openvpnas.exe
By AnchorFree Inc (Signed)
| Version:    | 2, 91, 0, 0 | 
| MD5:    | 6ff358c24ab0fcd19d11885287acef11 | 
| SHA1:    | 115eb797f07762038e48944f215521b380a1461a | 
| SHA256:    | ba50f1f6e97940a87d9458bc356e67ed794c4edd689b8070c664150548465b4f | 
What is openvpnas.exe?
Hotspot Shield allows you to create a VPN, or virtual private network, so you can transfer your data securely. When you access the Internet through such connections, you risk having your computer or mobile infected by a virus or even an intruder to enter your system. Moreover, the dangers exist that a malicious person can intercept your information and use it for unfriendly reasons. 
About openvpnas.exe (from AnchorFree Inc)
“Hotspot Shield creates a virtual private network (VPN) between your laptop or iPhone and our Internet gateway. This impenetrable tunnel prevents snoopers, hackers, ISP‘s, from viewing your web browsin”
Details
| File name: | openvpnas.exe | 
| Publisher: | AnchorFree Inc. | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpnas.exe | 
| File version: | 2, 91, 0, 0 | 
| Size: | 542.29 KB (555,304 bytes) | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | AnchorFree Inc | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Monday, March 28, 2011 | 
| Expiration date: | Monday, April 14, 2014 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| .NET CLR: | No | 
More details
Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'hshld'  (Hotspot Shield Service)
 
- hshld
 
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.03414166% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00424748% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.02989418% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 12,854 ms/min |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 12.88 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 12.6 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 5.04 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 12.88 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 79.52 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 92.46 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 12.9 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 13.16 MB |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 9 |  | 
| Handles: | 170 |  | 
 
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System | 
| Platform: | 32-bit | 
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\openvpnas.exe" | 
| Owner: | SYSTEM | 
| Windows Service | 
| Service name: | hshld | 
| Display name: | Hotspot Shield Service | 
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess | 
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) | 
Threads
Averages
 
| sechost.dll | 
| Total CPU: | 1.55302492% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 1.00056546% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.55245946% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 22,754,732/sec |  | 
| Context switches: | 41/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 100 KB |  | 
| openvpnas.exe (main module) | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00245531% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00245531% |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 19,038/sec |  | 
| Memory: | 608 KB |  | 
 
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate | 
39.73% | 
 | 
| Microsoft Windows XP | 
19.18% | 
 | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 
15.07% | 
 | 
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 
6.85% | 
 | 
| Windows 7 Professional | 
5.48% | 
 | 
| Windows 8 Enterprise | 
4.11% | 
 | 
| Windows 7 Ultimate N | 
4.11% | 
 | 
| Windows 8 Pro | 
2.74% | 
 | 
| Windows 7 Home Basic | 
1.37% | 
 | 
| Windows 8 | 
1.37% | 
 | 
Distribution by country
United States installs about 22.54% of openvpnas.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Toshiba | 
37.50% | 
 | 
| Dell | 
25.00% | 
 | 
| ASUS | 
12.50% | 
 | 
| Hewlett-Packard | 
9.38% | 
 | 
| Lenovo | 
6.25% | 
 | 
| Gateway | 
6.25% | 
 | 
| Acer | 
3.13% | 
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