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HWDeviceService.exe

HWDeviceService

Remove HWDeviceService.exe
Version:   2, 0, 0, 42
MD5:   e956c0614367d4106a4411f151d494a5
SHA1:   b67d1fe7c55993697243d82cd936af681409dc1d
SHA256:   5182a740ed50a59d3b3a8ed8b3a12b95367b011c2a31c76bff75c49fc960c676

Overview

hwdeviceservice.exe runs as a service under the name HWDeviceService.exe with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access).

DetailsDetails

File name:hwdeviceservice.exe
Product name:HWDeviceService
Description:DCSHOST
Typical file path:C:\ProgramData\datacardservice\hwdeviceservice.exe
File version:2, 0, 0, 42
Size:258.5 KB (264,704 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00572617%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00289359%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00283258%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,352,274 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:434,687/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:23/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.8 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.65 MB
Private (minimum):2.04 MB
Non-paged memory:1.8 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:49.66 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):52.84 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.24 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.18 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:19,978/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:503 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:78 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:60 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:112
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI USER count:2
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\ProgramData\datacardservice\hwdeviceservice.exe -/service
  • "C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\datacardservice\hwdeviceservice.exe" -/service
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:HWDeviceService.exe
Description:“Service for runing Mobile applications autorun.”
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.18549387%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.10428687%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.08120699%
0.165382%
Context switches:76/sec
79/sec
Memory:620 KB
1.16 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.05414699%
Kernel CPU:0.02630463%
User CPU:0.02784235%
CPU cycles:1,204,311/sec
Context switches:21/sec
Memory:100 KB
HWDeviceService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00604137%
Kernel CPU:0.00520072%
User CPU:0.00084065%
CPU cycles:112,161/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:276 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 50.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 30.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 35.00% of HWDeviceService.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 44.44%
GIGABYTE 22.22%
Sahara 22.22%
Acer 11.11%
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