Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

27cb5 3.45%
bef7d 31.03%
50794 6.90%
6c5b7 48.28%
4f6ba 3.45%
b7cfe 3.45%
6cd48 3.45%
(Note, AnchorFree Inc publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
ChangeServiceConfig2A, CloseServiceHandle, ControlService, CreateServiceA, DeleteService, DeregisterEventSource, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, OpenSCManagerA, OpenServiceA, QueryServiceStatus, RegCloseKey, RegEnumKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegisterEventSourceA, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExA, ReportEventA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, SetServiceStatus, StartServiceA, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherA, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegCreateKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegSetValueExW
iphlpapi.dll
GetAdaptersInfo, GetIpAddrTable, GetIpForwardTable
kernel32.dll
AddAtomA, CloseHandle, CompareFileTime, CopyFileA, CreateDirectoryA, CreateEventA, CreateFileA, CreateProcessA, CreateThread, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, DeleteCriticalSection, DeleteFileA, EnterCriticalSection, ExitProcess, FileTimeToSystemTime, FindAtomA, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, FindNextFileA, FormatMessageA, FreeLibrary, GetAtomNameA, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, GetFileSize, GetFileTime, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameA, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, GetProcessTimes, GetStartupInfoA, GetStdHandle, GetSystemInfo, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTempFileNameA, GetTempPathA, GetTickCount, GetVersionExA, GetVolumeInformationA, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, LeaveCriticalSection, LoadLibraryA, LocalFree, MoveFileA, OpenEventA, OutputDebugStringA, OutputDebugStringW, Process32First, Process32Next, PulseEvent, ReadFile, ResetEvent, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, SetEvent, SetFilePointer, SetFileTime, SetLastError, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, Sleep, WaitForSingleObject, WriteFile, lstrlenA, SetFileAttributesA, TlsFree, MoveFileExA, TlsAlloc, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, LockResource, SizeofResource, WideCharToMultiByte, LoadResource, FindResourceW, FindResourceExW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, WriteConsoleW, SetEndOfFile, SetStdHandle, GetStringTypeW, LCMapStringW, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetStartupInfoW, SetHandleCount, FlushFileBuffers, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetFileType, PeekNamedPipe, GetModuleHandleW, CreateFileW, MultiByteToWideChar, DeleteFileW, GetVolumeInformationW, CreateDirectoryW, LoadLibraryW, GetVersionExW, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, HeapDestroy, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, HeapReAlloc, HeapSize, GetProcessHeap, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetDriveTypeA, FindFirstFileExA, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, GetDriveTypeW, RtlUnwind, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, HeapCreate, GetModuleFileNameW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, GetFullPathNameA, GetFileInformationByHandle, CopyFileW, IsDBCSLeadByteEx, VirtualProtect, VirtualQuery
libcurl.dll
curl_easy_cleanup, curl_easy_init, curl_easy_perform, curl_easy_setopt, curl_formadd, curl_formfree, curl_global_cleanup, curl_global_init, curl_slist_append, curl_slist_free_all
libeay32.dll
MD5_Final, MD5_Init, MD5_Update, SHA1_Final, SHA1_Init, SHA1_Update
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathA, SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathAddBackslashW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathFileExistsW, PathIsRootW, PathAppendA, PathIsDirectoryA, PathIsRootA, PathFileExistsA, PathAppendW, PathBuildRootA, PathAddBackslashA
user32.dll
GetSystemMetrics
winmm.dll
mixerClose, mixerGetControlDetailsA, mixerGetLineControlsA, mixerGetLineInfoA, mixerOpen, mixerSetControlDetails, mixerGetLineInfoW, mixerGetControlDetailsW, mixerGetLineControlsW
ws2_32.dll
WSAGetLastError, WSAStartup, __WSAFDIsSet, accept, bind, closesocket, gethostname, htonl, htons, ioctlsocket, listen, ntohl, ntohs, recv, select, send, socket, WSACleanup

openvpnas.exe

By AnchorFree Inc (Signed)

Remove openvpnas.exe
MD5:   6cd4803f3592800f2e7bef4d6c7f718e
SHA1:   4a5b6d8074a38ebf77c78f38c7ac03f0b4218b00
SHA256:   d1411fc2e6532dcdc6311816bb6947cf38f602229f3fdade213e8b322f2f9bcb

What is openvpnas.exe?

OpenVPN is an open source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN) techniques for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities. It uses a custom security protocol. OpenVPN can be extended with third-party plug-ins or scripts which can be called at defined entry points.

About openvpnas.exe (from AnchorFree Inc)

OpenVPN is a robust and highly flexible tunneling application that uses all of the encryption, authentication, and certification features of the OpenSSL library to securely tunnel IP networks over a s

Overview

openvpnas.exe runs as a service under the name ExpatShieldService (ExpatShieldService) within the local user context. This is typically installed with the program Hotspot Shield 2.61 published by AnchorFree Inc and is most likely removed by most users once installed (61% removed). The file is digitally signed by AnchorFree Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:openvpnas.exe
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpnas.exe
Size:460.36 KB (471,408 bytes)
Build date:7/13/2012 7:52 AM
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:6.573917
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
AnchorFree Inc
  61% remove
If you are using the free Service, AnchorFree may deliver third-party Advertisements within the content of any web page accessed. Advertisements may be injected into the top of the page, inserted directly into the page content, or even displayed to overlay the page. A “hotspot” is a Wi-Fi connection access point. Usually this type of connection is public; therefore, it is completely insecure. Hotspot Shield allows you to create a VPN, ...

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 27.59%
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.14%
Microsoft Windows XP 24.14%
Windows 8 Pro 6.90%
Windows 7 Professional 6.90%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.90%
Windows XP Professional 3.45%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 17.39% of openvpnas.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
MSI 23.53%
Toshiba 23.53%
Acer 17.65%
Sony 11.76%
Hewlett-Packard 11.76%
GIGABYTE 11.76%
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