Versions

8. 4.19.476607	13.33%
8. 4.19.471400	16.67%
12. 1.10.1295349	3.33%
10. 3.20.916919	3.33%
10. 1.23.871296	60.00%
10. 1.14.799535	3.33%

vmware-usbarbitrator64.exe has 6 known versions, the most recent one is 8. 4.19.476607. It is started as a Windows Service called 'VMware USB Arbitration Service' with the name 'VMUSBArbService' and described as “Arbitration and enumeration of USB devices for 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 871.2 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to VMware by the certification authority VeriSign. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0002% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.48 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 6 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 2 Bytes per minute for reads and 19 Bytes per minute for writes.

VMware USB Arbitration Service is part of VMware Workstation, a hypervisor that enables users to set up multiple virtual machines (VMs) and use them simultaneously along with the actual machine. Each virtual machine can execute its own operating system, such as Windows. VMware Workstation allows one physical machine to run multiple operating systems simultaneously.