, Inc.
Product name:VMware Server
Description:VMware Authorization Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\vmware\vmware server\vmware-authd.exe
Certificate
Issued to:VMware
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, September 10, 2007
Expiration date:Friday, October 29, 2010
Windows Service
Service name:SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMAuthdService
Display name:VMAuthdService
Description:“Authorization and authentication service for starting and accessing virtual machines.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of vmware-authd.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • VMAuthdService
  • 'VMAuthdService' (VMware Authorization Service)
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
  • Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-authd.exe'

VersionsAll file variations of vmware-authd.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
a942813405c51998dd2c2b86a08394d5 7e8bc2f0806aa3ba673ee256fe1fb49fe1835164 78 KB
7171b884da8bfb1ce5c8bae46d993cb1 848d78d4e94cb817c9536701bb8cc0ba90a96857 78 KB
94cf2d157c8fd9089afa5da78aa64c65 1a0b9c96edb4bb1615c06e763116462c219c75cc 78 KB
16073f2bc424558ebd277a15188d329e d9a381043fdd12848fbfa3808ab1438ba3398bf2 78 KB
0fc29adb3f634ed3e535a76395b470b5 7219c9f9c75200cd92737f944bb5cd76a29939d8 78 KB
557c6b973cc16e2416367e056f105b0b d3d9f9205f088e390aab9d32058b9f9c28b652d8 104.08 KB
2adb5aa0cee70782f19deecd544405b5 52fd3c5eed6ec5e0ed8a06e1c4211b1f50e6c1cc 118.55 KB
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