Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

1.6.323.28	50.00%
1.6.200.0	50.00%

Relationships

PE file structure

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Import table

advapi32.dll

RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, ControlService, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, QueryServiceStatusEx, SetServiceStatus, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, StartServiceW

kernel32.dll

LoadLibraryW, LocalAlloc, DeleteCriticalSection, GetModuleFileNameW, InitializeCriticalSection, CreateThread, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetProcAddress, CloseHandle, FindNextFileW, CreateDirectoryW, FindClose, FindFirstFileW, GetFileSize, GetLastError, CreateFileW, ReadFile, WriteFile, DeleteFileW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetCurrentProcessId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, UnhandledExceptionFilter, LocalFree, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, GetLocalTime

msvcr80.dll

DllMain

setupapi.dll

SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList

user32.dll

RegisterDeviceNotificationW

HostStorageService.exe

Broadcom CV Host Component 1.0 by Broadcom Corporation (Signed)

Remove HostStorageService.exe

Version:	1.6.200.0
MD5:	97ccce5d6e54a044636a6c7552fa59e5
SHA1:	8fa9209a7310cfada9de4139a765bfec325e91a0
SHA256:	fef4c8ed836a6362d37fdc105407fe16945789a918b6f50f2fc18493373ef663

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 Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

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:	1.6.200.0
Size:	20.35 KB (20,840 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Broadcom Corporation
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Sunday, March 26, 2006
Expiration date:	Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows Console
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'Credential Vault Host Storage'

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00004044%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00002725%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00001319%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	31 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	1.58 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	2.02 MB
Private (minimum):	2.01 MB
Non-paged memory:	1.58 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	15.16 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	16.12 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	2.02 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	2.02 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	515/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	10 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:	148 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	2/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	2	12
Handles:	51	600
GUI GDI count:	4	103
GUI USER count:	1	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	Undefined
Platform:	32-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)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows Vista Business	50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP	50.00%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of Broadcom CV Host Component 1.0.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	100.00%

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